Sang Joon Kim

Animation Director, VFX Artist

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Work Experience

Tadoh

Animation Director

August 2017 - Present New York, United States

Framestore

Compositor

I worked as a lead on number of jobs in Commercials
October 2013 - August 2017 New York, United States

Framestore

Paint/ Roto Artist

August 2012 - October 2013 New York, New York, United States

Hopr.tv

Compositor / Motion grapher

May 2012 - June 2012 New York, New York, United States

Bom Film Production

Second Unit director - "Doomsday Book"

Doomsday Book
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2297164/
May 2006 - August 2006

Education

School Of Visual Arts (SVA)

BFA Computer Art

September 2005 - May 2012 New York, New York, United States

Awards

Seoul Indie-AniFest

Grand Prize:Star of Indie - "ECHO"

2023

Toronto Shorts Film Festival

Best Animated Short Film - "THE WHEEL TURNS"

2019

Sitges International Film Festival

Anima't Best Animated Short Film - "The Wheel Turns"

2018

HPA

The Hollywood Post Alliance 2014, Outstanding Visual Effects – Commercial "Snap dragon, Unsung hero"

2014

Clio Awards

Silver - "Snap Dragon" -Visual Effects

2013

Adobe - Design Achievement & MAX Awards

Live Action 2012 Semi finalist - Short film "Distance"

2012

California Film Awards

Gold Award Winner 2012 - Short film "Distance"

2012

School Of Visual Arts (SVA)

Outstanding Achievement - Short film "Distance"

2012

Screening&press

Animated Short Film "Echo"

Bend Film Festival 2022
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2022
St.Louis International Film Festival 2022
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2023
Seattle International Film Festival 2023
DeadCenter Film Festival 2023
Taichung Animation Festival 2023


Animated Short Film "Pigeon"

Animasyros 2020
Animafest Zagreb 2021
Palmspring ShortFest 2021
Heartland Indy Shorts 2021
Flicker Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021
Indie Anifest 2021
Vimeo Staff pick 2022

Animated Short Film " The Wheel Turns"

2018
Sitges Film Festival - Anima't Official Selection
Austin Film Festival - Official Selection
2019
Void International Animation Film Festival- Official Selection
Toronto Shorts Film Festival- Official Selection
Richmond International Film & Music Festival- Official Selection
Sunscreen Film Festival- Official Selection
Sarasota Film Festival- Official Selection
AnimaKom Animation Festival- Official Selection


Live Action Short Film "Distance"

2012
Arizona Underground Film Festival
Artisan Festival international
Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Bendfilm Festival
Bolder Life Festival
blue ridge film festival
Boulder International film festival
Omaha film festival
Dam Short Film Festival
Charleston International Film Festival
Media Film Festival
Love Your Shorts Film Festival
Flatland Film Festival
Creative Arts Film Festival
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Asheville Cinema Festival
Central Florida Film Festival
Chicago International Reel Shorts Film Festival
Cincinnati Film Festival
ITSA Film Festival
Laugh track film festival
Near Enemy Film Festival
New Filmmakers LA Film Festival
Other Venice Film Festival
Portland Maine Film Festival
Route 66 International Film Festival
Metrocaf festival

Short film "Nuclear Family"
30th busan international film festival in Korea, Official Selection
13th Gwangju international film festival in Korea, Screening

Exhibition

Artist: Bjork Music video, "Lion song" screened at Moma (museum of modern art, New York) Role: Visual effect Compositor

Animated short film, "Pigeon"
‘QnA: 질문하는그림들’ Soda Museum, Korea 2022
‘한국 주간 행사’ 캐나다 한국문화원, Korean Cultural Centre in Canada, 2023

Lectures

The Crowded Creative Conference, New York, 2013/3
The Crowded Creative Conference, New York, 2012/9