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Stars on the Sea: S.O.S.(2021)

Animation / 6' 06''/ 2D computer / No dialogue

Synopsis: It is just another ordinary day — until the house begins filling up with water.

Director / Seungwook Jang

Producer / Hye-Jung Eun, Seungwook Jang

Animation / Seungwook Jang

Color / Seungwook Jang

Editor / Seungwook Jang

Effects / Tae Won Kim, Dong Suk Kim

Sound / Chae Woong Chung

Music / Il-O Moon

Piano / Il-O Moon

Cello / Yoon Young Cho

Voice / Sung Beam Hong, Ji Won Bang

Production / MASS, 2Thee Pictures

Support / Seoul Business Agency

  • 2023 Excellence Award | Blue Planet Future Festival  | South Korea 

  • 2023 Special Mention | IndieJúnior - International Children's and Youth Film Festival | Portugal 

  • 2023 Cinemambulante Award | Euganea Film Festival | Italy 

  • 2022 Special Mention | In The Palace International Short Film Festival | Bulgaria 

  • 2022 Best Short Film Teens | ShorTS International Film Festival | Italy 

  • 2021 Gold Award | Digicon6 ASIA Korea Regional Awards | South Korea

  • 2021 Semi-finalist | China International New Media Short Film Festival | China

  • 2022 Youth Audience Competition | Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival | France

  • 2024 Official Competition | Tehran International Animation Festival | Iran

  • 2023 Official Competition | International Children's Film Festival of Ames Cinema Miudo | Spain

  • 2023 Official Competition | Korean Film Festival SP | Brazil 

  • 2023 Official Competition | Blue Planet Future Festival | South Korea

  • 2023 Official Competition | The Wild Fest Cinema | Spain

  • 2023 Official Competition | Changing Climate, Changing Lives (CCCL) Film Festival | Thailand

  • 2022 Official Competition | Rural Film Festival | Spain

  • 2022 Official Competition | Tournai Ramadan Festival | Belgium

  • 2022 Official Competition | Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2022 Official Competition | Palm Spring International Animation Festival | U.S.A.

  • 2022 Official Competition | Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Films (ITFS) | Germany

  • 2022 Official Competition | Seoul International Children's Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2022 Official Competition | IndieLisboa | Portugal 

  • 2022 Official Competition | Glasgow Short Film Festival | Scotland

  • 2022 Official Competition | Florence Korea Film Festival | Italy

  • 2022 Official Competition | Athens Animfest | Greece

  • 2022 Official Competition | Florence Korea Film Fest | Italy

  • 2022 Official Competition | IndieLisboa | Portugal 

  • 2022 Official Competition | International Environmental Film Festival - FINCA | Argentina 

  • 2021 Official Competition | Hsin-Yi Children's Animation Awards | Taiwan

  • 2021 Official Competition | SCAD Savannah Film Festival | U.S.A.

  • 2021 Official Competition | Chicago International Children's Film Festival | U.S.A.

  • 2021 Official Competition | SPARK Animation | Canada

  • 2021 Official Competition | Uppsala Short Film Festival | Sweden

  • 2021 Official Competition | Festival Du Film Coreen A Paris | France

  • 2021 Official Competition | Sitges Film Festival | Spain

  • 2021 Official Competition | Piccolo Festival Animazione | Italy 

  • 2021 Official Competition | HECare Film Festival | Canada

  • 2021 Official Competition | CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival | Italy

  • 2021 Official Competition | SUNCINE: Environmental Film Festival | Spain 

  • 2021 Official Competition | Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) | South Korea

  • 2021 Official Competition | Indie-Anifest | South Korea

  • 2021 Official Competition | Taichung International Animation Festival | Taiwan

  • 2021 Official Competition | Fantoche International Animation Film Festival | Switzerland

  • 2021 Official Competition | ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival | Greece

  • 2021 Official Competition | Daegu Independent Short Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2021 Official Competition | Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2021 Official Competition | Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2024 Promise To The Planet | Children's Film Festival Seattle | U.S.A. 

  • 2023 Kortfilmsdagen | Sweden

  • 2023 Focus South Korea | Fantoche International Animation Film Festival | Switzerland

  • 2022 World Panorama | ANIMANIMA | Serbia

  • 2022 PANORAMA | Tirana International Film Festival | Albania

  • 2022 IndieJunior | IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival | Portugal

  • 2022 Hope in the Time of Climate Crisis | Seoul International Eco Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2021 Green Elephant Programme | ANIMATEKA | Slovenia

  • 2021 Festival Choice | Seoul Independent Film Festival | South Korea

  • 2021 Opening Film | Beautiful Hapcheon Independent Film Festival | South Korea

​  Other screenings and exhibitions

  • BANDI WALK: One Step Closer to Our Earth | August 2024 | Pretoria, South Africa

  • "This is not monsoon rain" Suseong Artpia | July 2024 | Daejeon, South Korea

  • Busan City Office | June 2023 | Busan, South Korea

  • Sea Art Festival by Busan Biennale | October 2023 | Busan, South Korea

  • Yeongdeungpo-gu City Office | Nov 2022 | Seoul, South Korea

  • Korean federation for Environmental Movement | Nov 2022 | Incheon, South Korea

  • Seongnam Arts Center | Nov 2022 | Seongnam, South Korea

  • Incheon Urban History Museum | July 2022 - Jan 2023 | Incheon, South Korea

  • Myongji High School | July 2022 | Seoul, South Korea

  • Community Cinea Festival, Mogeukjang | Sep 2022 | Mokpo, Jeonju, Incheon, South Korea

  • Annie Gallery | June 2022 | SBS TV

  • Gangwon Provincial Office of Education | June 2022 | Gangwon, South Korea

  • Dolgoji Art Center | May 2022 | Seoul, South Korea

  • Indie-AniFest Japan Tour 2022 | May 2022 | Japan

  • ITFS Animation Tour - Trickstar Nature Award | May 2022 | Germany

  • Indie Picnic 2022 | April 2022 | Seoul, South Korea

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