Cartoons from Korea and abroad take over the big screen during the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF). This unique festival aims to explore new animation through the digital era and beyond with screenings, exhibitions and a variety of competitions at Seoul’s COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and the Seoul Ani-Cinema.

Launched in 1995, SICAF has since be showcasing cartoons and other animated content from a diverse array of natio...More

Cartoons from Korea and abroad take over the big screen during the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF). This unique festival aims to explore new animation through the digital era and beyond with screenings, exhibitions and a variety of competitions at Seoul’s COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and the Seoul Ani-Cinema.

Launched in 1995, SICAF has since be showcasing cartoons and other animated content from a diverse array of nations and cultures. The event not only features the Animated Film Festival but also exhibitions of cartoon artwork, a cartoon/animation convention for industry players and fans alike, and the Seoul Promotion Plan, which helps develop young and innovative new talent working on animation projects. SICAF is Korea’s premier showcase for animated and cartoon content, providing an opportunity to chart industry trends, widen the market for animated content, match animators and artists with investors and distributors, and inspire new talent with a variety of competitions.

Annually more than 1,500 films are submitted to this festival for its competition and non-competition sections, a number on par with many of the world’s top animated film festivals. In 2012, 1,362 films from 45 countries were submitted to the competition sections alone.

SICAF also works with the Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA), an international network consisting of artists and other professional organizations devoted to animated film.Less