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RTV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL · 2026

Flight of the Grounded Boy

Dirección Hong Sungwon

Republic of Korea · 2025 · 1 min 17 s · Animation

Película presentada al RTV International Film Festival 2026

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Sinopsis

Fascinated by the flight of an albatross, a student dreams of taking to the sky. An idea born in the classroom becomes blueprints and small models, rebuilt after every failure. Through persistence, the student overcomes fear and finally soars into the sky once imagined only from the ground.

Credits

Directed by Hong Sungwon

Dirección

Hong Sungwon is a South Korean director working in AI animation and visual effects. He studied Digital Art at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. His short films include Flight of the Grounded Boy (2025), Rodeo of the Mouse (2026), and Our Trajectory (2026). Rodeo of the Mouse was officially selected for the Full AI programme of the 2026 Merge Film Festival in Switzerland.

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