The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival

Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)

Tribute Screening
애니메이션 작품명으로 검색

A Kind Face

Hur Bumwook's first short film, Ordinary Meals (2009), was invited to [Open Frame] in 2010, though the director himself did not attend the festival at the time. His relationship with the festival truly began when his second short, City of Good People (2011), screened at [Independent Walk]. When his first feature, On the White Planet (2014), was released, there was no feature category yet, so he shared his production journey through [Korean Special] instead. Ten years later, his 2024 film Pig That Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease went on to win the [Mirinae Road] Audience Choice “Star of Festival“. Having arrived late to the  awards ceremony, Director Hur accepted the honor with the words, "This award is from my colleagues," and in 2025 he served as a juror for the Korean competition, cheering on his fellow filmmakers with the same spirit. In May 2026, following the film's release in Japan, he was preparing for its domestic release when news arrived that he had passed away in a sudden accident on July 28. While Hur Bumwook lives on through his work, Indie-AniFest remembers him as both a fiercely dedicated filmmaker and a warm-hearted colleague.

Print courtesy of Korean Academy of Film Arts

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    ON THE WHITE PLANET
    HUR Bumwook 2014 1:13:16 2D Computer

    Everything on the White Planet is black and white. Everyone on the planet has white skin. On this planet, CHOI Min-je is the only person whose skin bears color. Everyone treats him like a monster. Min-je is raised, locked up in his own room and exposed to extreme violence. One day when Min-je is 15, his mother falls apart, killing her husband and takes her own life. Min-je witnesses it all and believes that everything has happened because he is different. He wants an ordinary life like others, and the only way to achieve that is to get out of this planet. The sky is filled with such beautiful colours. Somewhere beyond the sky, surely exist people just like him. Then people who claim that they can help, show up in Min-je’s life.

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    City of Good People
    HUR Bumwook 2011 0:15:10 2D Computer

    A young grandson has gone missing. Despite six months of continued investigation, the police have found nothing. The case goes cold. His grandmother cannot accept this. He must still be alive. She climbs alone into the mountain where police conducted most of their search.