Te Wei was a Chinese animator. He is probably best known for the 1956 short animated film The Conceited General

The Proud General

The Proud General is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as The Conceited General.-Plot:...

. From about 1960 his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi was an influential Chinese painter.Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at 14, and learned to paint by himself. After he turned 40, he traveled, visiting various scenic spots in China...

. Not permitted to carry on his animation during the Cultural Revolution

Cultural Revolution

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...

, Te Wei regained a position of artistic influence in the late 1970s and the 1980s with a series of animated films in painterly style.

Filmography

• The Conceited General
  The Proud General
  The Proud General is a Chinese animated featurette produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as The Conceited General.-Plot:...
  
  (驕傲的將軍), 1956
• Where is Mama
  Where is Mama
  Where is Mama or Where's Mama , is a short Chinese animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1960 under the artistic guidance of Te Wei. The narrated film describes the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles in search of their mother...
  
  (小蝌蚪找媽媽), 1960
• The Cowboy's Flute
  The Cowboy's Flute
  The Cowboy's Flute is a Chinese animated short film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as "The Cowboy's Flute", "The Cowherd's Flute", "The Buffalo Boy and his Flute".-Background:The film did not contain any dialogues allowing it to...
  
  (牧笛), 1963
• Feeling from Mountain and Water
  Feeling from Mountain and Water
  Feeling from Mountain and Water is a Chinese animated short film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei. It is also referred to as "Love of Mountain and River", "Feelings of Mountains and Waters".-Background:The film did not contain any dialogue, allowing it...
  
  (山水情), 1988

External links

• Chinese Animation
• 特伟 (in Chinese)
• Te Wei at Baike (in Chinese)
• Remembering Te Wei at AnimationInsider.net