At Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2 Korean Films, Chun Tae-il and Persona, Awarded

At the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, which is called the ‘Cannes Film Festival in the animation world,’ Korean animations won 2 awards. Director Hong Junpyo’s Chun Tae-il won the Contrechamp Jury Distinction, while Director Moon ...

6 Korean Works to Compete in Annecy

Six Korean films will compete at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival next month, which this year will take place online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, led by the features Beauty Water and The Shaman Sorceress (2018), which have been invited...

JEONG Da-hee’s MOVEMENTS Picks Up Valladolid Award

JEONG Da-hee’s animated short Movements, which debuted in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival this year, has picked up the Silver Spike award in the short film competition from the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain. Movem...

PARASITE Leads Korean Quartet at Cannes 2019

This year, the Cannes Film Festival is set to welcome four films from Korea, from the most anticipated new film from a Korean director this year, down to a promising student short. BONG Joon-ho is back in competition with his latest film Parasite, the ‘Midnigh...

AMPAS Invites 14 New Korean Members

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) welcomed its new members for 2018, which included a record 14 professionals from the Korean film industry, including an array of directors, actors, and below-the-line talents. Among the most p...

SICAF Awards BATTLE OF SURABAYA at Close of 20th Edition

Short Film Grand Prize for JEONG Da-hee’s THE EMPTY The Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) wrapped up its 20th anniversary after five days of screenings on July 10th. This year’s event took place at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) ...

Work in Progress of THE SHAMAN SORCERESS to Screen in Annecy

Korean Films Galore for 130th Anniversary of Korean-French Ties In addition to its selection of completed features, the 40th anniversary of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival is also staging a Work in Progress (WIP) section, which will include t...

Annecy Adds SEOUL STATION and KAI

2 YEON Sang-ho Animations to Screen in France > Acclaimed Korean animator YEON Sang-ho is involved in a pair of films traveling to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival next month. Screening in competition will be his third feature Seoul Station,...

HITCHHIKER Catches a Lift to Directors' Fortnight

Short Brings Korean Count in Cannes to 5 On Tuesday morning, the 48th Directors’ Fortnight, a sidebar of the Cannes Film Festival, announced its lineup. Among the listed films, which include Mario Bellocchio’s opening film Sweet Dreams and Paul Schrader’s clo...

Busan International Short Film Festival Holds Animation Special

15 Animations from 10 Countries such as France, Korea and Canada The Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF) which opens its 33rd edition on April 22nd, is holding Animation Special. The festival had Oberhausen Manifesto Special in 2014 to meditate on...