Lee Seong-gang, one of Korea’s most experienced and successful animation directors, says he was forced into experimentation with his fourth feature “Princess Aya,” which plays this week at the Busan ...

A vividly realized sci-fi romance set in Seoul in the year 2050, the film is Netflix’s first original animation produced in South Korea, and it has won praise from none less than the country’s most ...

For decades, anime has been ruled by Japanese standards for storytelling and art. While everyone's eyes were on Japan, South Korea quietly built its own animated legacy in the shadows. Merging manhwa ...

At JAFF Market, Indonesia’s ‘Jumbo,’ Malaysia’s teen-focused stories and Korea’s global push highlight Asia’s fast-growing ...

South Korean animation, or “K-animation,” has been positioned to be the next chapter of “K-wave” following the global success of Korean film, K-pop and K-dramas, says one of the agencies that pledge ...

Following his landmark drama Parasite, all eyes are turned to what Bong Joon-ho will be directing next. While he’s previously said he’s working on both a Korean-language project with elements of ...

Anime is a global phenomenon, while Chinese animation is enjoying a headline-grabbing boom at home. But animation in neighboring South Korea remains a “hidden industry,” argues Youtuber Wookong in his ...

An eye-opening report from the Stimson Center’s 38 North project provides evidence that American studios may have unknowingly used North Korean labor for high-profile productions. The Washington ...

Homegrown animated release "The Nut Job," featuring the voices of Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigle, will open on 3,000 screens in North America in January and also got government support. By Lee ...

Sitting in his lively studio in western Seoul, veteran animator Nelson Shin is clearly proud of the fact that he’s helped animate The Simpsons since the show first aired in 1989. The iconic cartoon ...

An Italian animation company has agreed to pay the US Treasury Department $538,000 for “apparent violations” of US sanctions against North Korea by doing business with a North Korean state-owned ...