The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025
15th (2019)
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Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor
Koji YAMAMURA 2007 0:21:00 2D Computer, DrawingOn a cold, snowy night, a humble doctor from the countryside receives news of a patient with an emergency. But the doctor is pushed around by the strange villagers and gets swept up in their paranoia. Finally, he is thrown out into the cold. This animation presents a theater of the absurd based on the short fiction of the Czech literary figure Franz KAFKA.
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Muybridge's Strings
Koji YAMAMURA 2011 0:13:00Is it possible to stop time? How about reversing time? In 1878, the photographer Edward MUYBRIDGE successfully photographed a horse and rider in motion. His turbulent life becomes intertwined with the plight of a mother and daughter from the 21st century. From California to Tokyo, from the 19th century to the 21st century, the film meditates upon the intersection of diverse themes.
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Anthology with Cranes
Koji YAMAMURA 2011 0:02:00 2D Computer, 기타Spans 13 meters 53 cm long picture scroll painting by Sotatsu TAWARAYA, [Tsuru shitae waka kan (Anthology with Cranes)] (17th Century) is a unique painting to evoke the moving image. Yamamura try to decipher this [Anthology with Cranes] and the intent of Sotatsu TAWARAYA, finished in experimental work and interpret it as animation.
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The Hyuga Episode of Kojiki
Koji YAMAMURA 2013 0:10:15 2D Computer, DrawingJapan's oldest chronicle, Kojiki or ‘Record of Ancient Matters’ was compiled in 712. It begins with the creation myth and the emergence of gods. 4 episodes where were located at Hyuga, [The Cleansing], [Sun Goddess Amaterasu], [Blooming Flowers] and [Umisachi and Yamasachi] were made into animation.
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Zodiac One Third
Koji YAMAMURA 2016 0:02:00 2D Computer, DrawingChinese Zodiac is 60-years cycle by 10 heavenly elements and 12 earthly animals, 20th anniversary is just one third. In this movie appearing and changing into 20 elements from 1997 that was started the festival to 2016. Music is played by Dan Bau that Vietnamese electronic stringed instrument.
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Five Fire Fish
Koji YAMAMURA 2013 0:01:00 2D ComputerThis animation was created in an improvisational way using 'The Etching on Film' feature of the iPad app [MCLAREN’s Workshop]. Most of the movements are synchronized by chance with the music of Norman MCLAREN.
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Begone Bell Care
Koji YAMAMURA 2014 0:03:41 2D Computer, DrawingThis work was created with film extracts from Norman MCLAREN’s [Begone Dull Care] within a partnership between Quartier des Spectacles and the National Film Board of [Canada Cracker] and [Mail Early for Christmas]. It celebrate the birth of Norman MCLAREN by Christmas music, a bell melody and organ hymn.
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Water Dream
Koji YAMAMURA 2017 0:10:53 2D Computer, DrawingThis film depicts evolution from birth of life to whale in the sea with music and images by dedication to the American contemporary composer George KLUM's [Vox Balaenae](1971). There are 4 parts, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic.
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Notes on Monstropedia
Koji YAMAMURA 2016 0:06:10 2D Computer, DrawingAn animated archive of imaginary monsters written by a fictitious mosterologist in Medieval Europe. This work depicts the habits of monsters using movements inspired by short phrases such as ‘Taste of Tears’, ‘Tamed Wildness’, etc.
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Satie's "Parade"
Koji YAMAMURA 2016 0:14:12 2D Computer, DrawingA Parade for 3 managers & 4 performers. Mixing quotes from French composer Erik SATIE's essays with the music [Parade], this is an animated re-creation of realist ballet images going beyond reality.