The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025
7th (2011)
Preliminary Jury
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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.
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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>.
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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 -
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
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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.
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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
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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> -
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.
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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.
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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>