Kortfilmsdagen 2023
Asiatiska FilmFestivalen (AFF) is thrilled about being part of Kortfilmsdagen again this year and continue celebrating short film and cultural exchange.
This time AFF collaborates with Korean Cultural Center in Sweden on Kortfilmsdagen 2023 to bring you a selection of wonderful animated short films from the Korean independent film distributor AniSEED!
Together, we have prepared two programmes of exclusive short films displaying a great variety of animation techniques and styles and reflecting their directors’ great sense of mise-en-scène, creativity and humour.
⋅ Date: Thursday December 21st 2023
⋅ Place: Korean Cultural Center, Kungsholmsgatan 23, Stockholm
⋅ Schedule:
16:00 - 17:30 “Colourful Heroes”
The first programme of the day is perfect for families and young children, held in our cosy ‘Circle Room’.
Join us for an hour of short films, with some extra time to draw and read too!
18:00 - 19:00 (approx) “Perspective”
Our general programme will take place in Hall 온, followed by a mingle with refreshments from the wonderful 'Monster Chicken'. Experience a taste of Korea with some authentic Korean fried chicken!
Free entry, but pre-registration is required due to limited seats.
To reserve your spot, please send an email to rsvp@kkultur.org by December 19th with the following info:
⋅ Name
⋅ Which programme you would like to attend
For the programme "Colourful Heroes", please also include the age of the child(ren)
16:00 - 17:30 : Colourful Heroes
The first programme of the day is perfect for families and young children, held in our cosy ‘Circle Room’.
Join us for an hour of short films, with some extra time to draw and read too!
FROM YEONDOO
모두에게, 연두가
by LEE Sohui, JANG Minjin, BAE Minsol, AN Hyeonjin
2D Computer
2023 | South Korea | 8 min 39 sec | Korean - English subs
Eonghee and Yeongeun visit their grandmother’s house in the countryside on a summer break. At their grandmother’s house, the sisters meet the enormous frog Yeondoo that walks on its two feet.
FIDDLEHEAD RAIN
고사리장마
by YOO Ye-jin, LIM Hyeon-ji, KANG Jeon-Yun
2D Computer
2021 | South Korea | 8min 21sec | no dialogue
Po, a little tadpole, meets a sprout, Lily. Lily teaches Po about the world above, and they promise to go up together.
BATTERY DADDY
건전지 아빠
by JEON Seung-bae
Puppet
2021 | South Korea | 6 min 20 sec | Korean - English subs
Battery Dad is in charge of every corner of the house and takes care of children’s toys, remote controls, and door locks. One day, Battery Dad goes on a trip to a valley with humans.
STARS ON THE SEA
바다 위의 별
by JANG Seung-wook
2D Computer
2021 | South Korea | 6 min 6 sec | no dialogue
It is just another ordinary day. The house is filling up with water.
BALLOON STRING
풍선끈
by YU Sehee
Drawing
2021 | South Korea | 8 min 51 sec | no dialogue
“My dad is swelling up like a balloon!”
A peaceful family’s dad suddenly swelled up like a balloon. Mother and daughter decided to connect their waist to him with strings to protect him. However, the uncomfortable life with him tires them.
DREAMER ROCCY
로씨
by LEE Hyun-mi
2D Computer
2019 | South Korea | 10 min | no dialogue
Roccy is a shy puppy but she wants to play a wonderful show.
Accompanied by her peculiar friends in her daily life, she will go towards her dream.
BATTERY MOMMY
건전지 엄마
by JEON Seungbae
Puppet
2023 | South Korea | 8 min 35 sec | Korean - English subs
Battery Mommy has many works: she takes care of the soap bubble guns, cameras and thermometers in the nursery. A winter day during the children’s nap, the Christmas tree is on fire. Battery Mommy runs to the fire alarm to safely rescue the sleeping children…
18:00 - 19:00 (approx): Perspective
Our general programme will take place in Hall 온, followed by a mingle with refreshments from the wonderful 'Monster Chicken'. Experience a taste of Korea with some authentic Korean fried chicken!
THE ISLE OF TRASHES
쓰레기의 섬
by CHOI Yeoleum
Puppet, Clay
2021 | South Korea | 17 min 59 sec | Korean - English subs
After 50 years of floating in the ocean, plastic waste formed a huge garbage patch. On this Trash island, various characters stumble across each other regardless of their will.
EPICENTER
소문의 진원지
by HAHM Heeyoon
2D Computer
2022 | South Korea | 10 min 29 sec | Korean - English subs
Bukhansan Mountain grows in an earthquake in a normal daily life. On the wall that separates the world of fantasy and reality, small cracks appear and someone begins to
notice the existence of an invisible world.
PERSONA
각질
by MOON Sujin
2D Computer
2022 | South Korea | 6 min 42 sec | no dialogue
What happens when one is being eaten away by the persona.
Cookie Coffee Dosirak
쿠키 커피 도시락
by KANG Minji, KIM Hyemi, LEE Kyunghwa, HAN Byung-a
2D Computer
2022 | South Korea | 13 min 8 sec | Korean - English subs
Four middle-aged women went on a picnic in a park in the middle of a complex city.
They just needed cookies, coffee and lunch boxes, eat, drink, laugh, and chat together.
THE Ark in the Desert
사막의 방주
by KIM Areum
2D
2021 | South Korea | 11 min 46 sec | Korean - English subs
The unavoidable last hours are coming for a grandmother. She tells the story of life and death to her granddaughter Marie, who will be left alone after she leaves.
Free entry, but pre-registration is required due to limited seats.
To reserve your spot, please send an email to rsvp@kkultur.org by December 19th with the following info:
⋅ Name
⋅ Which programme you would like to attend
For the programme "Colourful Heroes", please also include the age of the child(ren)