Featured in the book, [TURBULENCE, New Media Art 2025]

 

Produced by CICA Press, Gimpo, Korea

Release Date: January 15, 2025

ISBN 979-11-88671-28-1 03600

252 Pages

https://www.cicamuseum.com/cicapress/turbulence-new-media-art-2025/

Soyeon Kim 

is one of the featured artists and scholars.

'tête-à-tête' @ Tokyo International Short Film Festival

 Official Selection at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' @ Athens ANIMFEST, Greece

 Official selection at the Athens ANIMFEST, March 27-30

'tête-à-tête' @ VASTLAB Experimental, Los Angeles Premiere/Screening

 

  

'tête-à-tête' @ BIG MUDDY Film Festival

 Official Selection at the Big Muddy Film Festival organized by Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, March 27-29.

'tête-à-tête' @ Animation Marathon, Greece

 

'tête-à-tête', World Premiere at the TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' had the world premiere at the TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival in Adjara, in the country of Georgia, Nov. 11-16!

'tête-à-tête' International Film Festival Official Selections

Official Selections:

2024

Nov. 11-16     The 16th TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival, Adjara, Georgia (World Premiere)

Nov. 22-24     The 9th Animation Marathon, Athens, Greece

2025

Feb 14-22     The 6th VASTLAB Experimental, Los Angeles, US (US Premiere)

Feb 27-29     The 46th Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, Illinois, US

Mar. 27-30    The 20th Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece

Jun. 3-8        The 5th Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan

'tête-à-tête' images

New experimental film, 'tête-à-tête'

 

tête-à-tête is a lyrical exploration of human connection, where the language of movement and abstract visuals replace words, inviting viewers into a dance of emotions that unfolds across a 360-degree canvas.

 

Cast & Crew
Director/Writer/Editor/Producer: Soyeon Kim
 
Designers/Performers: Antonia Alvarado, Isabella Andrus, Eri Biter, Ethan Dwinell, Valencia Grace, Bethany Guerrero, Habiba Hassaan, Yoontaek Hong, Isabel Ladesma, Bryan Loya, Sungbin Moon, Diana Veveros
 
Animators: Hui Tan, Soyeon Kim
Composer: Walter Santucci
Choreographer: Ursula Echeverria
Produced by CSULB & Yellowshed

Director's Statement:

In creating this film, I wanted to explore 'Conversation' in a non-traditional and experimental way, challenging our conventional methods of communication. Rather than relying on spoken or written words, I chose to express the depth of emotions through movement—both of the body and abstract visual elements on the screen. This approach invites the audience to engage with the subtleties of human interaction that we often overlook when we focus too much on verbal language or facial expressions.
I believe that words can sometimes confine the true essence of what we wish to express. By removing them from the equation, viewers are encouraged to seek deeper meanings in the physical movements and the dynamic visuals, interpreting the emotional landscape in their own way.
The film is designed for a 360-degree theatre setting, with a canvas of 1000 pixels in height and 8000 in width. I utilized the screen space in various configurations—sometimes filling the entire space, at other times rotating or fragmenting the visuals. This creates a sense of unpredictability and immersion, as the audience never knows where the next 'conversation' will take place within the space. This setup allows for a unique experience where viewers can feel as though they are in direct conversation with the filmmaker or quietly observing an intimate dialogue happening nearby.

"Multiculturalism and Belonging" - The International Joint Exhibitions (US & Korea)

Multiculturalism and Belonging

The International Joint Exhibitions

Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum + California State University San Bernardino

CICA Museum

January 29 – February 16, 2025

CSUSB Dutton Gallery
September 7th – October 10th, 2024

Featured artists presented by CICA: Yun-jeong Choi, Woosik Choi, Joomi Chung, Xin Feng and Meichun Cai, D La Her, Blond Jenny and Elijah Blond , Soyeon Kim , Lee mee-kyong, Lee Se Jung, Lee Seung Hee, Geuryung Lee, Eunji Lee, Christina Yerie Lee , Lee Jieun, Jennifer Seo, Chansong Woo

https://cicamuseum.com/multiculturalism-and-belonging/

New Director Representation: Engines Running

Yellowshed has a new Director Representation via Engines Running.

https://gasket.tv/director/yellowshed/

"Engines Running is an international team of award-winning directors. Our roster of creatives and directors gives you the options and flexibility to produce the exact content you need. We’re a platform for artists of diverse backgrounds. A place where creatives and directors who are women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community can showcase their work and make strong professional connections."

