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SYS ( SONG Yungsung )
송영성 ソンヨンソン 

Short animation filmmaker, born in South Korea in 1986.

He studied art and filmmaking in Japan. He's approach to filmmaking is based on early 20th century art such as thoughts and painting styles of Kandinsky, Delaunay, Matisse. He directed "OUR 2"(2021), "CREATIVE EVOLUTION" and more.

Awards

OUR 2​

  • New Chitose Airport Award | New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2022 | Japan

  • Special Prize for Music&Sound | Seoul Indie-AniFest2022 - 서울 인디 애니 페스트 2022 | S. korea

CREATIVE EVOLUTION

  • Jury Special Prize | 20th Independent Animation Festival - 第20回インディーズアニメフェスタ 2022 | Japan

  • BEST ANIMATED FILM | SF shorts 2020 (The 15th San Francisco International Festival of Short Films)  | US

  • 1st PLACE in the ‘Frame by Frame’ category | The Florida Animation Festival 2020, | US

  • Jury Special Prize, Special Prize for Music&Sound | 15th Indie AniFest 2019 | S. Korea

Competition & selected

JOY OF LIFE

  • Sep. 2024. Seoul Indie-AniFest2024 - 서울인디애니페스트 2022, National Competition-독립보행 | S. korea

  • Aug. 2024  26th Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival, 제26회 정동진독립영화제,  National Competition | S. korea

OUR 2​

  • Oct.2023  18th Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival, Erotica Vol. 3 | Romania

  • June 2023  Feinaki Summer Animation Carnival | China

  • April. 2023. 花開くコリア・アニメーション2023+アジア, Korean Short animted film program 2 | Japan

  • Nov. 2022.  Feinaki 2022 Beijing Animation Week, International competition| China

  • Nov. 2022. New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2022, International competition | Japan

  • Oct. 2022.  16th The Big Cartoon Festival International competition | Russia

  • Sep. 2022. Seoul Indie-AniFest2022 - 서울 인디 애니 페스트 2022, National Competition-독립보행 | S. korea

  • Sep. 2022.  20th Fantoche 20th International Animation Film Festival, International competition | Switzerland

  • Sep. 2022.  Odense International Film Festival 2022, International competition | Denmark

  • July. 2022.  Fantasia International Film Festival 2022, International competition | Canada

  • June 2022.  Fest Anča International Animation Festival 2022, International competition | Slovenia

  • June 2022.  Animafest Zagreb 2022, International competition | Croatia

  • April 2022.  34 Filmfest Dresden 2022, Open Air Shorts 08: Animated  | Germaney

  • Mar. 2022. MONSTRA - 21th Lisbon Animation Festival 2022, International competition | Portugal

  • Oct. 2021. Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2021, DANTE E IL CINEMA DI ANIMAZIONE. A CURA DI HIROMI YAMADA | Italy

CREATIVE EVOLUTION

  • Oct. 2022.  19th TENT FILM FESTIVAL - 제19회 텐트 영화제 | Korea

  • Mar. 2022.  20th Independent Animation Festival - 第20回インディーズアニメフェスタ 2022, National Competition | Japan

  • Oct. 2020.  2nd Cardiff Animation Festival​, International competition | UK

  • Oct. 2020.  SF shorts 2020 (The 15th San Francisco International Festival of Short Films), International competition  | US

  • Oct. 2020. 15th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, International competition | Japan

  • Oct. 2020. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILMS ANIFILM 2020, International competition | CZECH REPUBLIC

  • Sep. 2022.  32 FILMFEST DRESDEN 2020, Family Shorts 2 | Germaney

  • Sep. 2020. LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ANIMATION | Ukraine

  • Aug. 2020. OFF 20 - Odense International Film Festival, International competition | Danmark 

  • June 2020. The Florida Animation Festival 2020, International competition | US

  • May 2020. Flatpack 2020, International competition | UK

  • Feb. 2020. 23. International Film Festival ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA, International competition | Poland

  • Nov. 2019. 5th ANIMATION MARATHON 2019, International competition | Greece

  • Nov. 2019. 26th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima 2019, International competition | Poland

  • Oct. 2019. 14th Leiden InternationalFilmFestival, International competition | Nederland 

  • Oct. 2019. KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL | Japan

  • Sep. 2019. 15th Indie AniFest 2019, Naternational competition | S. Korea

  • Sep. 2019. 11th Seoul International Extreme - Short Image & Film Festival, International competition | S. Korea

Interviews & articles

  • Nov. 2022 | SEOUL & ANIMATORS (KR)  ▶︎ READ

  • Oct. 2022 | I Love Character - 거장들의 업적 돌아보며 지금의 문제 해결할 힌트 얻어요 (KR)  ▶︎ READ

  • Oct. 2022 | Tent Film Festival - 엄청난 아트웍, 엄청난 작업량, '창조적 진화' 송영성 감독님의 수작업 애니메이션 작업방식 공개! (KR)  ▶︎ WATCH

  • Jan. 2020 | MBC - [작은 영화관] 2019년 결산 "독립애니특집" (KR▶︎ WATCH

  • May. 2020 | Flatpack Festival - CREATIVE EVOLUTION: LIVE PAINTING (EN) ▶︎ READ

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