He graduated from the Department of International Trade at Kyung Hee University and has been working as a film planner, producer, and producer since founding Paretoworks in 2006. He planned and produced [AM11:00] (2013) and [Live TV] (2014), and served as producer on [Iron Mask] (2021) and [Ginseng Boy] (2022). He has since gone on to plan and produce [A Lucky Day] (2023) and [Little Monster] (2025), continuing to oversee the full arc of production from development through completion.

He graduated from the Animation department at Sangmyung University and founded Studio Pivote, a 2D animation production company, in 2012, where he serves as CEO. Since its establishment, he has directed and produced animated music videos and related video content for a wide range of musicians including BTS, aespa, IU, and Zion.T. In 2024, he directed the mid-length animation [Tiny Little Journey], which received the Audience Choice - Star of Festival award at Seoul Indie-AniFest. He continues to direct music videos and brand commercials in collaboration with various partners, while also developing and directing Studio Pivote's own original series animations.

Director at M-Line Distribution. She oversees the international distribution of Korean films and animations, having brought over 500 titles to overseas markets. Her international distribution credits include [Ireesha, The Daughter of Elf-king], [Beauty Water], [Bad Boss], and [The Square]. She also handled the Academy Awards campaign and domestic import and distribution of the short animation [Magic Candies], based on an original work by author Heena BAEK and produced by Toei Animation. [The Square], which she distributed internationally, received the Grand Prize - Star of Mirinae at Seoul Indie-AniFest and the Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, among other honors.

He majored in painting at Tama Art University in Japan. Working as a singer-songwriter and producer, he creates animated music videos himself and uploads them to his YouTube channel. His notable works include [Do you know that?], [It's because you haven't been to a good restaurant], [A bear who doesn't want to be human], [I Guess I'm the Only Loser], and [A song listen to when you scared].

He graduated from the Animation department at Korea National University of Arts in 2019. He has directed the short animations [Ark and Popo: A Story of a 123-story Cursed Spire] (2019) and [Work! Inside Friends] (2021), and worked as a PD at YouTube MCN Sandbox Network, contributing to the development and production of [Somacguffin] and various other web animations. He is currently working as a Content Designer at ZZOO, where he continues to develop and produce a range of web animations including [Anna's Monster Farm] and [VOODOODOLLS].

She majored in film and animation theory and built a career as a writer for film-focused broadcasting programs, contributing film critiques to various magazines and daily newspapers. She played a key role in the establishment of the Korean Film Archive Cinematheque KOFA, where she served as a programmer for many years. After working as a programmer for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and Seoul Indie-AniFest, she was appointed Executive Committee Chair of the Seoul Independent Film Festival. She has also curated numerous multidisciplinary performances that blend classic films with various artistic genres, including a live narration performance of Crossroad of Youngsters.

JANG Nari is an animation filmmaker. She received her BFA and MFA from the Department of Animation at Korea National University of Arts. Her short animations include [Home Sweet Home], [My Father’s Room], and [Salvia at Nine]. She received awards from numerous domestic film festivals including the 2016 Indie-AniFest and the 2017 Busan International Short Film Festival. In addition, her works have been invited to international festivals including Animafest Zagreb, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, and Brussels Animation Film Festival.

Animation director and producer. After earning a degree in Communication Design in Seoul, she relocated to France to study animation at the ENSAD in Paris at the graduate level. Turning questions that arise in her life into films, she imagines what it might be like to trade places with other beings. Her debut film, [Man on the Chair](2014), was featured in the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Cristal for Best Short Film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. [The Empty](2016) has been screened at over 100 film festivals around the world. [Movements](2019) marked her second selection for the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. [Society of Clothes](2024) was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and teaches in the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University.

He majored in film directing at university. In an unusual move for a film department, he produced a short animation as his graduation project — marking the beginning of his journey in animation. He went on to create the short animation [HOME] through the animation directing program at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His most recent feature animation [The Square] has been invited to and recognized in competition at numerous domestic and international film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Tribeca, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Animest Bucharest, and the Tokyo International Anime Film Festival. He is currently in development on a new feature animation.

Since founding Climax Studio in 2018, he has produced 25 films and series. His credits include the Netflix series [D.P.] and [Hellbound], while [Bargain] won Best Screenplay at the Cannes International Series Festival. The film [Concrete Utopia] was invited to the Toronto International Film Festival and SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, and was selected as South Korea's submission for the Oscar. He is further expanding his content production capabilities across both live-action and animation through the development and production of director HAN Jiwon's feature animation [Lost in Starlight].

CHO Kyunghun produced his first short animation, [Constipation], in 1995. After making his next short animation [Hungry] in 2000, he launched Studio Animal. He was the producer for a wide range of commercial works made by Studio Animal including [Medical Island], [Ghost Messenger], [Hang On], and [Nobless]. He recently directed the feature-length horror-thriller animation [Beauty Water], marking his debut as a director of commercial films. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Korea Animation Industry Association.

He is an animation director who graduated from Kongju National University’s Division of Cartoon & Animation. In 2019, he began by producing the music video [SEOULSORI]. In 2022, he made the short animation [AMEN A MAN], which received the Special Prize for Debut Film from Seoul Indie-AniFest, and the Best Short Film Gold Award (Satoshi Gon Award for Excellence in Animation) from Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada. In addition, he actively works on commercial projects such as dramas, documentaries, music videos, and advertisements.

