Beomsik Shim
Beomsik Shim, a.k.a. Shimbe, is an award-winning filmmaker and media artist who has expanded his artistic domain to include various fields of art through film and animation. Shimbe majored in Fine Arts, and completed an MFA - Experimental Animation at CalArts. His major works include “Futurama” (20th Century Fox TV), “Mosquito” (Yeah Yeah Yeahs' music album art and videos), “Tiny Winter Circle” (LA County Art Commission/PBS TV), and “The Wonder Hospital” (an independent animated film). His films have shown at festivals around the world and have received multiple awards from South by South West, LA Film Fest, SIGGRAPH, Tokyo Media Art Festival, and Anima Brussels. He is currently working as a director at Chatrone Production and teaching at California State University Long Beach.
Personal Website: www.shimbe.com
- MFA, CalArts - Experimental Animation
- BFA, Chung-Ang University, Fine Art
Director
- “PGi-13” (2004)
- “Anamorphosis Trap” (2008)
- “The Wonder Hospital” (2010)
- “Mosquito” - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2013)
- “Sacrilege” (Animated version) (2013)
- “Tiny Winter Circle” (2014)
- “The Building Giants” (2018)
Animator / AD / VFX
- “I Started Early” - PBS (2008)
- “Futurama” - Season 6-8 (2010 - 2013)
- “Bartender’s Tale”, Jack Daniel’s commercial (2013)
- “How Murray Saved Christmas” NBC TV (2014)
- “Myrna The Monster”, MTV web episode (2014)
- South by South West 2011 Grand Jury Award – Animated Short
- SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010 Grand Jury Prize – The Best Short Animation
- LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2010, – The Best Animated Short
- ATHENS FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL 2010 – The Best Short Animation
- SIGGRAPH 2010 Electronic Theater, LA Convention Center – Best Student Project
- ANIMA Brussels 2011 – Grand Prix