The 103rd ADC Awards Jury for the Motion/Film Craft Category

 I am honored to serve as a jury for the 103rd ADC Awards for the Motion/Film Craft category this year.

2023

... 2023... 

was a transitional time resetting my life from a new perspective.

Here comes 2024...

Where There Here (2001) & Transparent Movement (2009) screened in France!

 Where There Here (2001) & Transparent Movement (2009) were invited to be screened on Nov. 11, 2022 in France! 

Thank you Les Varietes to invite my 'old' films to screen at the Nuit de l'ANIM'

https://lesvarietes-marseille.com/FR/91/nuit-de-lanim.html

'New Friend' Official Selection at the Animattikon project, Cyprus

 'New Friend' Official Selection at the Animattikon project, Cyprus

Interview with Code 1010 in Nigeria

 I am honored to be interviewed by Favour Alilu at Code 1010 in Nigeria.

I was connected with Code 1010 at the Lagos International Festival of Animation, where I won the Best Commissioned Animation award with an animal welfare PSA, 'New Friend.

https://1010coding.com/2022/06/17/meet-the-animations-legend-soyeon-kim/

'New Friend', Official Selection at the Flanimation

 

'New Friend' WON the Best Animated Commercial Award at LIFANIMA 2021

 'New Friend' WON the Best Animated Commercial at the Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA 2021

New Friend: Animal Welfare PSA

Honors:
Best Animated Commercial Awards: Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA 

Screenings: 
Flamination (Jacksonville, Florida/US)
Genesis International Film Festival (Moscow, Russia)
Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA (Lagos, Nigeria)

ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan (Yerevan, Armenia)

Finalist: 
Los Angeles Animation Film Festival (Los Angeles, California/US)

'Three' A list of film festival screenings

Awards:

Director's Choice Awards

- The 40th Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival

Diamond Awards, Best Experimental Short

- The 5th Mindfield Film Festival

2020
Aug. 20-22         Animation Block Party (Brooklyn, New York) 
Aug. 22-30         Iso Film Fest (Online)
Dec. 17-24         VAST LAB Experimental Film Festival (Los Angeles, California)

Dec. 22-Jan. 2    Palm Springs Int'l Animation Festival (Palm Springs, California)

2021
Feb. - Dec.         Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival (New Jersey)

Mar. 24-28         Oxford Film Festival (Oxford, Mississippi)

Mar. 25-28         Moving Image Arts Int'l Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)

Jul. - Aug.          Mindfield Film Festival (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Oct. 7-14           Tacoma Film Festival (Tacoma, Washington)

Oct. 24-28         BanjaLuka International Film Festival (Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Nov. 24-26        Animation Marathon (Attika, Greece)

2022

Date TBD          Kansas International Film Festival (Overland Park, Kansas)

Date TBD          Les Femmes Underground Film Festival (Los Angeles, California)

'Three' at the Animation Marathon in Greece

 

'Three' at the Tacoma Film Festival

 

'Three' won the Diamond Award in the Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque

 

'Three' at the "Oxford Film Festival"

in the FAST FORWARD experimental program

'Three' at the "Moving Image Arts International Film Festival"

 

'Three' received the Director's Choice Awards from the historic 40th Black Maria Film Festival

 'Three' received the Director's Choice Awards from the historic 40th Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival.

What a great honor...

'Three' at the "VAST LAB Experimental Film Festival"

 

'Three' at the ISO Film Fest

 'Three' is selected for the ISO Film Fest, which is a special collection of films made during the 'ISO'lation during the pandemic. 

'Three' world premiere at the Animation Block Party in August

My new film, 'Three' will have its world premiere at the Animation Block Party in August.
Normally the festival is held in New York: this year's festival moves to virtual platform due to the pandemic situation. The screening will be free with a suggested donation for the Covid-19 and/or Black Lives Matter orgarnization. I will share more details soon.