Private Project

A Guitar in the Bucket

In a world where you can rent everything from vending machines, a girl wants to be a guitarist, but people choose otherwise for her.

  • Boyoung Kim
    Director
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, The Levers
  • Boyoung Kim
    Writer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, The Levers
  • Nayoung Kim
    Producer
    Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, The Levers
  • Ellie Han
    Key Cast
    "Main Character"
  • Jamie Lee
    Key Cast
    "Ballet Lady, Passenger2"
  • Tae Lee
    Key Cast
    "Partner1, Passenger7"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    버킷
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Animation
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    English, Korean
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 37th Warsaw International Film Festival 2021
    Warsaw
    Poland
    October 8, 2021
    World Premiere
    Short Films Competition
  • 40th Uppsala Short Film Festival
    Uppsala
    Sweden
    October 19, 2021
    National Premiere
    International Competition
  • 25th Reel Asian International Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    November 10, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Short Film & Video Award - Air Canada
  • 2022 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    March 9, 2022
    U.S Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 22nd Tricky Women/ Tricky Realities
    Wien
    Austria
    March 9, 2022
    Austria Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 8th SEEYOUSOUND
    Turin
    Italy
    February 18, 2022
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 11th International Animated Film Festival Animocje
    Bydgoszcz
    Poland
    April 3, 2022
    Bydgoszcz Premierę
    Official Selection - Play-Off
  • 2022 44thClermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    January 28, 2022
    French Premiere
    Official Selection: LAB Competition
  • 2022 32nd Animafest Zagreb
    Zabreb
    Croatia
    June 6, 2022
    Croatian Premiere
    World Panorama
  • 2022 12th Anifilm- Liberec
    Leberec
    Czech Republic
    May 10, 2022
    Czech Premierę
    International Competition
  • 2022 23rd Jeonju Int'l Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    April 28, 2022
    Korean Premiere
    Korean Short Competition
  • 2022 18th Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    April 20, 2022
    Brazilian Premiere
    International Short Competition
  • 2022 21st Las Palmas Int'l Film Festival
    Las Palmas
    Spain
    April 22, 2022
    Spanish Premiere
    The Official Section of Short Films
  • 2022 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS)
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    May 3, 2022
    German Premiere
    International Competition
  • 2022 24th Shortshorts Fim Asia
    Tokyo
    Japan
    June 7, 2022
    Japanese Premiere
    Official Competition-Animation Program3
  • 2022 11th La Guarimba Film Festival
    Amantea
    Italy
    August 7, 2022
    Animation Competition
  • 2022 22nd deadCenter Fim Festival
    Oklahoma City
    United States
    June 9, 2022
    Oklahoma
    Official Competition
  • 2022 10th Diaspora Film Festival
    Incheon
    Korea, Republic of
    May 20, 2022
    Incheon
    Official selection
  • 2022 13th Anibar
    Peja
    Kosovo
    July 23, 2022
    Kosovo Premiere
    Panorama
  • 2022 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
    Jecheon
    Korea, Republic of
    August 11, 2022
    Official selection- Dynamics
  • 2022 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    August 25, 2022
    Asia Shorts Competition
  • 2022 23rd Daegu Independent Short Film Festival
    Daegu
    Korea, Republic of
    August 24, 2022
    Korean Competition
  • 2022 33rd Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    August 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 5th vidlings & Tapehead Film Festival
    Hamtramck
    United States
    August 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 18th Hollyshorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 9th Chuncheon SF Film Festival
    Chuncheon
    Korea, Republic of
    September 29, 2022
    Bomnae Award
  • 2022 24th BIAF- Bucheon International Animation Festival
    Bucheon
    Korea, Republic of
    October 21, 2022
    International Competition, Korean Competition
  • 2022 7th dotdtodot wien int open air short film festival
    Wien
    Austria
    August 23, 2022
    Official - Days of out lives
  • 2022 17th Animatou
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    October 6, 2022
    International Competition
  • 2022 21st DokuFest
    Atlanta
    United States
    August 1, 2022
    DokuKids
  • 2022 18th Fantastic Fest
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    September 22, 2022
    Texas
    Best Picture Award
  • 2022 46th CINANIMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação
    Espinho
    Portugal
    November 7, 2022
    Portugal Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2022 8th Taichung Int Animation festival
    Taichung
    Taiwan
    September 23, 2022
    Taiwan Premiere
    Short Films Competition
  • 2022 14th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    October 18, 2022
    Korean Competition
  • 2022 14th Animasyros
    Syros
    Greece
    September 20, 2022
    Greek Premiere
    International panorama
  • 2022 20th Tirana International Film Festival
    Tirana
    Albania
    September 24, 2022
    Albanian Premiere
    PANORAMA- NEW WORLD
  • 2022 12th Aesthetica International Short Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 1, 2022
    York
    Animation
  • 2022 17th Paris Korean Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    October 25, 2022
    Paris
    Shortcut
  • 2022 11th Fonomo Music & Film festival
    Bydgoszcz
    Poland
    October 13, 2022
    Between the Eye and the Ear
  • 2022 48th Filmets Badalona Film Festival
    Badalona
    Spain
    October 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 10th Canlandıranlar Animation Festival

