Korean director Ahn Jae-huun’s function animation The Shaman Sorceress bagged the Contrechamp Jury Distinction award at the 44 th Annecy International Animation Movie Celebration in France, Saturday.
Based Upon a 1936 Korean novel of the same title, the film illustrates the breakdown of a traditional family following a clash between shamanism and Christianity. Taking the type of an animated musical, the movie includes Korean vocalist and star Sonya as the shaman Mohwa, who enters into conflict with her kid Woo-yi, a Christian transform, voiced by musical actor Kim Da-hyun.
The Contrechamp section, consisting of the Contrechamp Jury Difference and the Contrechamp Award, was recently created in 2018 to much better showcase special feature movies, along with those that are challenging for the audience.
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The Shaman Sorceress is the 4th feature animation by Ahn, who was previously invited to the French movie celebration in 2011 for his hand-drawn animated movie Green Days: Dinosaur and I
Meanwhile, Jeong Hae-ji of the Korean National University of Arts got the Jury Difference in the Graduation Short Films area with her graduation piece Sura
Established in 1960, the Annecy festival is among the most prestigious animated movie festivals internationally. This year’s celebration has actually been conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The celebration, which started on June 15, runs through June30
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This short article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper site, which belongs to Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
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