The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)
Korea Panorama
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Layers In History
CHOI Yeoleum 2026 0:02:26 3D ComputerA group of ants goes on a field trip underground to explore Earth’s history. As they descend through the geological layers, they turn ancient fossils into a playground. First, they encounter Cenozoic-era wall paintings, stone tools, bones, and mammoths, and have fun doodling on the murals or sliding down bones as if on a playground slide. Next, the ants travel to the Mesozoic, wake an ancient ant deeply preserved in amber, and play a xylophone on dinosaur bones. Finally, in the deep Paleozoic layer, they bring an ancient sea to life, and have a fantastical experience exploring the ancient seas. However, their playful chaos triggers an earthquake. A mountain collapses, burying the ant village. In the end, the ants who explored the past become the newest layer of fossils themselves. This story conveys beautiful visuals and music, entertains with cute characters and intimacy, and also sparks scientific curiosity about extinct animals and their eras.
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A Midsummer Night’s Oink
KIM Yuna, KIM Yuri, HWANG Jiyeon 2026 0:11:25 2D Computer, Puppet, 기타In a quiet countryside farm where everyone else has left, a baby pig named Ppodong is left all alone. He feels nothing but resentment that he couldn’t go to the “Paradise” where his friends were taken. At last, when the grandfather decides to sell him, Ppodong cheers with excitement—but only for a moment! The grandfather suddenly collapses after being struck on the head by a farming tool…
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The Flower Village Murder Case
KIM Hyunsoo 2026 0:07:09 2D ComputerA and B are longtime friends bound by an unspoken hierarchy. B likes A but subtly looks down on her, while A harbors silent resentment. After a night of drinking, A wakes to find B bleeding. Accused by a frog policeman, A journeys into the past to uncover the truth.
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Wi-fish
PARK Sieun, KIM Hyowon, LEE Seoin, LEE Seohyeon 2026 0:04:13 3D ComputerIn a peaceful coral reef village, Somi wanders in search of a way to restore a broken melody. While looking for free Wi-Fi, she follows a strange signal and becomes caught up in an unexpected danger.
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KARMA
KIM Hanjun, KIM Suryong 2026 0:09:43 3D ComputerDoyun, a man with a long criminal record, takes a night shift at a small temple market deep in the mountains. There is only one rule: never enter the inner shrine. While struggling through his difficult circumstances, Doyun catches a glimpse of a golden statue inside the forbidden space and gives in to temptation. Soon, strange and unsettling phenomena begin to appear in the once-quiet market, turning it into a place that threatens him.
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Allssigu
LEE Jungsun 2026 0:03:50 2D ComputerIn a remote village, a terrifying tiger demands a rice cake in exchange for peace. The villagers live in constant fear—until one day, the fear breaks. As music rises, the beast and the people begin to dance, blurring the line between terror and togetherness.
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Brace for War
LEE Seorin, JO Youngyoon, HAN Yoonsoo 2026 0:07:39 Cut-outs, Clay, PuppetInside the mouth of an ordinary girl, the teeth wage war for space in the cramped mouth. Then, a mysterious shadow appears. As fear spreads, the teeth must brace for war.
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Microwave
YOON Hayeong 2026 0:03:22 2D Computer, Drawing, Cel, 기타A 2D animated short that captures a playful imagination where impatience blurs the line between fantasy and reality during a 90-second wait in front of a microwave.
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My Killer Erotic Video
SEO Saerom, BAE Isaac 2026 0:19:06 2D ComputerSaemi, an art student, collapses at the slightest touch of a man. Her world is thrown into a whirlwind of desire and dread when she meets Woong—the first man she truly longs for. But as a mysterious entity begins preying on women on campus, Saemi’s trauma reaches its breaking point. Caught between flight and confrontation, she makes a choice no one ever expected.
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Taste of Elbow
KIM Yebin 2026 0:03:46 2D Computer, Drawing, Rotoscope“What does it taste like? My elbow.” In the midst of making love, she asks him. It is a question meant to understand a part of herself she can never know on her own, reaching toward intimacy through another. But to him, the gesture is nothing more than foreplay. Unable to understand one another, they sink into the quiet sorrow of their separate ways of loving.
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I feel something towards you
SO Hahyun 2026 0:05:20 2D Computer, DrawingFeeling something towards you, they write letters. Defying the texts that define their actions, they begin to act differently.