New Talents: Korea

Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

The vibrant allure of Korean independent animations takes center stage at PÖFF Shorts. The late-night screening of Sweet Horror draws viewers into a chilling world, where eerie realities are too unsettling to be considered mere fantasy. Yet, amid the terror, sweet and whimsical moments offer unexpected laughter, and beautiful stories leave us feeling uplifted. Korean Tales for Children brings warmth and joy, offering heartwarming encounters and new friendships. Additionally, New Talents: Korea presents a collection of works by emerging creators, whose personal experiences and memories expand into broader society, using unique techniques and individualized styles. While stories rooted in traditional Korean culture may feel unfamiliar, that very unfamiliarity resonates with powerful impact. Through this special program, we hope that Korean independent animations and their creators, each with their own distinctive flair, will leave a lasting impression on the audience in Tallinn. - Yujin CHOI (Festival Director of Seoul Indie-AniFest)

Screenings

Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening032203 / Uus Korea animatsioon
Q&A duration
Screening duration

Films

(OO)

Local title
(OO)
Director
Oh Seo-ro
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2021
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

The events that occur in somebody's nostrils.

Director
Oh Seo-ro
Runtime

Epicenter

Local title
Epitsenter
Original title
소문의 진원지
Director
Hahm Heeyoon
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

Bukhansan Mountain grows in an earthquake in a normal daily life. Little by little, as fine cracks appear on the wall that divided the world of fantasy and reality, someone begins to notice the existence of an invisible world.

Director
Hahm Heeyoon
Runtime
Language
Korean
Subtitles
English

Baltic premiere

The House of Loss

Local title
Kaotuste maja
Original title
The House of Loss
Director
Jinkyu Jeon
Country
Republic of Korea, Japan
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2022
Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation

The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces.

Director
Jinkyu Jeon
Runtime

Mascot

Local title
Maskott
Director
Kim Leeha
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2021
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

The fox who wants to be a mascot for the city goes to a mascot training academy.
He lives in a very tiny house and works many part-time jobs. He is still getting many Mascot auditions with taking loans at a high-interest rates for undergoing plastic surgery

Director
Kim Leeha
Runtime

Going Well..

Local title
Läheb hästi...
Director
Lee Hye-jeong
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2021
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

The deadline is approaching. Producer Park, who is in charge of closing, comes to the writer. The writer escapes to delusions and goes crazy due to the PD's pressure and stress of the deadline.

Director
Lee Hye-jeong
Runtime
Language
Korean
Subtitles
English

Persona

Local title
Persona
Director
Moon Sujin
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

The process of being encroached by the persona.

Director
Moon Sujin
Runtime
Language
no dialogue

I Am a Horse

Local title
Ma olen hobune
Original title
나는 말이다
Director
Im Chaerin
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

Where are the girls? Unable to find girls in the diverse artwork of the Korean artist Lee Jung-seob, Chaerin Im unravels an imaginative tale of women born with half of their bodies being a horse and a tiger. These roaming women are too fierce and free to match their given role as a daughter, wife, and mother in the patriarchal society. The tale is inspired by the Korean birth dreams, Tae-mong, of her mom when she was pregnant with her twin sister and herself.

Director
Im Chaerin
Runtime
Language
no dialogue
Subtitles
English
Trailer

KKUM

Local title
Unenägu
Original title
Director
Kim Kang-min
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2020
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

My mother’s dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life.
I rely on her dreams more than any religion.

Director
Kim Kang-min
Runtime
Language
Korean
Subtitles
English

The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns

Local title
Meri päeval, kui võlujõud naaseb
Director
Han Jiwon
Country
Republic of Korea
Year
2023
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2024
Programme
Shorts Panorama

Sejin once had the power to have anything she wanted just by thinking about it. But now she has lost her magic. Perhaps it disappeared because she couldn’t think of what she wanted. Six hours before her interview to be a tourist interpreter, Sejin heads to the weary sea to save her father.

Director
Han Jiwon
Runtime
Language
Korean
Subtitles
English
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