Bum Lee
Animation filmmaker, illustrator, fiber artist, TTRPG author
Co-Director of Bumilla Macramé Academy in Seoul, South Korea
Contact: info [at] bumlee.com
Education and Grant
2002-2006 B.F.A. Carnegie Mellon University School of Art, USA
2006-2007 Fulbright Research Grant, South Korea
Exhibitions and Festivals
2024
10th Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, Busosan Gallery, Buyeo – macramé works
2023
제1회 규암그림모임 전시회, 123 Sabi Residency Gallery & Baekmagang Artcube, Gyuam – drawings
2022
제1회 규암그림모임 전시회, 123 Sabi Residency Gallery, Gyuam – drawings
Buyeo Gaeksa Log-on, Korea Craft Week Special Program, Buyeo – Strife of Spirits TRPG scenario
2021
123 Sabi Craft Exhibition, Buyeo Art Fair, Buyeo – macramé works
2020
Macramé Show, 동네책방개똥이네책놀이터, Seoul – macramé works
마포 꿈의전시, Mapo Public Library, Seoul – macramé works
2019
Electric Cinema Short Film Festival: Utopia, Seoul – The Fly
마포 꿈의전시, Mapo Art Center, Seoul – macramé works
마포 꿈의전시, Mapo Public Library, Seoul – macramé works
Macramé Exhibition, I Am A Forest Café, Hongcheon
Electric Cinema Short Film Festival: Transition, Seoul – Recombination
2018
5th Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Seoul
4th Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Seoul
2017
2nd Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Seoul – macramé works
당당당 축제 DangDangDang Festival, Hongcheon – drawings, 495 Days
Rooftop Film Screening, Space One Gallery, Seoul – Recombination
2016
1st Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Space 2012, Seoul – macramé works
2015
망원시장:展, Cafe Mangwon, Space2012, Seoul – drawings
No-Frame Show, Place Flask Gallery, Seoul – drawings
Indie-AniFest, Seoul – 495 Days, Relay Animation, Sports and Diversions
2012
Flip Animation Festival, Wolverhampton, UK – Recombination
MIX NYC, New York Queer Experimental Film Festival, USA – Recombination
Strange Attractors DVD/Book Release Screening and Reading, Pittsburgh, USA – Recombination
2011
I’ve Seen Films International Film Festival, Milan, Italy – Recombination
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, Canada – Recombination
Indie AniFest, Seoul – Recombination
Migrant World Film Festival, Seoul – leader animation
2010
Cinepocket Mobile Film Festival, Belgium – Shave
East Asia Migrant and Coexistnence Festival, Japan – leader animation
Migrant Worker Film Festival, Seoul – leader animation
2009
Textura: Contextual Art Exhibition, Kilburn Art Space, Seoul – Sports and Diversions
Blooming Twenties Exhibition, Jazzymas, Seoul – Shave
TAV Issue 2 Release Show, Pittsburgh, USA – Sports and Diversions
Migrant Worker Film Festival, Seoul – leader animation
2008
Chill Monamie Exhibition, Ga Gallery, Seoul – Sports and Diversions
Emerging Visions: New Voices in Korean American Short Film, New York – Sports and Diversions
International Video Festival Bochum – Sports and Diversions
Kiasma Theatre, Helsinki, Finland – Sports and Diversions
Tiburon International Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Portable Film Festival, Melbourne – Shave
Indie AniFest, Seoul – Shave
Disposable Film Festival, San Francisco – Shave
Migrant Worker Film Festival, Seoul – leader animation
2007
Asia Digital Art Awards Exhibition, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan – Sports and Diversions
Platforma Video Festival, Athens – Sports and Diversions
Évora International Short Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Takoma Park Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Interfilm Short Film Festival, Berlin – Sports and Diversions
GIRAF Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival, Calgary – Sports and Diversions
Kinofest Digital Film Festival, Bucharest – Sports and Diversions
Odense Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Edinburgh International Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Imaginaria Film Festival, Conversano – Sports and Diversions
Asian American International Film Festival, New York – Sports and Diversions
Brooklyn International Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival – Sports and Diversions
Visual Music Marathon, Boston Cyberarts Festival – Sports and Diversions
Lumen Eclipse, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA – Sports and Diversions
Jeonju International Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film – Sports and Diversions
Lille International Short Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Migrant Worker Film Festival, Seoul – leader animation
2006
Carnegie Mellon University School of Art BFA Show, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA – Sports and Diversions
Bradford International Animation Festival – Sports and Diversions
Skena Up International Students Film and Theatre Festival, Prishtina – Sports and Diversions
Puchon International Student Animation Festival – Sports and Diversions
Imago Film Festival, Fundão – Sports and Diversions
Milano Film Festival – Sports and Diversions
Square Eyes Festival, Arnhem – Sports and Diversions
Little Big Films: Short Film Competition (online) – Sports and Diversions
Portland Indy Animation Festival – Sports and Diversions
2005
InExchange Exhibition, Olive Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA – prints
Animal Nature Show Exhibition, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, USA – prints
2004
FILE Games (online), FILE Electronic Language International Festival – De-animator
Wanted Exhibition, Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh – drawings, prints
Filmography
495 Days (2015), short animation – director, animation
Relay Animation Project (2011), collaborative short animation – animated sequence
Recombination (2011), short animation – director, animation, sound
Migrant Worker Film Festival (2007-2011), festival leaders – director, animation, music
Shave (2007), short film – director, animation, sound
Sports and Diversions (2006), short animation – director, animation
The Fly (2005), short animation – director, animation, sound
Illustrated Books
<북극곰에게 냉장고를 보내야겠어> Polar Bear Needs a Fridge (Humanist, 2011)
<잭과 콩나무> Jack and the Beanstalk (Barabooks, 2008)
<아담은 사람이 아니야> Adam Is Not Human (Barabooks, 2006)
<장미의 진짜 주인> The Master of the Rose (Baramedia, 2005)
Awards
2019 Electric Cinema Short Film Festival, Most Electric Film – Recombination
2012 환경부 우수환경도서 Ministry of Environment Outstanding Book – Polar Bear Needs a Fridge
2008 Indie AniFest, Raw Animation Award – Shave
2007 Platforma Video Festival, Special Jury Mention – Sports and Diversions
2007 GIRAF Animation Festival, Best International Short Animation – Sports and Diversions
2006 Asia Digital Art Award, Moving Images Award for Excellence – Sports and Diversions
2006 Imago Film Festival, Under 25 Canon Intl Best Film Award – Sports and Diversions
2006 Little Big Films Festival, Animation Award – Sports and Diversions