ICEP- South KOREA
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Travel to Seoul South Korea to the Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries, Animation School to learn and explore with Master Animator Mike Nguyen. This intensive 4 week workshop, held during the CKAF School Festival, is to focus on effective animated character portrayal, to be in touch with essences of character, storytelling driven by character’s personality, going beyond technical animated principles and arriving at the ‘living’ characters.
Lectures will follow by practical workshop assignments with daily one-on-one & group critiques.
Each participant will aim to bring forth a new & personal ‘animated being’ to life through the series of workshop assignments, interacting with each other ‘animated beings’ within the workshop that will weave into a group’s short film to be featured at the CTNX Showcase 2025.
Workshop held Monday, June 2, 2025 - Friday, June 27, 2025
Application Reopens February 10, 2025
Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries, Animation School
About
Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries, Animation School
Aiming to train creative professionals in the field of animation production, the Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries, Animation School offers a project based curriculum encompassing all aspects of animation, including planning, directing, production, and post-production.
Full Scholarship Award
Full Scholarship Award
Full Scholarship Award
- Round Trip Economy Coach Airfare to Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries during Workshop Dates (some limitations may apply)
- Shared or private Dormitory Housing at Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries during Workshop Dates
- $500 Cash Per-Diem Award
- One seat in the 4 week workshop to study with Professor Mike Nguyen for June 2, 2025 -
- Round Trip Economy Coach Airfare to Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries during Workshop Dates (some limitations may apply)
- Shared or private Dormitory Housing at Chung Kang College of Cultural Industries during Workshop Dates
- $500 Cash Per-Diem Award
- One seat in the 4 week workshop to study with Professor Mike Nguyen for June 2, 2025 - June 27, 2025 (in-person only)
- One CTNX 2025 Complementary Premiere 4-day Premiere Ticket November 20th - 23rd (in-person only)
- CTNX 2025 Two-Night Housing at Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel during Expo Dates
- A group or private meet up opportunity with Mike Nguyen at CTNX 2025
Partial Scholarship
Full Scholarship Award
Full Scholarship Award
- One seat to attend the 4 week workshop to study with Professor Mike Nguyen for June 2, 2025 - June 27, 2025 (in-person only)
- $100 Cash Award
- One CTNX 2025 Complementary Premiere 4-day Basic Ticket November 20th - 23rd (in-person only)
- A group or private meet up opportunity with Mike Nguyen at CTNX 2025.
- NOTE: Partial scholarships do not inclu
- One seat to attend the 4 week workshop to study with Professor Mike Nguyen for June 2, 2025 - June 27, 2025 (in-person only)
- $100 Cash Award
- One CTNX 2025 Complementary Premiere 4-day Basic Ticket November 20th - 23rd (in-person only)
- A group or private meet up opportunity with Mike Nguyen at CTNX 2025.
- NOTE: Partial scholarships do not include airfare or lodging during the workshop. You will be offered the opportunity to rent a dormitory room on campus.
Honorable Mentions
Full Scholarship Award
Honorable Mentions
- One CTNX 2025 Complementary 1-Day Walk Around Ticket November 20th - 23rd (in-person only)
- NOTE: Honorable mentions do not include airfare or lodging, entrance to the workshop, cash award, or private meeting.)
TRAVEL & HOUSING
Housing will be on school campus in a special designated housing area for visitors. It enables easy access to workshop working space around the clock.
Two persons per room.
SPECIAL FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a vibrant metropolis where modern skyscrapers, high-tech subways and pop culture meet Buddhist temples, palaces and street markets. Notable attractions include futuristic Dongdaemun Design Plaza, historical palaces include Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung; as well as the various major art museums include the National Museum of Korea and the surrounding cultural hotspots within the city.
Weekend field trips into Seoul will provide a wealth of cultural experiences, both socially & artistically.
Workshop DEtails
CHARACTER ANIMATION INTERNATIONAL SUMMER WORKSHOP
- 4-week intensive workshop
- Conducted by Animation Filmmaker Mike Nguyen
- 6 hrs. daily creating activities follow by a 90 min. lecture presentation
- One-on-one critics are available as frequent as needed
- Group work-in-progress presentations 2 times per week
- A chance to have your work featured at the CTNX Animation Showcase 2024
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR ANIMATOR Mike NGUYEN
Mike Nguyen received his BFA in Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts in 1988. Since then, he has worked primarily in the feature animation industry in the USA as a Character Animator in various studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks Animation. Among the films he had worked on include the critically acclaims “The Iron Giant” as a supervising animator.
In 2000, he co-founded July Films, an independent theatrical animation production company and his directing debut is the theatrical animated feature entitled “My Little World”, currently in production. He was also a Character Animation instructor at the California Institute of the Arts from 1994 to 2010, and also has given frequent animation workshops in Denmark, Ireland, Thailand, Taiwan and Korea. He is currently a professor at the Chungkang College of Cultural Industries in the Animation Department.
His primary interest is the hand-drawn animation filmmaking medium and aims to reflect beautiful thoughts toward this life on Earth.
Filmography-
Supervising Animator- “The Iron Giant,” Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Animation Supervisor- “Curious George,” July Films for Universal Pictures
Lead Animator- “Osmosis Jones,” Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Lead Animator- “Quest for Camelot,” Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Animator- “The Road to El Dorado,” DreamWorks SKG Feature Animation
Animator- “Beauty and the Beast,” Disney Feature Animation
Animator- “Space Jam,” Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Animator, Storyboard- “The Pagemaster,” Turner Feature Animation
Animator- “Once Upon a Forest,” Turner Feature Animation
Animating Assistant- “The Rescuers Down Under,” Disney Feature Animation
Assistant Effects Animator- “The Little Mermaid,” Disney Feature Animation
PREVIOUS FULL SCHOLARSHIP AWARd WINNERS
ICEP Korea Winners 2024
PREVIOUS PARTIAL AWARd WINNERS & HONORABLE mENTIONS
