Two Korean films, Chun Tae-il and Persona , won awards at the Annecy Animation Film Festival which is called the ‘Cannes Film Festival in the animation world.
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Chun Tae-il received the distinction of the ‘Contrechamp’ Jury:
Original title: Chun Tae-il: A Flame That Lives On
Director: Jun-pyo HONG
Year of production: 2021
Duration: 01:39:05
Production: MYUNG FILMS, Eun LEE, Jae-myung SHIM, Sun-ku KIM
Distribution: LITTLEBIG PRODUCTIONS, Se-jeong KWACK
Art direction: Yoon-Hyun Jung
Screenplay: Hyeong-Seop Sim
Animation: Ho-Min Lee
Music: Ji-Soo Lee
Son: Seok-Won Kim
Editing: Min-Young Choi
Voice: Dong-Yoon Jang, Hye-Ran Yeom, Seon-Kyu Jin
Technique(s) used: 2D computer
Version: Korean version with English subtitles
Process: Color
Target audience(s): Teenagers, Adults, Young adults
Subject: a biopic about a Korean worker’s rights activist (true story inspired by the 1st Korean trade unionist)
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Another short film, Persona, won the Cristal Prize for a graduation film.
Persona was the first Korean animated film to be invited to the short film competition section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Original title: Persona
Director: Sujin MOON
Year of production: 2022
Duration: 06 mn 45 s
Category: Short film end of studies
Technique(s) used: 2D computer
Version: Without dialogue or commentary
Process: Color
Audience(s) ) targeted: Young adults
Production: KOREA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARTS, Sujin MOON
Distribution: KIAFA [ANISEED], Na-eun YIM
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Persona will be screened at the upcoming Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival , which kicks off next July 7.
