Renowned animation director Eric Oh's latest works have been officially invited to the short film competition at the prestigious Animafest Zagreb, one of the world's top three animation festivals, taking place this June.
This year, Animafest has selected three of Eric Oh's significant recent works. In the special section, "Opera," which was nominated for Best Animated Short at the 93rd Academy Awards, will be featured. His new work, "Supper," will compete in the official short film competition, and "ORIGIN," one of his notable works, will be showcased in the Korean Animation Special Exhibition.
Eric Oh has built an impressive career at Pixar Animation Studios, contributing to numerous projects like "Finding Dory" and "Inside Out." His individual works have also garnered international acclaim, winning awards at various global film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Annie Awards.
Eric Oh's animated short "Opera," which took four years to create and was completed in 2020, made history as the first Korean animation to be nominated for an Academy Award.
The music for his new film "Supper" is composed by FRNK, a well-known DJ and producer from the hip-hop duo XXX. FRNK has collaborated with various artists, including NewJeans, V, BIBI, and Baek Yerin.
Eric Oh's Academy-nominated "Opera" and other works being screened at Animafest are currently part of a permanent media exhibition titled "O: An Erick Oh Retrospective" at the newly opened House of Refuge, a cultural complex in Aewol, Jeju.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Ji-hye)