Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival

{{Short description|Annual festival in Seoul, South Korea}}

{{Infobox Convention

|name = Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival

|image = 250px

|caption =

|status = Active

|genre = Multi-genre

|venue = COEX and CGV theaters

|location = Seoul

|country = South Korea

|first = 1995

|last =

|organizer = SICAF Organizing Committee

|filing =

|attendance = Nearly 320,000 in 2004[http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=105&oid=030&aid=0000078846 SICAF comes to a close], E-times, 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

|website = http://www.sicaf.org

}}

The Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF, {{langx|ko|서울 국제 만화 애니메이션 페스티벌}}) 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), [http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=001&aid=0001076252 District wins Grand Prix], Yonhap News, 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2010-06-27. Japan's Tokyo Marble Chocolate (2008),[http://joynews.inews24.com/php/news_view.php?g_menu=701300&g_serial=332623 SICAF Grand Prix], Inews 24, 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2010-06-27. and the Irish-Belgian-French The Secret of Kells (2009).[http://star.mt.co.kr/view/stview.php?no=2009072707213640006&type=1&outlink=1 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.[http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=047&aid=0000034767 SICAF starts], Oh My News, 2003-08-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

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