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AniSEED – Speak Out

Sat, 10. 3., 16:00Sun, 11. 3., 17:30

Korean Independent Animation

Presented by Yujin CHOI

AniSEED is a distribution service dedicated to independent animations operated by the Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association (KIAFA). AniSEED was launched in 2010 with the aim of establishing a model for the management, distribution, and archiving of animated films. Today, it is the foremost distributor of Korean independent animations. With a foundation based on KIAFA’s strong network with filmmakers and expert knowledge of independent animations, AniSEED engages in a wide range of activities from copyright protection to provide new screening opportunities.

JOUNG Yumi (Dust Kid) and JEONG Da-hee (Man on the Chair) are widely acclaimed on the international stage, but there are numerous women directors in Korea who are active in the animation field. The following programs present films that share their perspectives of the world.

‘Between’ is a program of animations in which people meet, part ways, and find each other again, expressing their recognition of one another through imagery, language, sound, and the passage of time. The person that they encounter might be another person, another version of themselves, or even another animal. Duration: 71' with introduction.

1781 x 400
One Thousand Buddhas

One Thousand Buddhas

JEONG Dahee
KR
2014,
1’08

A monk carves one thousand Buddha statues in one year to reach nirvana.

The Hours Of Tree

The Hours Of Tree

JEONG Dahee
KR
2012,
8’18

Observing the life cycles of trees, I was able to figure out differences and similarities between trees and humans. This film is a collection of stories inspired by these various lives.

Before&After

Before&After

KANG Minji
KR
2016,
7’54

We sculpt ourselves based on other people’s opinions. The heroine, who is in her mid-twenties, is job hunting. She is on her way home after another tiring interview. There are lots of plastic surgery centers along the streets of Seoul…

The Nose

The Nose

KIM Jooim
KR
2017,
8’38

A woman looks everywhere for her nose after losing it during plastic surgery on the day before her job interview.

Compulsion

Compulsion

KIM Yuri
KR
2016,
11’30

A woman on TV claims that the secret of her unnatural body shape is having one apple a day. Wanting to look like her, a viewer also starts to eat one apple a day – until her appetite becomes too much to bear and causes her to binge eat apples.

Insect Bite

Insect Bite

Grace Nayoon Rhee
KR
2015,
2’29

A tiny bug tries to figure out what he wants to be.

Cats In The Pool

Cats In The Pool

KIM Bo-kyoung
KR
2012,
8’30

A man sees a cat that was killed by a car accident. Swimming in a pool he hallucinates a swimming cat. On his way home, he sees the same cat on the road and a woman who takes a picture of it.

The Animal Book

The Animal Book

CHO Hyun-a, KIM Sujeong
KR
2015,
4’37

A sleepy driver on a remote road dozes off at the wheel and runs over many different animals. On the backseat, his young daughter is reading an animal book…

The Great Hand And The Bulgasari

The Great Hand And The Bulgasari

KIM Minhye
KR
2017,
5’55

In a world ruled by the Great Hand, two young girls transform into an iron-eating monster called the Bulgasari. They bite off the fingers of the Great Hand and escape the confines of their world.

Scarecrow Island

Scarecrow Island

PARK Hyemi
KR
2017,
18’40

A massive nuclear blast has made the surface of the Earth uninhabitable for humans. A pilot has taken on the job of killing the monsters now living there. Returning to base after his first solo mission he discovers an undamaged green island. There are no monsters there, but he finds another survivor.

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