The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025
5th (2009)
Preliminary Jury
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Lee Seong-eun
Co-directorof Davin’s Day, which awarded the Grand Prix at Seoul International Youth FilmFestival in 2003.
Graduatedfrom Department of Film at Kyung Hee University in 2004.
Lecturerat the Department of Film in 2004.
Joinedas a scripter of Driving with My Wife's Lover in 2005.
Headof Program Team at Asiana International Short Film Festival in 2009.
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Lee Kyung-hwa
Graduatedfrom Animation at Kaywon School of Arts & Design in 2000.
Co-producerof Daddy and I.
Graduatedfrom University of Dundee (Animation & Electronic media) in 2002.
DirectedRainy Dreams.
Animatorat Character Plan Co. Ltd,. from 2004 to 2007.
ProgramCoordinator at Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival during theday.
AnimationDirector and a member of executive committee during the night.
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Seo Dong-hae
Animationdirector. His work, Sugar cream and spittle was invited and screened at SeoulNet Festival, the youth section at Hiroshima International Animation Festival,the short film section at Jeonju International Film Festival and many otherfilm festivals. Joined directing some TV series promotion. Worked on manypromotion videos and music videos.
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Na Ki-yong
Directorof Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association.
Professorof Animation department at ChungKang College of Cultural Industries. Directorof Chungkang Creative Research Center
Advisorof the Animation Committee at the Korean Film Council
Ex-directorof ‘Anima-Forum,’ a group of Korean Independent Animation Creators.
Ex-directorof FUTURE ART, an animation creating group.
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KIM Jun-yang
Ananimation critic and researcher. His books include Animation, Alchemy ofImages, Empire of Image, and Animations on the Japanese Islands, and histranslation is Animation Auteurs in the World. He is an associate editor ofanimation: an interdisciplinary journal. He is a director for InternationalCommunication of the Korean Society of Cartoon & Animation Studies. Avisiting scholar at the Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul NationalUniversity. He lectures at Korea National University of Arts, Korea Academy ofFilm Arts and The Graduate school of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia &Film at Chung-Ang University
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KIM Kwang-hwoi
Graduated from Animation atKaywon School of Arts & Design. Completed the Special Producer Program forAnimation at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. Now works as a producer at RGAnimation Studio. Producer of the Backkom HD TV series and co-producer of MugTravel. Charge of the character licensing of the Backkom series and marketing.Worked on many projects with short animations, commercials and music videos.
Jury members
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JU Sung chul
Enteredthe monthly film magazine Kino in 2000
Workedat the weekly film magazine Film 2.0 since 2004
Workingat the weekly film magazine Cine21 since 2007
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HAN Byung ah
Bornon December 21st, 1975
Graduatedfrom Department of Animation at National University of Arts in 2002, and GraduateSchool of Animation at the same university in 2007. Host of the programentitled ‘Legend of Animation’ in Education Broadcasting System in 2005.Director of Ashubia Animation Production since 2007. Lecturer at Department ofAnimation at National University of Arts since 2008.
Directedshort animations including The Strange Land (2002), Wild Rose (2004), andEverybody Lonely Star (2006). They were screened and awarded at various filmfestivals. Had the Cube exhibition at Seoul Arts Center in 2005 and 2007, andjoined the Show Show Show Design Exhibition in 2007. Published the shortanimation selection entitled Not Too Much in 2006. Made the leader film of the8th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul in 2006, the promotion movingimage I Like Strawberries sponsored by Ssamzi in 2007, the leader film forIndie-AniFest in 2007, the trailer for the 10th International Women’s FilmFestival in Seoul in 2008, and the promotion moving image of the Korean FilmArchive in 2008.
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CHU Hye-jin
SiggraphAsia 2010 | Festival Director of the Computer Animation Festival
ONCOMM| Executive Producer
Workedas a program coordinator and programmer at Seoul International Cartoon &Animation Festival after working at the Bucheon International Student AnimationFestival. Programmed for animation section at Seoul Independent Film Festival,Indie-AniFest, Busan International Kids’ Film Festival. A jury and specialprogrammer for Korean section at the International Festival of Animated FilmStuttgart in Germany, Paris-Cinema in France, Bradford Animation Festival andmany other international animation festivals. Lectures at Korea NationalUniversity of Arts and works as the festival director of Siggraph Asia 2010,the computer animation festival since 2008.
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Choi Kyu-seok
Debutedat the New Animator Contest sponsored by Seoul Media Group in 1998.
Works
2004Sad Homage for Dolly (Selection of Short Cartoons)
2005Marshy Ecological Report
2008Mr. Baekdo, the cartoon for Democracy Movement of June Struggle
2008Native Korean
2009Published Mr. Baekdo
Awards
1998The Gold Prize of Adult Section at the New Animator Contest sponsored by SeoulMedia Group (Pine Needles)
2002The Grand Prix of Drama Section at DongA-LG International Cartoon Contest (ColaMan)
2003The Grand Prix of Indie Short Cartoon Section at Readers’ Cartoon Awards(Dinosaur Dolly), Selected as the Best Short Cartoon at Seoul InternationalCartoon & Animation Festival (Love is Protein)
2004The Best Cartoon at Korea Cartoon Awards (Selection of Short Cartoons)
Selectedas Today’s Our Cartoon (Selection of Short Cartoons)
2008The Best Cartoon at Korea Cartoon Awards (Native Korean)
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JUN Seung-il
Bornin 1965. Graduated from Painting at Seoul National University and GraduateSchool of Film at Dongguk University. Director of Studio Mimesis, working forindependent animations, experimental videos and public culture art projects.
Works
1994Tomorrow Human
1996Circulation
1997We Love You
2000TV MIMESIS TV
2001The 90 years when I experienced
2003Cosmic Tree
2004Cold Blood
2007Memory of May
2009Ye-san-jok Animation Project