The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival

Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025

7th (2011)

Preliminary Jury
  • 심사위원
    Jinny H.J. CHOO

    FirstFlight Selection Committee

    PD,Programer of GISF Film Festival

    Workedas a manager and programmer at Seoul International Cartoon & AnimationFestival after working at the Bucheon International Student Animation Festival.Curated for animation screenngs at Seoul Independent Film Festival,Indie-AniFest, Busan International Kids’ Film Festival and etc. A jury andcurator for Korean Animation Special at the International Festival of AnimatedFilm Stuttgart in Germany, CICDAF in China, SIGGRAPH ASIA and many otherinternational animation festivals. Worked as a chair of Computer AnimationFestival at SIGGHRAPH ASIA 2008 and 2010, the global computer graphicsconference. Lectures at Korea National University of Arts and Huge DreamCounseling Psycology Center.

  • 심사위원
    Lee Moon-joo

    FirstFlight Selection Committee

    Directorof short animation

    Directored<Hairdo>, <Singing Together>, <Strange Day>, <Hide andSeek>, <My Rusty Dusty Head> and etc.

    Invited andScreened at various film festival of Stuttgart, Anncey, Jagreb, Rondon.

    1996Korean Cartoon Culture Award, Bronze Award / 1997 Seoul International Cartoon& Animation Festival, Character Award, Music Award / 2007 Selected by FilmAppraisal Committee of Germany / 2008 Selected as Animation of this Year inGermany / 2009 Imago Festival in Portugal, Jury Prize

    Inprogress of directing short animation <Michelle>.

  • 심사위원
    Park Jae-ok

    FirstFlight Selection Committee

    Graduateddesign department at Seoul National University, majored animation direction atKorean Academy of Film Arts. Be awarded at Festival de Canne and other filmfestivals with short animation film <STOP>, and be focused with <Whatis Romace?> co-directed with Soo-kyung and Hong Eun-ji. Now he makesanimations, web-toons, and various contents based on his unique imagination

  • 심사위원
    Mo Eun-young

    IndependentWalk Selection Committee

     

           Completed the course work in Animationmajor at the Graduate School of Art and Technology at Chung-Ang University

           Former Programmer at the 3rd EnvironmentFilm Festival and Indie Forum Authors’ Meeting

           Programmer of the Indie-AniFest2011

  • 심사위원
    Na Gi-yong

    IndependentWalk Selection Committee

     

           Festival director of Indie-AniFest2007~2011

           Director of Korean Independent AnimationFilmmakers Association.

           Professor of Animation department atChungKang College of Cultural Industries.

           Ex-advisor of the Animation Committee atthe Korean Film Council

           Ex-director of ‘Anima-Forum,’ a group ofKorean Independent Animation Creators.

           Ex-director of FUTURE ART, an animationcreating group.

  • 심사위원
    Kang Jun-won

    IndependentWalk Selection Committee


    • Graduated Mechanical Engineering at YonseiUniversity and Animation Directing at Korean Academy of Film Arts

    • Directed <Arirang>2000

    • Co-Directed <Killing Me Softly> withMin dong-hyeon, Park Si-won 2003

    • Directed <Hey, Jung-hyun~> 2004

    • Production PD and Composer of featureanimation film <Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox>

    • Worked at Cross Film 2006~2008

    • PD of Asubia Animation Productions


Jury members
  • 심사위원
    Lee Jeong-ho

    Graduated Department of Mass Communication at Korea University,completed graduate school of same department. Ex-producing chief oforganization production department at Tooniverse. President of Mago21 now.

     

    2000 TVseries animation <White Mind Baekgu> producer / Korean Broadcasting AwardBest Animation Award

    2003Feature animation <Oseam> producer / Canne International Film FestvalJunior Jury Award, Annecy International Animation Film Festival Grand Prix

    Nowproducing feature animation <Princess Bari>

  • 심사위원
    Won Jong-shik

    Representativeof Ashubia Animation Productions, Adjunct professor of Animation department at

    KaywonSchool of Art & Design.

    Inprogress of directing feature animation <Baby Heroes>

    GeneralDirector of Lee Eo-ryeong’s 80sec series / CG Supervisor of series <DasepoNaughty Girl>

    Scriptwriter/ Director of short animation <A Millennium Giraffe>, <The WatermelonChickens>, <2001: Space Turtle>, <The House>, <Wish>

    Awardedat Asia Animation Film Festival in China, Grand Prize / Syracuse InternationalFilm Festival, Best Animation Prize / Asiana International Short Film Festival,Animentary Award / Indie-AniFest, Audience Prize / PSPP, Best Prize, etc.

  • 심사위원
    Mirai Mizue

    MiraiMizue was born in 1981 in Tokyo and studied animation at Tama Arts Universityfrom 2002. He is known by his affection towards cells in his non-narrativeanimation films. His films have been nominated in some major animationfestivals like Annecy, Zagreb, Ottawa and Hiroshima. DEVOUR DINNER won theSecond Prize in Animadrid. MODERN No.2 (2011) premiered at the Venice FilmFestival. In SICAF he made a commissioned film from the festival in 2009 andwas a member of Selection Committees in 2010. As an illustrator, he provideshis drawings to some Japanese novelists. He is also a member of Japan AnimationAssociation and a teacher in O-HARA school.

  • 심사위원
    Kim Jin-man

    Thedirector of B01 Project Animation

    Receiveda Master's degree in Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film from Chung-AngUniversity (MFA)

    Graduatedin Department of Sculpture and Department of Visual Communication Design ofHong Ik University

     

    Filmography2009 <INDRA’s Net> / 2007 <Soeyoun> / 2003 <Bologee Story>