Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival
서울국제만화애니메이션페스티벌
Also known as: SICAF
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The Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) is an animation festival in Seoul with an international competition for animated films and a separate SICAF KoAni prize for the best Korean film. It is organized by the SICAF Organizing Committee and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The competition regulations on the festival's Festhome page recognize five categories: feature films (over 40 minutes or made for cinema), short films, student films, SICAF KID (works for children under 12) and TV and commissioned works. The regulations set no registration fee, and the official languages are Korean and English.
Country
South Korea
Focus
Animation
Categories
Animation, Feature, Short, Student, Television
Awards and prizes
The 2020 regulations list cash prizes in Korean won: Feature Films Best Picture 10,000,000; Short Films Best Picture 5,000,000; Student Films Best Picture 1,000,000; SICAF KID Best Picture 1,000,000; KIDS Choice Audience Award 1,000,000; TV & Commissioned Best Picture 1,000,000; SICAF Choice Best Picture 1,000,000; SICAF KoAni Best Korean Film 1,000,000. Winners handle their own income tax withholding. Prize offers may be adjusted, and the jury may decide not to name an awardee.
Festival rules
From the festival's Festhome regulations for the 2020 edition: any film or video made for cinema, television or the internet can be entered, if completed after 1 April 2018 and not previously selected for a SICAF final selection. Categories are Feature Films (over 40 minutes and/or made for cinema), Short Films (under 40 minutes), Student Films (student works under 40 minutes), SICAF KID (works for children under 12) and TV & Commissioned (TV and web series, advertising, marketing videos, music videos, game-related works). No registration fee is required. Entries are uploaded through Festhome, or, if the upload fails, sent as a password-protected Vimeo link with the required documents to the festival email. Films not in Korean or English need English subtitles. Selected films are screened from a high-definition file (MOV ProRes 422 HQ or MP4 H.264) or a DCP.
Contacts
- film.sicaf@gmail.com — Festival email for film entries, from the Festhome page
- filmmakers.festhome.com — Festhome submission page with regulations