The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
22th (2026)
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Fly Train
Ria Riwen ZHANG 2025 0:03:44 Objects, 기타Amid an ordinary, tranquil journey, thoughts drift, weaving between the scenery and fragmented memories. It’s feeling like a continuous dream flowing through fleeting, enigmatic moments of life.[Fly Train] explores shadow play and experimental visuals to present a visual journey about time and memory. By transforming the silhouettes of everyday objects into surreal imagery, the film plunges into a poetic stream of consciousness. The interplay of light and shadow shifts from tangible scenes to philosophical reflections on confronting fading memories and the relentless passage of time.As the wheels turn, the film's wandering imagery invites viewers not to seek a destination or memory's meaning, but to immerse themselves in the flickering ambiance - finding solace in the flow of frames, where personal resonance glimmers.
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Shablovsky Tarantas
Natalia KHARINA, Oleg Veselov 2026 0:11:23 2D Computer, Cut-outsThe animation film is inspired by the work of the Kostroma Russian artist and writer Efim Chestnyakov, and is created in his artistic style. It's a utopian fairy tale about the transformation of the village of Shablovo into a city of the future, which begins with the construction of a huge tarantass—a collaborative effort from the entire community. Based on the fairy tale by Efim Chestnakov.
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Till The Stars Rise
Yu YU 2025 0:16:11 Puppet, 기타If you only had three hours a day, what kind of life would you want to live? A comet has disrupted humanity's biological clock, limiting people to just three waking hours a day. During his journey, Ian encounters different families and their perspectives on limited time, exploring various life choices along the way.
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One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six
Yingdan LAI 2026 0:08:10 2D ComputerIn a rule-bound boarding school, MiaoMiao receives a box of chocolate balls, and when they mysteriously begin to disappear, something small but impossible to ignore begins to stir within her.
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The Rabbits' House at Number 968
Jai-Xin WU 2025 0:05:21 2D ComputerOne ordinary day, a sudden visit disrupted the routine of the whole family. The youngest bunny, bursting with excitement and curiosity, bounced through the house—she simply couldn’t wait! However, when the mysterious visitor arrived, the once noisy house instantly fell silent.
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Xiao Xue
Xi CHEN 2026 0:19:50 PuppetA doctor was treating a boy with a strange illness; the boy was constantly tumbling over himself, causing him great pain. Later, the doctor discovered that this strange illness was actually related to his family relationships.
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It Might Even Be Real
Yael BONNE 2025 0:07:09 Objects, Rotoscope, 기타Investigating the mechanisms at the heart of cinema and animation, an Israeli animator seeks to convince her mind to embrace the illusion of hope—just as it embraces the illusion of movement.
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jam
Keiichi YONEHARA 2026 0:06:44 2D Computer, 3D Computer, DrawingThe animated short film 'jam' is a deeply personal work born from the director's own experience with family caregiving, following a father who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and a mother who devotedly supported him. The title 'jam' symbolizes the conflicting emotions in family life: the 'congestion' of a life with no escape, the 'sticky' weight of anxiety, and the 'sweet relief' found in a mother's resilience.
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The Mirage of a Dream
Kalyani B 2026 0:13:04 2D Computer, 기타Filmmaker Aami returns to her ancestral home in Kerala after her grandmother's death. As she mourns, a childhood story once told by her grandmother resurfaces, leading Aami to uncover something from her grandmother's younger years.
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My Winter Berry
Yu TAKEHARA 2026 0:08:58 Drawing, 기타My grandmother, now living with dementia, is losing pieces of her world bit by bit. Will her love fade along with her memories? And someday, will the grandmother I carry inside myself also begin to disappear?