The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
22th (2026)
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The Sound of Snow
KIM Gahyeon 2026 0:13:32 2D ComputerSnow falls almost silently, so we only realize it was snowing when we see the traces left behind.
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SHILRO: Silk Maze
KIM Kyoman 2026 0:04:28 Drawing, Cut-outs, 기타Spiders emerge from a man trapped in a web. One spider crawls into his ear and confronts the disturbing thoughts hidden within his mind.
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The Day the Chicken was Killed
HAN Minji 2026 0:17:00 2D Computer, 3D ComputerA shaman mother, Shin Jeonghwa, who gives her daughter daily warnings based on divinations each morning, decides to carry out a Daesudaemyeong ritual, a shamanistic rite that transfers fate and life, to ward off the impending misfortune threatening her daughter Shin Yujeong and her daughter’s friend. However, on the very day the ritual is to be performed, Yujeong’s fate suddenly becomes unreadable. After a heated argument with her mother, Yujeong leaves for school earlier than usual. There, upon encountering her friend, she unexpectedly grabs her and begins apologizing without explanation…
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SOMNIUM
KIM Taeho, OH Dayune 2026 0:08:27 Puppet, 기타Charlie is a lonely girl who spends her days playing with her little brother, Will. One day, Will disappears, and Charlie enters strange forest to look for him. There, reality and imagination start to mix together. As the line between dream and truth breaks down, Charlie finally faces what is real.
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Depression
JEON Youngchan 2026 0:06:45 2D Computer, DrawingMr. Kim, an office worker, senses an indefinable threat closing in on him. And within his mind, an endless pursuit begins. The moment he realizes what it is, Mr. Kim strives to find inner peace.
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Heat up
Ohnan 2025 0:08:27 2D Computer, 기타One day, as it rains threads of silk, a young girl returns home. She begins to gather the small things of everyday life—a piece of pear left behind, a worn bar of soap, and a tiny moon broken away from herself (a fingernail)—to make warmth. Those materials are placed in a microwave, where they melt and blend together, transforming into a heart, then a star, then soup, and finally, pure light. And within that light, the girl is reunited with the memory of the person she lost. Moments spent laughing together, wrapped in scarves—longing, love, and departure—flow across a single screen. What remains in the end is a single thread, and the sight of countless scarves woven from that thread swaying in the wind. This work is a story about the heart of the one left behind and the warmth that never disappears. It depicts the moment when longing, instead of scattering, is connected by a small thread and returns again.
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MIRI7
BAE Miri 2026 0:14:02 2D ComputerFor Miri, who is struggling with boredom, burnout, and anxiety about the future, an angry Miri comes to clean her room, while another Miri—who has fulfilled her dream of becoming a children’s fairy-tale writer with Zombie Frog—teaches her how to take care of herself. Next, a Miri who has become a mother arrives and shows her the sweetness of a child’s love, followed by a middle-aged Miri who helps her forgive her resentment toward her own mother. Finally, through a young Miri, she rediscovers her pure love for drawing.
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It’s My Nap Time!
EOM Shinyeong 2025 0:02:22 2D Computer, 3D ComputerA cat wants to nap in a patch of sunlight, but as the sun sets, the light keeps slipping away. The cat begins to chase the sunbeam, and his pursuit turns into an unexpected adventure.
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Fly Away Like a Bird
LIM Jimin 2025 0:05:43 Drawing, 기타The story begins as a single match lights up the darkness and fades away. It is a tale from long ago, when a pristine flower bloomed upon meeting a beloved. After the pristine flower left, leaving only a circle in life, rough waves rushed in to push life away. Yet, those were days of trying never to give up. Doldol, the dog who brightly lit the path, also slipped away like a white light, leaving a little bird (the daughter) behind. This is an inner story of wanting to hold onto the bird, yet wishing for it to fly far, far away. A record of sorrow and love, etched across 1,218 charcoal drawings.
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Silence
HWANG Yoona 2026 0:03:01 2D Computer, 3D Computer, RotoscopeTacet, a mischievous yet art-loving deaf boy, experiences a musical concert in his own unique way. By clutching a balloon to feel the stage’s vibrations, he transforms sound waves into a vivid visual journey. As star-shaped confetti dances within the balloon, Tacet’s imagination takes flight through endless bamboo forests and abstract shapes. When the music ends, he joins the audience with “silent applause,” raising and shaking his hands, celebrating a harmony that transcends sound.