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Grandma

2000, B&W, 4'30", Animation

Dir: JOH Sung-yeon

Keyword: Fantasy, Women

Film Awards

The 15th SICAF-Seoul Int’l Cartoon & Animation Festival (2011,Korea)
The 28th Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2004,France)
The 4th Fantoche Int’l Animation Film Festival (2003,Switzerland)
The 2nd Tricky Women Animated Film Festival (2003,Austria)
The 3rd Jeonju International Film Festival (2002,Korea)
The 6th Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (2001,Korea)
The 25th CINANIMA - The International Animated film Festival of Espinho (2001,Portugal)
The 1st Gwangju Int’l Film Festival (2001,Korea)
Chuncheon Anitown Festival (2001,Korea)
Dong-A LG Int’l Festival of Comics, Animation & Games (2001,Korea)
The 52th Filmvideo-Int'l Short Film Festival of Montecatini (2001,Italy)
The 34th SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (2001,Spain)
Siggraph (2001,USA)
The 25th Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2001,France)
Sundance Film Festival (2001,USA)
The 5th SICAF-Seoul Int’l Cartoon & Animation Festival (2001,Korea)
The 3rd International Women's Film Festival in Seoul (2001,Korea)
The 27th Korean Indie & Short Film Festival (2001,Korea)
The 8th World Animation Celebration (2001,USA)
The 26th Ottawa International Animation Festival (2000,Canada)
RESFEST Digital Film Festival (2000,Korea)

Synopsis

A fairy tale based on a grandmother's life experience when Japanese occupied Korea during WWⅡ. She was forced to endure the effects of a deluge of pro-Japanese propaganda.
But she found ways to honor the beauty in her Korean soul.

Director's Note

Director's Bio / Filmography

- JOH Sung-yeon

Born in 1971 Seoul, Korea
BFA, HongIk Univ. Major in Printmaking
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Major in Art and Technology
currently working as layout artist in PIXAR Animation Studios

2000 [Grandma] beta, b/w, 5min

15th Seoul International Cartoon&Animation Festival (2011, Korea)
Honoring Korea, Annecy Int’l Festival of Animated Film (2004, France)
Special Program, Fantoche Int’l Animation Film Festival (2003, Switzerland)
Tricky Women-2nd Int’l Animation Festival (2003, Austria)
South Korea Special Programme, 6th Winterthur Int'l Film Festival (2002, Switzerland)
Focus on Korea, 7th Int'l Short Film Festival of Iranian Young Cinema Society (2002, Iran)
Animation Biennale, 3rd Jeonju Int'l Film Festival (2002, Korea)
INDIESTORY: The Korea Special, 14th Filmfest Dresden (2002, Germany)
Digital Work Competition, 24th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (2002, France)
Competition, Gwangju Int'l Film Festival (2001, Korea)
Competition, 27th Korean Independent Film Festival (2001, Korea)
Encouragement Award, Chuncheon Anitown Festival (2001, Korea)
Official Competition, 25th CINANIMA-Int’l Animated Film Festival (2001, Portugal)
Anima’t, 34th SITGES Int’l Film Festival of Catalonia (2001, Spain)
Best Animated Work Shorter Than 5 Minutes, 8th World Animation Celebration (2001, USA)
Computer Animation Festival, SSIGRAPH (2001, USA)
The Best First Film - Seoul Int’l Cartoon and Animation Festival (2001, Korea)
Encouragement Awards in Animation, Dong-A LG Int’l festival of Comics, Animation&Games (2001, Korea)
Montecatini FILMVIDEO - 52nd Int'l Short Film Festival (2001, Italy)
Official Competition, Int'l Annecy Animated Film Festival (2001, France)
IndieForum, Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (2001, Korea)
Short Film Competition, 3rd Women’s Film Festival in Seoul (2001, Korea)
Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival (2001, USA)
Resfest Seoul 'Seoul Mix' (2000, Korea)
Ajijic Festival Int'l De Cine (2000, Mexico)
Competition, Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival (2000, Canada)
Special Jury Award for Design, Week with the Masters –INSEA

Staff

production: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
story/editing/artwork/sound/director/narrator /sound effects/editing :JOH Sung-yeon