2025 SelectionList

Vairocana: Three Tales

Country	Korea
Director	CHUNG Huibin
Producer	KIM Kwanghoi, LEE Yongsun
Writer	CHUNG Huibin, LEE Yongsun
Production Company	DAEGUL DAEGUL STUDIO, LIGHTER
Format	DCP \| Color \| 70min
Genre	Horror, Mystery, Buddhism, Cult

Synopsis

Chapter 1 Amogha: The day after delivering a suspicious package, Jangsun discovers that everyone who received the packages she delivered has been found dead. As the incident spirals out of control, Jangsun is framed as the killer of the deaths. Unable to handle the situation, she dooms her friend to death through the curse.
Chapter 2 Padma: Chapter 2 begins with a larger chain of deaths. We're introduced to Jangsun's mother, Yoon Juhwa, who was the first to face the curse - and through her, we begin to uncover its origin.
Chapter 3 Om: After a new chain of deaths, the detective from Chapter 1 returns to uncover the truth behind the curse and the dark secret buried in the town.

Director

CHUNG Huibin

Huibin CHUNG began her career as an animation director while working as a freelance artist after graduating from the Character animation BFA program at Calarts. She ventured into genre filmmaking with her creature horror short Dona on the Island (2022), and went on to direct the sci-fi thriller short Entity (2024), which was invited to numerous film festivals including BIFAN 2024. She is currently developing on her first omnibus feature animated film Vairocana: Three Tales, and is in production on the first chapter 'Amogha'.

Producer

KIM Kwanghoi

KIM Kwanghoi has 25 years of experience as a producer and studied animation, culture and arts, and storytelling. He has produced or participated in more than 1 TV series, 4 feature films, 1 medium film, 12 shorts, and 16 short-form animations. He has also worked as a webtoon creator and serialized on Kakao Page. Currently, he is a producer of the feature animation Office Sports Day (2025) directed by LEE Yongsun, and a producer and co-producer of Virocana: Three Stories directed by CHUNG Huibin.

LEE Yongsun

After graduating from Chungkang College of Cultural Industries, he worked as an adjunct professor. He is currently working as an animation director. His fourth animated short Toilet Concours (2015) received the Independent Walk Award, Audience Award, and Jury of the Audience Award at Indie- AniFest. His first feature-length animated film I'll Just Live in Bando (2018) won the Grand Prix at ANIFILM in the Czech Republic. He is currently working as director and producer at Daegul Daegul Studio, and is directing the animated feature film Office Sports Day.

Production Company

DAEGUL DAEGUL STUDIO

Daegul Daegul Studio is an animation production company dedicated to creating compelling works that merge the artistic value unique to animation with cinematic storytelling, aiming to engage a broader audience. Our team is made up of acclaimed creators whose shorts and feature-length films have been recognized at both domestic and international film festivals. We strive to embrace and expand genre conventions while staying true to the fundamental values of cinema.

LIGHTER

LIGHTER is an animation production company founded in 2019. LIGHTER, meaning a person who turns on the lights, aims to play a role in lighting up their talents while working with a talented new director. He has produced the short films The Old And The Ghost (2019), Entity (2024), and Find! My Destiny (2024). Currently, he is co-producing director CHUNG Huibin's new film Vairocana: Three Stories with Degul Daegul Studio.