Animation filmmaker KIM Kang-min has earned the Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) with his short film KKUM. He is the first Korean filmmaker to take the top prize at OIAF, which is considered one of the top four animation film events in the world and the biggest in North America.KKUMwas one of 92 films featuring at this year’s OIAF, whi...
3rd Park City Invite for Animated Short Director Director KIM Kang-min will return to Park City this month after scoring his third Sundance Film Festival invite for his latest animated short film Jeom. The US-Korea co-production is the only Korean film invited to this year’s 34th edition of the festival. Jeom follows a father and son who both sport the same birthmark on their behinds. Believing bo...
KIM Kang-min Honored in Croatia KIM Kang-min’s short animation title Deer Flower picked up a special award at the 26th edition of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb, which ran over June 6-11. This year’s Grand Prize in Zagreb went to Phil Mulloy’s Endgame and individual jurors were each given the opportunity to hand out one special award. Deer Flower’s prize was bestowed by Ph...