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Pai Chen

Director · Composer

Director, Composer

Professional profile

Biography

Pai Chen is the founder and creative director of Studio Nono, an independent one-person studio based in Taiwan, specializing in AI-assisted music films, animated shorts, and emotionally driven audiovisual storytelling.

Blending original vocals, AI-generated imagery, cinematic editing, and narrative worldbuilding, his works explore themes of memory, resilience, fantasy, and human emotion.

His creations range from musical short films and character-driven animated pieces to experimental festival cuts developed under the Studio Nono universe.

His recent works include Aurelia, Kirikko, Spark & Co., and Nono’s Sakura, which have been submitted to international film festivals across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Professional work

Selected Credits & Filmography

17 projects
Director · 17 creditsProducer · 14 creditsWriter · 12 credits
1 HORSEPOWER poster
Director · Producer · Writer

1 HORSEPOWER

Animation, Experimental, Short

Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Animation, Short

Elyze’s Jiguru Song poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Elyze’s Jiguru Song

Animation, Music Video

Enoya’s Ave Maria poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Enoya’s Ave Maria

Experimental, Music Video

Kirikko vs Kitsune poster
Director

Kirikko vs Kitsune

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Kirikko's Texas Blues poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Kirikko's Texas Blues

Animation, Music Video, Short

Kirikko: Crossroads poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Kirikko: Crossroads

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Nene's Lion Song poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Nene's Lion Song

Animation, Music Video, Short

Nono's Sakura poster
Director

Nono's Sakura

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Nono's Summer Rain poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Nono's Summer Rain

Animation, Music Video, Short

Nono’s Rooftop Songs poster
Director · Producer

Nono’s Rooftop Songs

Music Video, Short

View all 17 projects
Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy poster
Director

Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

Sous la lune poster
Director · Producer · Writer

Sous la lune

Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short

TANUKI FOODS: Got Enough MP? poster
Director · Producer · Writer

TANUKI FOODS: Got Enough MP?

Animation, Short, Web / New Media

TANUKI FOODS: Which One Today? poster
Director · Producer · Writer

TANUKI FOODS: Which One Today?

Animation, Short, Web / New Media

Until the Rain Stops poster
Director · Producer

Until the Rain Stops

Animation, Short

Recognition

Awards & Official Selections

Finalist & Official Online Screening — AI Film Competition

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2026 (India) — Academy Award® Qualifying Festival · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner — Best Children's Short Film & Official Screening

Power24 International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Official Screening

A Taste of Theatre Film Showcase 2026 · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Official Selection & Public Screening

Marin County Fair International Festival of Short Film & Video 2026 — Animal Crackers Programme (Three Public Screenings) · Until the Rain Stops

Official Screening

Woodstock Museum Film Festival 2026 · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Finalist & Official Online Screening — AI Film Competition

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2026 (India) — Academy Award® Qualifying Festival · Elyze’s Jiguru Song

Semi-Finalist & Official Screening — New York Global Short Film Fest 2026, Queens Public Library at Central, New York, August 8, 2026

New York Global Short Film Fest 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Official Selection & Official Screening

Official Screening — AI FilmFest Serbia 2026 · Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy

Official Selection & Online Screening — Aug. 3–9, 2026

Mpumalanga International Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner — Best Music AI

Winner & Offical Screening — AI TALENTS NEW YORK 2026 · Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy

Winner — Short Way International Short Film Festival 2026

San Paulo

Winner — Best Animated Music Video

Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy

Winner — Nature Shorts

The Black Panther International Short Film Festival 2026 · 1 HORSEPOWER

Winner — Best Children's Short Film

Shyena International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Writer

Shyena International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Animation Short

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Producer

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Director

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Author

London Vision Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner of Best Original Score

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Enoya’s Ave Maria

Winner of Best Music Video

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Enoya’s Ave Maria

Winner — Best Music Video

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · Enoya’s Ave Maria

Winner — Best Music Video

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · Sous la lune

Winner — Best Original Score

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Sous la lune

Winner — Best Original Score

Shyena International Film Festival 2026 · Sous la lune

Winner — Best Original Score

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Sous la lune

Winner — Best Romance

Reale Film Festival 2026 · Sous la lune

Winner — Best Animated Music Video

Winner — Short Way International Short Film Festival 2026 · Nono’s Sakura Festival: A Spring Song Trilogy

Honorable Mention & Official Collection

Films That Move 2026 · Nono’s Rooftop Songs

Winner — Best One Minute Film

MEI International Film Festival 2026 · TANUKI FOODS: Got Enough MP?

Honorable Mention — Commercial & Advertising

Berlin Kiez Film Festival 2026 · TANUKI FOODS: Which One Today?

Winner — Best Thriller Short Film

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Winner — Best Thriller Short Film

Shyena International Film Festival 2026 · Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Winner — Best Animation Short Film

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Winner — Best Thriller

Portugal Indie Film Festival 2026 · Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Winner — Best Detective Film

Slash Eyes International Film Festival 2026 · Detective Spark Case 01 The Locked Room Murder

Winner — Best Music Video

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Kirikko's Texas Blues

Winner — Best Music Video

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Nene's Lion Song

Honorable Mention & Official Collection

Films That Move 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Women's Short Film

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Screenplay

Peshawar International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Drama

Peshawar International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Drama

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Animated Film

Luleå International Film Festival 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Animated Film

Sweden Film Awards 2026 · Until the Rain Stops

Winner — Best Animation Short, Bronze Prize

Seoul International AI Film Festival 2026 (SIAFF) · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Winner — Best Animation AI Short Film

Retro Avant Grade Film Festival Cairo 2026 (RAGFF) · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Winner — Best Animated

Calella Shorts Film Fest 2026 · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Winner — Best Animation Short Film

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Winner — Best Music & Musical

Reale Film Festival 2026 · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Winner — Best Animation Short Film

Mei International Film Festival 2026 · Kirikko vs Kitsune

Museum Official Collection

Woodstock Museum Film Festival 2026 · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Honorable Mention & Official Collection

Films That Move 2026 · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Winner — Best Music Video

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2026 · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Official Selection

Mei International Film Festival · Spark & Co. — World Tour: Live Session (AI Music Video)

Winner — Best Short Film

Mei International Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner — Best Animation

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner— Best Debut Animation Special Jury Awards

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner — Best Animation Short Film

Florence Independent Cinema International Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess

Winner — Best Animated Short Film

Thilsri International Film Festival 2026 · Aurelia: Golden Fox Princess