About
Filmmaker, animation artist, and illustrator. Studied animation directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. A participant and award-winner at leading global festivals, her films Dust Kid (2009), Math Test (2010), Love Games (2013), House of Existence (2022), The Waves (2023) have been selected for Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, and Zagreb film festivals. In addition to animation, she works in book illustration and has been awarded prizes at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. One of Jeong Yumi’s recent works, Circle (2024), was featured in the International Competition of the 34th Message to Man Film Festival.
Filmography
Journeys in Math and Genetics2025 · Producer
Paranoid Kid2025 · Director, Writer, Editor
Glasses2025 · Director, Writer, Editor
Layover Hotel2025 · Writer
Circle2024 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Production Design, Director of Photography, Music
The Waves2023 · Editor, Writer, Director
The layover2023 · Producer, Writer
House of Existence2022 · Writer, Editor, Director
Plant Cafe, Warmth2021 · Writer, Producer
Killerswell: Our Space2020 · Producer
The Boy from Nowhere2019 · Producer
Love Games2013 · Director, Editor, Writer
Math Test2010 · Editor, Writer, Director
Dust Kid2009 · Director, Editor, Screenplay
My Small Doll House2006 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor