'Stand Alone' List of Film Festival Selections

2025
Jun. 30-Jul. 14 The 8th Palm Springs Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, US
Sep. 22-23     The 2nd Pulse of Animation Festival, Gorni Bogrov, Bulgaria
Oct. 9-12        The 19th Tacoma Film Festival, The Grand Cinema, Tacoma, Washington, US
Oct. 19           The Secret Movie Club Animation Screening, Million Dollar Theatre, LA, CA, US

Oct. 20~29     The 18th Animarte Int'l Animation Film Festival, Universidade Estácio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Oct. 24~28     The 17th BANJALUKA Intl Animated Film Festival, Banja Luka, Bosnia/Herzegovina

Nov. 4~9        The 41st Interfilm Berlin, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin, Germany

Nov. 13-16     The 7th ICONA: Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival, Ionian Academy, Ionian Islands, Greece

Nov. 21-23     The 10th Animation Marathon Film Festival, Athens, Greece

2026

Feb. 6-Dec. 3 The 45th Thomas Edison Film Festival, Touring, NJ, US

                       AWARD: Jury's Citation Awards

Feb. 19-22     The 18th Boomtown Film & Music Festival, Jefferson Theatre, Beaumont, TX, US

                       AWARD: Best Animation - 3rd place

Feb. 21     The 20th Square Lake Festival - Special event: "Earth & Light", Marine Village Hall, St. Croix, MN

Mar. 13-15     The 7th VASTLAB Experimental 2026 - VLX7, KAW Theatre, LA, CA

Mar. 19-21 The 48th Big Muddy Film Festival, Southern Illinois University School of Media Arts, Carbondale, IL 

Mar. 25-Apr. 12 CICA Experimental Film and Video 2026 Czong Institute of Contemporary Arts, Kimpo, Korea

Mar. 26-28 The 7th Happy Valley Animation Festival, Penn State, School of Visual Arts, PA

Mar. 28-May 24 The 20th Los Angeles Int'l Children’s Film Festival, The James Bridges Theatre, UCLA, LA, CA

Apr. 8-15 The 20th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, CURA Contemporary, Morgan Hill, CA

Apr. 16      LA-based film collective, Shadow Kitchen, Coaxial Arts, DTLA, CA

Apr. 16-19 The 21st Athens AnimFest, (Online) Athens, Greece

A special screening of 'Stand Alone' at the Interfilm Berlin 41'

"Eight musicians and bands meet eight films at Sound & Vision – live at the Volksbühne. The performers have not yet heard the original soundtracks of the films, most of which were selected from the festival program, in order to preserve their own creative connection to the works during the composing process. Eight films, accompanied by eight acts of talented musicians come together in a dense and intense live show, featuring phenomenal sound and the epic screen of the Volksbühne.

A few pics of 'Stand Alone' live performance at the Interfilm Berlin 41'

'Stand Alone' at the 7th Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival in Greece

'Three' is nominated for the Awards

'Three' is nominated for the Best Micro Experimental Film Awards at the Lumina Film Festival!

'Stand Alone' at the Intl Animated Film Festival Banjaluka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina

'The Sun & The Wind' List of Film Festival Selections

2025
Oct. 2~12           The 48th Mill Valley Film Festival, (Rafael Theatre, Lark Theatre) Mill Valley/San Rafael, CA
Nov. 21-23         The 10th Animation Marathon Festival, Athens, Greece
Nov. 24-Dec. 14 The 22nd International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis, Vilnius, Lithuania
Nov. 29-30         The 19th KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dec. 6-7             The 19th Los Angeles Animation Film Festival, Eastwood Performing Arts Center, LA, CA                                                        AWARD: Winner, Best Children’s Educational category
2026
Jan. 17-18          The 42nd KidFilm Family Festival, presented by USA Film Festival, Dallas, Texas
Feb. 21 Square Lake Festival - Special Event Exhibition: "Earth & Light", Marine Village Hall, St. Croix, MN, US

Mar. 28-May 24  The 20th Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, LA, CA, US

Apr. 8-15            The 20th Poppy Jasper International Festival, Morgan Hill/Gilroy, California

Apr. 8-19, The 45th Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, (The Main Cinema) Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Apr. 16-19, The 21st Athens AnimFest, (Online) Athens, Greece

Apr. 17-18, The 7th Vermont Animation Festival, (Alexander Twilight Theatre @ Vermont State University Lyndon, Vermont, US

May 7-17, The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, Washington, US

Jun. 19-Jul.6      The 19th Jersey Shore Film Festival,  (Basie Center Cinemas, Axelrod Performing Arts Center) Deal, NJ

'Stand Alone', at the 19th Tacoma Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' List of Film Festival Selections

Official Selections:

2024

Nov. 11-16     The 16th TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival, Adjara, Georgia

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

2025

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

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

Jul. 1-14        The 7th Palm Springs Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, US

Sep. 22-23    The 2nd Pulse of Animation Festival, Gorni Bogrov, Bulgaria

Oct. 1-3         The 6th Animation Screenings Film Festival Striped Tale, Tbilisi, Georgia 

                                   AWARD WINNER: Best Mixed-Media Animation 

Oct. 10-12     The 5th GENiUS DaVinci International Film Festival, LA, CA, US 

Nov. 6-9         The 7th Open World Animation Festival (Historic Roxy Theatre), Northampton, Pennsylvania 

2026

Feb. 21 The 20th Square Lake Festival - Special Exhibition: "Earth & Light", Marine Village Hall, St. Croix, MN, US

Mar. 25-Apr. 12 The 11th CICA Experimental Film and Video 2026 (Czong Institute for Contemporary Art), Kimpo, Korea

Apr. 8-15,     The 20th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Morgan Hill, CA, US

Jun. 19-Jul.6 The 19th Jersey Shore Film Festival,  (Basie Center Cinemas, Axelrod Performing Arts Center) Deal Park, New Jersey, US

'tête-à-tête', DaVinci Intl Film Festival, screening at the AMC Theatre, at the Grove

 

'tete-a-tete', Won an Award, at the Animation Film Festival, Striped Tale, Tbilisi, Georgia!

 

Animated short film, 'Stand Alone'

Direction/Story/Design by Soyeon Kim

Animation by Mary Catherine Wilbur & Soyeon Kim

Music by Karen Tanaka

Edit by Todd Hemker & Soyeon Kim

Stand Alone is a quiet, personal reflection on what it means to keep moving—alone—through life’s uncertainties. Following the meandering path of a snake, the film becomes a mirror for our own inner journeys, where direction is unclear, and every step is shaped by instinct, struggle, and small, hard-won wisdoms. In a world that often overwhelms with noise and disconnection, Stand Alone finds strength in solitude and beauty in persistence. It’s a meditation on becoming—on learning to trust yourself and to claim your place in a world that’s always shifting beneath your feet.

Palm Spring Intl Animation Festival 2025: tete-a-tete & Stand Alone

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 5th 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' 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"

Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum (Kimpo, Korea): January 29 – February 16, 2025
California State University San Bernardino, 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