    Turkey
    October 17, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 36th Braunschweig International Film Festival
    Braunschweig
    Germany
    November 7, 2022
    Braunschweig
    Official Selection
  • 2022 12th Kuandu International Animation Festival
    Kuandu
    Taiwan
    October 23, 2022
    Kuandu
    Honorable mention - International Short Films of the KuanDog Prize
  • 2022 5th Ottawa Korean Film Festival
    Ottawa
    Canada
    September 27, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 38th Interfilm Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 15, 2022
    Berlin
    Special Mention - International Competition
  • 2022 25th Urban Film Festival 도시영화제
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    November 3, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 7th Manchester International Animation Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    November 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 31st St. Luise International Film Festival
    St. Luise
    United Kingdom
    November 3, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 48th Seoul Independent Film Festival 서울독립영화제
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    December 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 Escenario International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 22, 2022
    Argentina
    Official Selection
  • 2022 7th BITBANG
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 24, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 10th STUFF South Texas Underground Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    November 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 16th Lublin Film Festival
    Lublin
    Poland
    November 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 4th Feinaki Beijing animation week
    beijing
    China
    November 24, 2022
    Chinese Premiere
    Special program
  • 2022 3rd 다양성동영화제 SD Diversity Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    November 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 2022 5th Phenomena Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
  • 2022 8th Seattle Asian American Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    February 23, 2023
    Officia Selection
  • 2022 4th ICONA Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival
    Corfu
    Greece
    December 3, 2022
    Professional Competition5
  • 2022 12th Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • 2022 20th Tabor Film Festival
    Zabok
    Croatia
    July 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 19th London Short Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 2023 28th Hong Kong ifva Awards
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Official Selection
  • 2023 8th 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓-𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
    Pinewood
    United Kingdom
    August 21, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 3rd VALÈIFF • València Indie Film Festival
    València
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • 2023 3rd New York Indie Shorts Awards
    New York
    United States
    September 29, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 3rd Cannes indie short awards
    Cannes
    France
    November 8, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 2nd Pramana Asian Film Festival
    Reggio Calabria
    Italy
    April 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 13th Pune Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    May 26, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 12th Cambodia Int film Festival
    Phnom Penh
    Cambodia
    May 30, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 Singapore Korean Film Festival

    Singapore
    September 15, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 6th Nòt Film Fest
    Santarcangelo di Romagna
    Italy
    August 23, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 2023 19th Zurich Film Festival
    Zurich
    Switzerland
    September 28, 2023
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Motion-K
    Distributor
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Boyoung Kim

Korean acclaimed animation director, Boyoung Kim is the creator of animated films, Replacement, Impersonation, Prey, The Levers and the current film 「A Guitar in the Bucket」 has been won at Interfilm Berlin, Fantastic Fest and screened over 80 festivals around the world.

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