The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
22th (2026)
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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.
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The Square
KIM Bosol 2025 1:13:00 2D ComputerIsak Borg, first secretary of the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang. Even though he's a diplomat, he is secretly dating Bok-joo, a local traffic officer. One day, after a shady man is seen at their secret meeting spot, Bok-joo goes missing. With his departure date approaching, Borg searches for Bok-joo and begins to get suspicious of his interpreter, LEE Myeong-jun.
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Sprout
KIM Youngjin 2025 0:01:51 3D ComputerA small sprout begins to wither under fierce winds and the harsh realities of the world. Yet, like the countless lives that endure in the forest, it quietly withstands every trial. In the end, it sheds its old cotyledons and gently unfurls a radiant new leaf.
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Nostalgia!
KIM Jiwoo 2026 0:03:42 2D Computer, Drawing, 기타An animated music video that visualizes memories resurfacing late at night. Though tinged with sadness because they can never be returned to, these memories repeatedly fade and reappear, remaining as beautiful afterimages.
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Hold it Rina!
JEONG Dahee 2026 0:08:22 2D Computer- The Perfect Girl's Secret- The Beasts' Sweet Trap- Between a Fart and a Beat Jirina, a seemingly perfect 8th grader at Bunsa Middle School. But her days are always a battle against sudden urges to poop. Go, and she loses. Hold it, and she wins! Today, once again, Rina fights to protect her perfect daily life.
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NEST Syndrome
NAMGUNG Min, KIM Suah 2024 0:00:50 2D Computer, Drawing, Cel, 기타A child finds a doll behind a door. Using a ruler, she trims its hair again and again, keeping every strand under control. The story unfolds letter by letter within a four-letter word: "NEST." As the child's possessiveness deepens, the frame gradually narrows. Yet the doll keeps growing while the child ages. Eventually, the doll steps past the letters N-E-S-T and walks right out of the frame.