The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
22th (2026)
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WHEN OCEAN RISES
Yongxin WANG 2024 0:06:16A polar bear and a penguin have lost their home and are looking for a new place to live. They meet on an island with a house where a dog lives. They all want the house for themselves until the ocean begins to rise and the island slowly sinks into the sea.
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FLATASTIC
Alice SAEY 2024 0:16:49Pushed to their limit, the manta rays raise from the ocean and revolt against man to take control of the earth. It is the dawning of a new, flatera.
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THE REFUSERS
Wiep TEEUWISSE 2024 0:02:31There is a pile of rubbish on a street corner. An old mattress shares why it was thrown out, and the other discarded items join in. A newspaper is picked up by the wind and dances in the light of a streetlamp. A spectacle full of singing and dancing unfolds.
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DEAD WEIGHT
Øyvind TANGSETH 2024 0:08:02Three men, crossing an icy sea in a sinking balloon, must get rid of weight. Based on a majority decision by two of the men, they throw the third person out of the basket. But it ain’t that easy.
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ON HOLD
Delia HESS 2024 0:07:11A young woman called a telephone hotline and is now stuck on hold. A surreal episodic short film about the absurdities of urban life and the frustration of a paralysing standstill.
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NO ROOM
Jelena OROZ 2024 0:06:22In this film, cars have legs. Perhaps that is why they feel free to use the pavement as they please. There is not enough room, but could we perhaps be a little more considerate?
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QUOTA
Job, Joris, Marieke 2024 0:02:39When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it has little impact … that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated QUOTA.
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WHEN IT COMES (IT WILL HAVE YOUR EYES)
Izibene OÑEDERRA 2024 0:12:46A small community has entered a state of collapse due to an environmental crisis and is adapting as best it can to the new reality. The privileged residents live a hedonistic life, while the others struggle to survive. What is yet to come? If there is nothing left, what could save us?
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RISE AGE
Tatjana THEUER 2024 0:05:42Fluorescent critters groove through a coastal world. Increasingly disturbed by the rising seas, one individual after another gets washed away. But is an invisible danger worth slowing down the usual crawling business? A rhythmic poem of cute creatures, peer pressure and the urge of moving to higher grounds.




