Hyun-Joo Kim

Animation director Hyun-Joo Kim studied painting at Hong-Ik University, Seoul, South Korea. Here she experimented with animation techniques learnt from a photocopied manual borrowed from an animation company making an American TV series. She made two animated films in Korea; 'Still Unbroken' (1994) and 'Sa-I' (1996). She worked for an art institute teaching watercolour, and then for a number of animation studios in Seoul, before studying at the National Film and Television School in the UK. She animated and directed 'Sap' (2002) using oil on glass techniques to create this award winning animation.