Min Young was full of curiosity and imagination as a child. Having fallen in love with the medium at a young age, she never doubted her ambition to become an animator. Her professional journey began with Only Place(s) in 2005, a project that paved the way for her role as an assistant animator, set builder, and puppet maker for Cheburashka (2010), a feature-length remake of the classic Russian stop-motion series.

This experience served as a catalyst for her own project, the stop-motion short I Am Willow (2009). The success of this film opened numerous doors within the industry and ultimately led her to study abroad. While specialising in Directing Animation at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK, she was incredibly prolific, producing four shorts in her first year alone.

Her graduation film, The Gravedigger’s Tale, marked her international debut on the festival circuit. It was selected by numerous prestigious events, including eight Oscar-qualifying festivals, and earned several awards. Since then, Min Young has collaborated with studios across the globe from Hong Kong and Portugal to the UK and South Korea. She continues to experiment with diverse animation techniques to find the perfect visual language for every narrative. Driven by a strong vision and a wealth of ideas, she is currently partnering with the University of Greenwich to develop environmentally sustainable production methods tailored for fast-paced stop-motion studios.

 

Director's Filmography

2018 _ The Gentleman And The Tree

2016 _12cm, It’s A Small World

2013 _ The Gravedigger’s Tale 2013     

Festival Screenings

Edinburgh International Film Festival - JUN.2013 - UK

Guanajuato International Film Festival  - JUL.2013 - Mexico

Encounters Film Festival - SEP.2013 - UK

Etiuda & Anima - OCT 2013 - Poland

Warsaw International Film Festival - OCT.2013 – Poland

St. Louis International Film Festival – NOV.2013 - USA

Montreal International Film Festival  - SEP.2013 - Canada

Southampton International Film Festival - OCT.2013 -UK

Orlando Film Festival - OCT.2013 -USA

Indie Spirit Film Festival - OCT.2013 - USA

Etidua and Anima Film Festival - NOV.2013 - Poland

Whitelight International Short Film Festival - SEP.2013 – UK

London Lift-Off International Film Festival - NOV.2013 - UK

Animateka - NOV.2014 - Slovenia

Savannah Film Festival - OCT 2014 - USA

La Guarimba Film Festival - AUG 2014 - Italy

Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market - JUN 2014 - USA

Norwich Film Festival - MAR 2014 - UK

Cleveland International Film Festival - MAR 2014 - USA

Hong Kong International Film Festival - MAR 2014 - China

Trixi Stuttgart Animation Festival - FEB 2014 - Germany

Santa Barbara Film Festival - JAN 2014 - USA

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Awards

Southampton International Film Festival 2013

-Best Animation, Best Animated Screenplay, Best Score in an animation, Best Achievement in art,

Best design in an animation

Best Shorts Competition 2014

-Award of excellence

Norwich Film Festival 2014

-Best Animated Film

LA GUARIMBA 2014

-Best Sound Award

The Knoxville Film & Music Festival 2014

-Best student film

2011 _ Black Cat

2011 _ Milky Way 

2011 _ Framed

Awards
Winvention x Cinehub 초단편영화제 - DEC.2016 - KR 

 -Popular Films

2011 _ At The Beach

2010 _ Monkey’s Butt Is Red

2009 _ I am Willow

2005 _ Only Place(s)