Animation filmmaker KIM Kang-min has earned the Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) with his short film KKUM. He is the first Korean filmmaker to take the top prize at OIAF, which is considered one of the top four animation film events in the world and the biggest in North America.KKUMwas one of 92 films featuring at this year’s OIAF, whi...

Last week, the Fantasia International Film Festival revealed its third and final wave of programming for this year’s 24th edition, which will take place exclusively online from August 20 to September 2. The Korean thriller Bring Me Home (2019) has been added to the lineup, which now counts 15 Korean films, among them six features. Bring Me Home, the first feature film role for screen legend LEE Yo...

3rd Park City Invite for Animated Short Director Director KIM Kang-min will return to Park City this month after scoring his third Sundance Film Festival invite for his latest animated short film Jeom. The US-Korea co-production is the only Korean film invited to this year’s 34th edition of the festival. Jeom follows a father and son who both sport the same birthmark on their behinds. Believing bo...