The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF, ) is an annual showcase festival of animation, cartoon and related art genres held in Seoul, South Korea since 1995. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city of Seoul. The main mascots are "Bummy" (버미) the tiger (after the original Korean word "bum" (범), which means tiger) and "Tanko" (땡고추, very hot chili pepper).
The festival has exhibitions, showing of animation films, promotion booths and various special events. There are an official competition section and invited guest section. Awards are given to the categories of long animation, short animation, TV & commissioned works, and internet animation. Online popularity votes are held as well. Grand prix winning animations include Hungary's The District! (2005), District wins Grand Prix, Yonhap News, 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2010-06-27. Japan's Tokyo Marble Chocolate (2008),SICAF Grand Prix, Inews 24, 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2010-06-27. and the Irish-Belgian-French The Secret of Kells (2009).The Secret of Kells wins Grand Prix at SICAF, Star News, 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
Among notable SICAF events was a 2003 performance by Ferenc Cakó, a Hungarian sand animation artist, which has been widely distributed online.SICAF starts, Oh My News, 2003-08-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
See also List of festivals in South Korea List of festivals in Asia
References
SICAF at Doosan Encyclopedia
External links
2012 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2011 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2010 SICAF Post-Event Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2010 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2009 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2008 SICAF Post-Event Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2008 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net 2007 SICAF Coverage at AnimationInsider.net Cakó's 2003 sand art performance