Junyi Xiao is an award-winning filmmaker and animation artist. His films have been selected and screened at many international animation festivals all over the word including Annecy and Hiroshima. In 2015 and 2017, his film After School and Elsewhere were nominated for two Annie Awards. In 2022, his film Tomato Kitchen earned Oscar qualification by winning the best international animation short film award at the International Animation Festival Chilemonos.