The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
Opening Film
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Homestretch
SEO Pyoungwon 2026 0:01:16 2D ComputerYeoul grew up on a horse ranch on Jeju Island. Moving to Seoul, she slowly drifts away from Hori, the horse who was once her closest childhood friend. She holds onto that bond through a small horse keyring on her bag, adjusting herself to the pace of the city. One day, worn down by that pace, she notices a tiny horse running inside a taxi meter, stuck in traffic. The keyring comes alive and leaps out the window. Yeoul chases after it and finds herself a child again.
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What Do I Steal?
JEONG Dahee 2026 0:04:42 2D Computer, DrawingA forgotten note hidden inside a shirt. At night he writes letters. When morning comes he goes out into the world, hiding them in every corner until the sun sets. In the end, he himself becomes a letter, and is hidden away. Ten years later, someone finds it.
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Dear My Hero
LEE Sunghwan 2026 0:32:04 2D Computer, 3D ComputerAidan, a newly enlisted recruit of the Cygnus Knights had held onto the same dream ever since the day he first saw the Adversary. Like the one who could change the course of a battle alone, he, too, wanted to become a hero who would one day save the world. Yet the battle to protect Maple World proves far harsher than he ever imagined. With every battle, Aidan found himself no closer to the Adversary he admired. Instead, he was reminded of just how small he truly was. Alone amid the ashes of Limina, Aidan struggles back to his feet with nothing left to lose."Let oblivion take my name. All that matters... is seeing this war through to my hero".
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Ryan Begins
HAN Jiwon 2026 0:01:00 2D Computer, 기타Ryan, a lion preparing for his coronation and the succession to the throne, has long dreamed of traveling the world, filling his sketchbook with visions of distant lands. Just before the ceremony, he escapes the palace and sets out into a world filled with the adventure and freedom he has always imagined. But will the world beyond the palace be as beautiful as the pictures he once drew alone? This is the story of Ryan’s struggle to find freedom and how, after confronting the wounds of his past, he finally finds the courage to step into the vast unknown that is the world.