The 14th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival begins its five-day run on July 21, offering an array of exhibitions and screening events. COEX in Samseong-dong, and CGV in Apgujeong, both in southern Seoul, are the two main venues.
SICAF, the country’s biggest event of its kind, is supported by the Culture Ministry and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Composed of four main events -- “Animated Film Festival,” “Exhibition-Convention,” “International Digital Cartoon Competition,” “SICAF Promotion Plan” -- this year’s fete aims to attract comic fans, buyers and family visitors.
“We’ve been putting in energy since last year to make this festival something visitors of all ages can enjoy. This year, we increased the number of visitor-interactive programs and organized the festival like a theme park where everyone can have fun with comics and animations,” said Kang Han-young, head of the SICAF organization committee, at a press conference on Wednesday.
The “Animated Film Festival” running at Apgujeong CGV for five full days will showcase 300 projects from some 50 countries. Among the works, 147 films from 33 countries entered the competition category. The finalists were selected among 1,332 films from 57 countries.
Starting with director Kim Woon-ki’s “Fuss Farm,” the Animated Film Festival will introduce works such as “Jungle Emperor Leo: The Brave Change the Future” by Goro Taniguchi, “In the Attic: Who Has a Birthday Today?” by Jiri Barta and “Je T’aime” by Mamoru Oshii.
Two animated films that feature Seoul -- “City” by Kim Young-geun and Kim Ye-young and “Please Call Back Later” by Yulia Ruditskaya -- will also be screened. SICAF supported the production of the two films.
The “Exhibition-Convention” is back on a bigger scale this year. Created with a theme park concept, it is divided into many small sections that will feature domestic and international comic award winners and fun animations along with experience programs that visitors can participate in.
Here, special section is dedicated to Hur Young-man, Korea’s leading comic artist, who recently concluded his “Sikgaek” series. Children can walk through a twisted maze filled with cartoons at the “Fantasy Playground Plumpily, Vroom Vroom” section and indie bands will perform live at the “Band Music Comics” section.
“International Digital Cartoon Competition” is the only competition in the world that focuses on digital cartoons. About 3,000 works from 32 countries were submitted to the competition this year. Among them, 14 will receive awards.
An exhibition related to the competition will be held at COEX. It will display “masterpiece” digital cartoons and feature sections where visitors can experience 3-D videos and 4-D rides.
“SICAF Promotion Plan,” or SPP, takes aim at the Asian cartoon and animation market. It is set to introduce a one-on-one business matching service for participants. Taking place from July 21-23 also at COEX, SPP will feature a range of events including project competition, business matching meetings, conferences, forums and receptions.
Tickets for the exhibitions range from 5,000 won to 7,000 won and those for the Animated Film Festival range from 4,000 won to 5,000 won. For more information, call (02) 3455-8407 or visit www.sicaf.org.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
SICAF, the country’s biggest event of its kind, is supported by the Culture Ministry and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
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| A scene from “PleaseCall Back Later” by Yulia Ruditskaya |
Composed of four main events -- “Animated Film Festival,” “Exhibition-Convention,” “International Digital Cartoon Competition,” “SICAF Promotion Plan” -- this year’s fete aims to attract comic fans, buyers and family visitors.
“We’ve been putting in energy since last year to make this festival something visitors of all ages can enjoy. This year, we increased the number of visitor-interactive programs and organized the festival like a theme park where everyone can have fun with comics and animations,” said Kang Han-young, head of the SICAF organization committee, at a press conference on Wednesday.
The “Animated Film Festival” running at Apgujeong CGV for five full days will showcase 300 projects from some 50 countries. Among the works, 147 films from 33 countries entered the competition category. The finalists were selected among 1,332 films from 57 countries.
Starting with director Kim Woon-ki’s “Fuss Farm,” the Animated Film Festival will introduce works such as “Jungle Emperor Leo: The Brave Change the Future” by Goro Taniguchi, “In the Attic: Who Has a Birthday Today?” by Jiri Barta and “Je T’aime” by Mamoru Oshii.
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| A scene from “Jungle Emperor Leo: The Brave Change the Future” by Goro Taniguchi SICAF 2010 |
Two animated films that feature Seoul -- “City” by Kim Young-geun and Kim Ye-young and “Please Call Back Later” by Yulia Ruditskaya -- will also be screened. SICAF supported the production of the two films.
The “Exhibition-Convention” is back on a bigger scale this year. Created with a theme park concept, it is divided into many small sections that will feature domestic and international comic award winners and fun animations along with experience programs that visitors can participate in.
Here, special section is dedicated to Hur Young-man, Korea’s leading comic artist, who recently concluded his “Sikgaek” series. Children can walk through a twisted maze filled with cartoons at the “Fantasy Playground Plumpily, Vroom Vroom” section and indie bands will perform live at the “Band Music Comics” section.
“International Digital Cartoon Competition” is the only competition in the world that focuses on digital cartoons. About 3,000 works from 32 countries were submitted to the competition this year. Among them, 14 will receive awards.
An exhibition related to the competition will be held at COEX. It will display “masterpiece” digital cartoons and feature sections where visitors can experience 3-D videos and 4-D rides.
“SICAF Promotion Plan,” or SPP, takes aim at the Asian cartoon and animation market. It is set to introduce a one-on-one business matching service for participants. Taking place from July 21-23 also at COEX, SPP will feature a range of events including project competition, business matching meetings, conferences, forums and receptions.
Tickets for the exhibitions range from 5,000 won to 7,000 won and those for the Animated Film Festival range from 4,000 won to 5,000 won. For more information, call (02) 3455-8407 or visit www.sicaf.org.
By Park Min-young (claire@heraldm.com)
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