Jiwon Han
Animation / Illustration / Comic
[email protected]
Jiwon Han is animated film director, Illustrator, and comic book writer based in Seoul Korea.
Yaha Han is a nickname for her illustration works.
The main theme of her work is about the dream of young ages, focused on subjective moments and emotions of each characters who have common experience in pressure cooker Korean society.
She has started her filmography with her first short animation <Kopi Luwak> while attending Korean National University of Arts, winning the Grand Prize at Seoul Indie Ani-fest 2010.
Compilation version of her short animations : <Clearer Than You Think>was premiered as a feature film. She has continued her career as a 2D animation director and independent producer : web animation series <Recipe to my daughter>,
animation part of the Kakao TV web drama <Amanza>, and the short-form series animation <That Summer>.(original novel written by Choi Eun-young) Also directing attractive 2D animation CMs and music videos : <Asiana CM>, <Stonehenge CM>, <IAB STUDIO X YONEX Collaboration CM>, <Night off - With You>, Jiwon Han is continuing to engage in a wide range of activities, between film festivals and commercial animation scene. Her latest original short animation <The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns> was released in 2022 and won Grand Prize at Seoul Indie-Ani Fest and screened at Sundance Film Festival 2023.
Her independent films have been introduced and awarded at numerous film festivals,
Such as Sundance Film festival, Clermont-Ferrand, SICAF, PISAF, SIGRAPH (Asia), Seoul Indie-Anifest, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, Cartoons on the bay (Italy), Seoul Animation Awards.
She is now working on her next feature length Animation with Climax Studio.
[email protected]
Jiwon Han is animated film director, Illustrator, and comic book writer based in Seoul Korea.
Yaha Han is a nickname for her illustration works.
The main theme of her work is about the dream of young ages, focused on subjective moments and emotions of each characters who have common experience in pressure cooker Korean society.
She has started her filmography with her first short animation <Kopi Luwak> while attending Korean National University of Arts, winning the Grand Prize at Seoul Indie Ani-fest 2010.
Compilation version of her short animations : <Clearer Than You Think>was premiered as a feature film. She has continued her career as a 2D animation director and independent producer : web animation series <Recipe to my daughter>,
animation part of the Kakao TV web drama <Amanza>, and the short-form series animation <That Summer>.(original novel written by Choi Eun-young) Also directing attractive 2D animation CMs and music videos : <Asiana CM>, <Stonehenge CM>, <IAB STUDIO X YONEX Collaboration CM>, <Night off - With You>, Jiwon Han is continuing to engage in a wide range of activities, between film festivals and commercial animation scene. Her latest original short animation <The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns> was released in 2022 and won Grand Prize at Seoul Indie-Ani Fest and screened at Sundance Film Festival 2023.
Her independent films have been introduced and awarded at numerous film festivals,
Such as Sundance Film festival, Clermont-Ferrand, SICAF, PISAF, SIGRAPH (Asia), Seoul Indie-Anifest, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, Cartoons on the bay (Italy), Seoul Animation Awards.
She is now working on her next feature length Animation with Climax Studio.
CV
Education
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation Korea National University of Art - Seoul South Korea
• Seoul Arts High School - Seoul, South Korea
Filmography
2019-2022
<The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns>
• Seoul Indie-Ani Fest 2022 (South Korea) - Grand Prize Award
• Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition
• Clere Mont-Ferrand 2023 - Short Film Market Picks
2017-2018
<Recipe Given to Daughter>
• Serially published by web in Naver
2017
National UN Memorial Park in Busan - Promotion film
2016
<Facing Piano Concours>
• Completing Webtoon Series - 70 episodes
2015
<Clearer Than You Think> (77min) Full-length Animation Film
• Chosen as ‘2015 The Best Teen Movie’ by Korea Media Rating Board
2014
<Say You Love Me> graduation film
<Lucky Me> Sponsored by CJ Azit
2013
<On the Way to School> animation film (19min) Sponsored by KOCCA
• Seoul Indie-Ani Fest 2013 (South Korea) - Audience Award,
• Screening at 4 major film festivals South Korea
2012
<Back To The Pure - VOG> Animated music video
Korean Movie <26 Years> Creating animated movie intro
2010
<Kopi Luwak> animation film (23min)
• <Korea Independent Animation Film Festival 2010 > Seoul, South Korea
Award, Grand Prix
• <Seoul International Women’s Film Festival> Seoul, South Korea
• <ASIAGRAPH> , Japan
Award, Winning Works
• <Seoul Animation Award> Seoul, South Korea
Finalists for the Grand Prix
<Cartoons on the Bay>, Italy
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation Korea National University of Art - Seoul South Korea
• Seoul Arts High School - Seoul, South Korea
Filmography
2019-2022
<The Sea on the Day When the Magic Returns>
• Seoul Indie-Ani Fest 2022 (South Korea) - Grand Prize Award
• Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition
• Clere Mont-Ferrand 2023 - Short Film Market Picks
2017-2018
<Recipe Given to Daughter>
• Serially published by web in Naver
