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FEATURE FILM · 2022

Mother Land

엄마의 땅: 그리샤와 숲의 주인
202269 minDCPColor5.1ch surroundAll ages
Directed by Park Jae-beom
WATCH

Watch

Main trailerYouTube ↗
TeaserYouTube ↗
STILLS

Stills

BEHIND THE SCENES

Behind the camera

An animator adjusting a puppet between rig and lights
Hands sculpting a puppet leg
Detail work on the snow set
SYNOPSIS

Krisha, the daughter of Yeats, a nomadic tribe in the tundra, ventures to the northern end in search of the Red Bear she saw in her dream in order to save her mother who fell ill. In the meanwhile, she runs into Captain Vladimir of the federal army and Bazak the hunter who invades the forest to hunt the Red Bear.

툰드라 유목 민족 예이츠 마을의 딸 그리샤는 병으로 쓰러진 엄마를 살리기 위해 꿈에서 본 붉은곰을 찾아 북쪽 땅끝으로 모험을 떠난다. 때마침 붉은곰을 사냥하러 숲으로 향하는 연방군 블라디미르 일행과 부딪치게 된다.

Written & Directed byPark Jae-beom
ProducerPark So-hye
ProductionKorean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)
Presented byKorean Film Council (KOFIC)
Co-productionStudio Yona
Theatrical release25 Jan 2023
DistributionThe Coup · M-Line (intl.)
FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Festivals and awards

Awards 6

  • 2023Award: 59th Grand Bell AwardsNotable Perspective Award (Director)
  • 2023Award: 29th Korea Content AwardsMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award — Animation
  • 2023Award: 10th Wildflower Film AwardsBest New Director
  • 2023Award: 24th Busan Film Critics AwardsTechnical Award
  • 2023Award: 19th Seoul Indie-AniFestGrand Prize & Audience Award
  • 2022Special mention: 48th Seoul Independent Film FestivalNew Choice (Feature) — Special Mention

Screenings 10

  • 202318th London Korean Film FestivalSpecial Focus: 40th Anniversary of KAFA
  • 202318th Paris Korean Film FestivalFocus
  • 2023Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada)North American Premiere
  • 2023Zlín Film Festival (Czech Republic)
  • 2023Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland)
  • 202311th Seoul Intl. Children's Film FestivalFeature Competition
  • 202310th Chuncheon Film FestivalKorean Independent Animation
  • 202227th Busan International Film FestivalKorean Cinema Today – Vision · World Premiere
  • 202224th Bucheon Intl. Animation FestivalFeature Competition
  • 202224th Busan Independent Film Festival
CREDITS

The people who made it

Written & Directed by박재범
Producer박소혜
Cinematography & Lighting송혜령 김예빈 조영대
Camera Supervisor정그림
Camera Assistant신기헌 박재범
Art Director이윤지
Character Design박재범 이두희
Background Design박재범 송소희
Storyboard & Animatic박재범 송혜령 박소혜
Character Fabrication백지현
3D Modeling이윤지
Armature박안홍
Set Construction Lead손형주
Production Assistants양상진 강한빛 황윤정 전소영 박채은
Stop-motion Animation이윤지 김아현
2D Animation Supervisor노경무
2D Animation & Color김지원 홍영기
Credit Animation김예빈 김보성
CG Supervisor이범희
FX Lead고성민
Lead Compositor김보성
Compositing TD박지섭
Deep Learning TD이범희
Color Grading (DI)김예빈
DCP정현정 (부산영상후반작업시설)
English Translation & Review김재민 · 달시 파켓
English Subtitles꿈틀
Music손민영
Sound Design닥터애비뉴
Production Support한국영화아카데미발전기금
Technical SupportFoundry Korea · QVREX · 봄(VOM) · 팍스이엔지