Lo Che-ying explained

Lo Che-ying, Neco (born 1960) is an independent animator in Hong Kong.^[1] Obsessed with comics and cartoons since his childhood, he was influenced by various styles animations from around the world. Lo's fascination with Japanese animation and Disney productions sparked his journey into the world of animation.^[2] Inspired by the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Neco embarked on a path to create his own animated works. He joined the Art Services Section of the TV section of RTHK towards the end of 1978 and founded Animation Workshop and Single Frame in 1980 and 1982 respectively.^[3] Since the 1980s, he has also been engaged in animation criticism, animation research, serving as a jury panelist of ifva animation,^[4] and teaching animation at university. His published works include A Selective Collection of Hong Kong Movie Posters, Frame after frame, My quest for A and C, Chinese Animation and Hong Kong Animation Newcomers.

Early life

Lo was born in 1960 and grew up in Tai Po.^[5]

Work and experience

Lo started his professional animation career at RTHK where he spent 17 years.^[6] He started making independent animation in 1977^[7] and completed over 20 animations, including award-winning works and unpublished works. Additionally, he won the Best Animation Awards in the Independent Short film Festival (HKISFF) for animations such as Blue Moon, Night of a Sleep Writer, The Man who Shot Snapping Turtles, as well as City of suicide. He also experimented with a wide variety of media and techniques in his creative expression, including clay, salt and sand.

Individual Works

Year	Title
1978	Monster Land I
	Monster Land II
	Lonely Ship
	Dreamland Express
1979	Blue Moon
1980	Night of a Sleepy Writer
	Eleanor Rigby
1981	The Men Who Shot Snapping Turtles
1982	Robots
	Senpei's Summer
1984	The Ring
1989	The Forbidden Game^[8] ^[9]

Collaborative Works

Year	Title
1978	Brother Grasshopper
1980	A Day with Hon Chai
	Flip Film I
1982	Flip Film II
1985	Shiritori Anime
1991	City of Suicide
2005	i-City

Exhibitions / Screening

1. "Animation by Neco Lo", one of the screening programs of the exhibition "Frame after Frame", held at the Hong Kong Film Archive on 15 July and 4 August 2006.
2. "60 Years of Hong Kong Animation", exhibition curated by Neco Lo and was held from 19 to 22 March 2012 at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.^[10]
3. "50 Years of Hong Kong and Taiwanese Animation", exhibition curated by Neco Lo and organized by the Hong Kong Arts Centre from 13 February to 26 February 2015.^[11]

References

1. Web site: Videotage . Neco LO Che-ying, 盧子英 Videotage VMAC . 2023-12-18 . Videotage . english.
2. Book: 吳偉明 . 日本流行文化與香港 . 2015-07-06 . 商務印書館(香港)有限公司 . 978-962-07-7130-9 . zh.
3. Web site: Frame After Frame - A Retrospective on Hong Kong Animation - Hong Kong Film Archive . 2023-12-04 . www.filmarchive.gov.hk.
4. Web site: 香港藝術中心 . Hong Kong Arts Centre . ifva . 2023-12-20 . www.ifva.com.
5. News: 2024-03-19 . 動畫大師盧子英｜記錄半世創作 視覺盛宴 . Animation Master Lo Che-ying｜Documenting Half a Lifetime of Creation: A Visual Feast . zh . . 2024-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917062212/https://www.stheadline.com/lifetips/3326167/動畫大師盧子英記錄半世創作-視覺盛宴 . 2024-09-17 .
6. News: Scott . Mathew . 2014-07-27 . In the age of CGI, veteran animated filmmaker Neco Lo Che-ying still holds out hope for local industry . . 2024-09-17 . https://archive.today/20240917062108/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1559051/age-cgi-veteran-animated-filmmaker-neco-lo-che-ying-still . 2024-09-17 .
7. Web site: admin . 2022-07-04 . 盧子英 動畫界擺渡人 . 2023-12-20 . JET.com.hk . zh-TW.
8. Book: 盧, 子英 . 動畫時代--盧子英動畫全記錄 . 三聯書店(香港)有限公司 . 2023 . 9789620452932.
9. Book: Frame after frame . Hong Kong Film Archive . 2006 . 9628050397 . Hong Kong.
10. Web site: Thoughts on 60 Years of Hong Kong Animation . 2023-12-21 . Animation World Network . en.
11. Web site: 2015-02-11 . 50 years of Hong Kong and Taiwanese Animation Exhibition . 2023-12-21 . South China Morning Post . en.