2017
National UN Memorial Park in Busan - Promotion film
2016
<Facing Piano Concours>
• Completing Webtoon Series - 70 episodes
2015
<Clearer Than You Think> (77min) Full-length Animation Film
• Chosen as ‘2015 The Best Teen Movie’ by Korea Media Rating Board
2014
<Say You Love Me> graduation film
<Lucky Me> Sponsored by CJ Azit
2013
<On the Way to School> animation film (19min) Sponsored by KOCCA
• Seoul Indie-Ani Fest 2013 (South Korea) - Audience Award,
• Screening at 4 major film festivals South Korea
2012
<Back To The Pure - VOG> Animated music video
Korean Movie <26 Years> Creating animated movie intro
2010
<Kopi Luwak> animation film (23min)
• <Korea Independent Animation Film Festival 2010 > Seoul, South Korea
Award, Grand Prix
• <Seoul International Women’s Film Festival> Seoul, South Korea
• <ASIAGRAPH> , Japan
Award, Winning Works
• <Seoul Animation Award> Seoul, South Korea
Finalists for the Grand Prix
<Cartoons on the Bay>, Italy
Press
Hey Pop
https://heypop.kr/n/37381/
Seoul & Animator
www.seoulanimators.com/han-jiwon
Street-H
street-h.com/magazine/105051/
GQ
www.gqkorea.co.kr/2019/03/23/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98-%EC%8B%A0%EC%B9%B4%EC%9D%B4-%EB%A7%88%EC%BD%94%ED%86%A0%EB%9D%BC%EA%B3%A0-%ED%8F%89%EA%B0%80-%EB%B0%9B%EB%8A%94-%ED%95%9C%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90/
Vogue
www.vogue.co.kr/2018/12/17/%EB%AD%90%EB%93%A0-%EB%90%A0-%EC%88%98-%EC%9E%88%EC%9D%84-%EA%B1%B0%EC%95%BC/
Naver Cast
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Cine 21
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Sisa In
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News CJ
http://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=323845
Incheon News
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Joongang News
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Bnt
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Top Star News
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http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=95451
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Kyoung Hyang News
http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201501222104395&code=960401
No Cut News
http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4357998
http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4344715
Global Economic
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Donga News
http://news.donga.com/3/all/20150113/69065611/1
Jeonmin News
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Sports World
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Yonhap News
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ZDnet
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Energy Kyoung-Jae
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News Pim
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Oh My News
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Jeju Sori
http://www.jejusori.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=104021
https://heypop.kr/n/37381/
Seoul & Animator
www.seoulanimators.com/han-jiwon
Street-H
street-h.com/magazine/105051/
GQ
www.gqkorea.co.kr/2019/03/23/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98-%EC%8B%A0%EC%B9%B4%EC%9D%B4-%EB%A7%88%EC%BD%94%ED%86%A0%EB%9D%BC%EA%B3%A0-%ED%8F%89%EA%B0%80-%EB%B0%9B%EB%8A%94-%ED%95%9C%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90/
Vogue
www.vogue.co.kr/2018/12/17/%EB%AD%90%EB%93%A0-%EB%90%A0-%EC%88%98-%EC%9E%88%EC%9D%84-%EA%B1%B0%EC%95%BC/
Naver Cast
http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=3579061&cid=59119&categoryId=59119
Cine 21
http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=78982
Sisa In
http://www.sisain.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=22244
News CJ
http://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=323845
Incheon News
http://www.incheonilbo.com/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=544136
Joongang News
http://news.joins.com/article/16958456
Bnt
http://bntnews.hankyung.com/apps/news?popup=0&nid=04&c1=04&c2=04&c3=00&nkey=201501121010243&mode=sub_view
Top Star News
http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=97072
http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=95451
http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=94110
Kyoung Hyang News
http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201501222104395&code=960401
No Cut News
http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4357998
http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4344715
Global Economic
http://news.g-enews.com/view.php?ud=201501211736420133610_1&md=20150226010146_I
Donga News
http://news.donga.com/3/all/20150113/69065611/1
Jeonmin News
http://www.jeonmin.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=125695
Sports World
http://www.sportsworldi.com/content/html/2015/01/14/20150114002663.html?OutUrl=naver
Yonhap News
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2017/04/11/0200000000AKR20170411104600005.HTML?input=1195m
ZDnet
http://www.zdnet.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?artice_id=20101013094301&type=det&re=
Energy Kyoung-Jae
http://www.ekn.kr/news/article.html?no=119857
News Pim
http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20150121000142
Xprts News
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Oh My News
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Jeju Sori
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