Bum Lee
Animation filmmaker, illustrator, fiber artist
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
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 – macramé works
Electric Cinema Short Film Festival: Transition, Seoul – Recombination
2018
5th Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Seoul – macramé works
4th Macramé Association of Korea Exhibition, G-Book Street, Seoul – macramé works
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, Seoul – macramé works
2015
Mangwon Market Exhibition, 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
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