He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Korea University and currently serves as a Professor in the Department of K-Culture and Director of the Office of International Cooperation at Gukje Cyber University. He serves as a Board Member of the Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association, an Executive Committee Member of Seoul Indie-AniFest, and a Board Member of the Korea Compliance Association. He previously served as President of the Korean Association on Humanities & Social Quality and as a TF Research Fellow for the Film & Animation Curriculum Development Project under the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's Happy School initiative. He has also served as a final-round jury member for the Korean Film Council's Animation Screenplay Competition, the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency's Comics Criticism Competition, and the Korean Original Comics Competition.

He majored in Filmmaking at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at KARTS. His film [Getting Used to Loneliness] received the Special Prize for Debut Film at the 2023 Seoul Indie-AniFest, and he directed [Doraeji], a production-supported work selected by the NamDo Film Festival. Through his live-action short [Convenience Store Thief], he demonstrated a keen ability to capture the subtle textures of everyday life. He also drew attention for his work bridging music and image with the music video for JANG Bum June's single [If war breaks out]. Working fluidly across short films and music videos, live-action and animation, he has built a practice unconstrained by medium. He is currently based at Studio Pyoung, crafting a body of work that draws extraordinary stories from the ordinary moments of daily life.

He majored in Filmmaking at the School of Film, TV & Multimedia at KARTS, and has directed short films including [Three Friends in Substructure] and [Planet Spoilia]. [Three Friends in Substructure] was screened and recognized at domestic film festivals including the JEONJU International Film Festival in 2023. [Planet Spoilia], which combines clay animation with live-action characters, was screened and awarded at the 2025 JEONJU International Film Festival, Seoul Independent Film Festival, Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and Daegu Independent Short Film Festival.

After studying Graphic Design, she built her career in TV commercial production while steadily expanding her work as a director. Following her independent animation [Going Well..](2021), she has been pursuing both commercial and independent projects in parallel, and is currently in the midst of various experiments and working toward her next short film.

Director KANG Minji moves beyond the limiting notion that artistic practice must be confined to a single medium, working across painting, sculpture, digital, and installation to pursue a harmony and fusion between analog and digital — creating fluid, unfixed media works. Her practice centers on digilog media art that emphasizes the inherent tactile and olfactory qualities of materials alongside their physical movement, engaging the senses beyond the purely visual. She seeks ways to bring disparate elements into collision — analog and digital, classical and contemporary — in order to deepen the sense of connection that emerges between them. Since beginning her career in 2006, her work has been screened and recognized at film festivals both domestically and internationally. She currently produces audio-visual and media art works rooted in animation, and has served as CEO and Director of Studio Frame by Frame since 2020.

An animation director working under the name yeahyeahna. She graduated from ChungKang College of Cultural Industries and worked as a freelance Visual Development artist on Pixar Animation Studios' series [Win or Lose]. She served as Art Director for [Yellow MUZI & Friends], a series animation based on the Kakao Friends IP. Beginning with the music video for Nerd Connection's [CASH], she has continued to direct animation and produce visual work within the K-pop scene, with a focus on the music video format.

She majored in Creative Writing with a focus on fiction. She gained firsthand experience of the film festival landscape through volunteer work at numerous festivals, and has developed a keen interest in programs that connect films with audiences. She served as an Audience Programmer for Seoul Indie-AniFest in 2025. Currently a member of the Seoul Indie-AniFest office, she serves as Moderator for the 2026 Ani Salon.

He is an animation director who studied animation at Hongik University and won numerous awards in Korea and abroad. His animated short [Play On] received the Audience Choice “Star of Festival” Prize at the 2020 Seoul Indie-AniFest. Thereafter, he directed [Crisp Dream] and received the Jury Prize at the Seoul International Children’s Film Festival, proving himself a talented director. He also worked as a layout artist on many Hollywood movies and Netflix series productions. He is currently researching and producing animation that combines AI with 3D animation techniques.

He received an MFA in experimental animation from CalArts in the USA and received an MA in animation theory from the Royal College of Art. He is currently completing a PhD in animation theory at Loughborough University in the UK, and he gives lectures on animation to young animation directors at universities. He made the animated short films [Ballad of Life & Death](DV 6mm, toilet paper, 1999) and [Plastic Trauma: Requiem for Narcissus and Ophelia](16mm, stop motion, 2004). He also wrote criticism for films and comics, and he wrote the Korean translations of Kit Laybourne's and Olivier Cotte's [Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation]. He is now working as a GV Moderator at film festival and screenings.

After graduating from ChungKang College of Cultural Industries, she produced the short animation [Oolang-Oolang](2021) and the mid-length animation [Find! My Destiny](2024). In 2024, she founded Degul-Degul Studio Co., Ltd., and as CEO is currently producing a number of animation projects. The feature animation [Company Sports Day](2026), produced by Degul-Degul Studio, has been selected for the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

LEE Kyunghwa is the editor and publisher of SEOUL&ANIMATOR. From 2004 to 2007, she worked on a variety of animation productions for theater and television. Since then, she has worked with numerous film festivals including the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (2008-2015), Busan International Film Festival (2008), Seoul Indie-AniFest (2009-present), Seoul Best of the Best Animation Festival (2015), KOC!ANI (2018), SIGGRAPH Asia (2020 & 2022) and Tent Film Festival in the metaverse (2021~2023). Currently, she serves as the programmer for the Seoul Indie-AniFest Asia Road Competition.