Bucheon AI Contents Summit

AI International Conference
AI·XR Creator Showcase
This year’s AI·XR Creator Showcase, focusing on the new possibilities and industrial scalability of film and content utilizing AI, has selected 10 outstanding teams equipped with exceptional capabilities and distinctive creative visions.Through this showcase, the selected teams will not only present their creative results but also explore practical collaboration and business opportunities through networking and business meetings with domestic and international industry professionals.
Title
AI·XR Creator Showcase
Date
July 7 (Tue), 10:00-11:00
Venue
2F Arts Hall, Bucheon Art Center
Contents
5-Minute Pitch Presentations by 10 Participating Companies and Creators

Presentation|NAM Taejin
MintChoco Studio Director
Nam Taejin is an AI filmmaker and former drama producer/director with 13 years of experience at SBS. His television credits include Haechi (2019), Lovers of the Red Sky (2021), Jinx (2021), and My Man is Cupid (2023).
His AI short film I Confessed Today, and the World Ended (2026) was officially selected for the AI Frontier section of BIFAN 2026. His AI short film Echo (2025) won two awards at the London Frames International Film Festival.
To date, three of his AI short films have been officially selected for more than 30 international film festivals worldwide.

Presentation|LEE Sean
SIAFILM STUDIO Director
SIA Film Studio is a newly established creative studio focused on AI-driven filmmaking and animation. Founded by producer Somi Kim and director Sean Lee, the studio explores new cinematic possibilities by combining generative AI technologies with architectural imagination and storytelling. From concept development and screenplay writing to directing and editing, the team builds its own AI-based production pipeline using tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, Veo 3, ElevenLabs, and Suno.
SIA Film Studio’s works are deeply inspired by space, cities, and the idea of 'living architecture'. Its representative projects include the AIFF Japan 2026 award-winning SF cinematic film Transformative, the animated series Michelle’s Mysterious Village, and the live-action cinematic project House without House. The studio is currently developing AI feature films and animated series aimed at global audiences.

Presentation|OH June
Dreamers CEO
June Oh is the CEO of Dreamers Inc. and currently serves as the CEO of kai Inc.. He is a writer and producer who has been involved in production across various media formats—including 3D animation, film, games, and webtoons—for the past 30 years. As the author of the Naver web novel Three Kingdoms, he expanded the project into webtoon, game and film. He has produced 14 works, including webtoon Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho (2019) and Oh My God (2012), and was also responsible for the online game planning for the MMORPG Ragnarok 2, Call of Duty Online, and the Paramount film Beo Wolf (2017). His published Emergency Rescue AutoCAD.

Presentation|LEE Yewon
Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia and Film, Chung-Ang University, AI Virtual Idol Creator
Lee Yewon is a creative director and researcher exploring the boundless potential of next-generation virtual content. She has built a strong foundation of practical expertise by working as a content producer and project manager at prominent companies including ICONIX, Aria Studio, and Newmatic. Currently, she is advancing her academic journey as a Ph.D. candidate at Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia and Film, where her research focuses on the expansion of AI-based virtual characters. At this showcase, she introduces 'DERURU,' an AI virtual idol developed entirely through a one-person production pipeline. By integrating generative AI technologies such as Speech-to-Text (STT), Large Language Models (LLM), and Text-to-Speech (TTS), she introduces an innovative workflow. Through DERURU, she aims to engage with audiences and present the future direction of new virtual IPs.

Presentation|LEE Taehun
Director
Lee Taehun is a genre filmmaker and writer who develops original IP. His short film Air Conditioner in Panmunjeom (2018) received the Grand Prix at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival and won multiple awards at the several other film festivals. Mother Bird is an AI-assisted creature horror project exploring the duality of motherhood, currently being developed as a feature film and scalable IP.

Presentation|LIM Yejun
Director
Based in Seoul, Lim Yejun is studying Filmmaking and Multi-media. To tell broader, diverse stories, started AI Film-making.
Directed and produced the 32-minute AI film Big Ball (2026), and short live-action film warm, Warmy, HOME. (2024)
Beyond technology itself, still believe in stories created by human beings—born vulnerable, shaped by emotion, and lived experience—can still move and connect with others in meaningful ways.
Currently developing next short film, Taste of Loess
Main goal is to remain as a storyteller who moves across diverse media while continuing to create meaningful and lasting stories.

Presentation|LEE Sangho
KOLA GROUP Representative, AI Studio
KOLA is a creative studio that produces content, characters, short dramas, and brand IP by combining AI technology and storytelling. Operating primarily in the Korean and Vietnamese markets, they are creating new content experiences that connect brands and the public through AI video production, social media content management, character development, and digital marketing. Their goal is to build a sustainable content ecosystem that combines technology and creativity amidst a rapidly changing digital environment.

Presentation|LEE Kwanghyun
Papri Studio Director
Papri Studio is an immersive media studio crafting participatory AI·XR experiences where the real and the virtual intersect. Its work, Kittyphone's Secret Message, was introduced at the Sanrio Virtual Festival 2025. MOON NOOW MOON and TRPG:TRPG have been shown at Ars Electronica, Kaohsiung Film Festival, and BIFAN.
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Presentation|KANG Haeji
PROJECT : Largo by ADHESIVE COO
PROJECT : Largo by ADHESIVE is an AI hybrid film label established by ADHESIVE, a Korean content production company. The label explores the coexistence of live-action filmmaking and generative AI technologies, while prioritizing the role of creators and cinematic quality over technology itself. PROJECT : LARGO is the production team behind Ask me anything (2026), an official selection in the Bucheon Choice AI Films at the BIFAN 2026.

Presentation|HONG Yeojin
FILM RAIN OR SHINE Director
FILM RAIN OR SHINE is a studio that has been creating films across genres, including fiction, web dramas, documentaries, and experimental films. The studio received the Minister's Award for its short film Miss B (2019) and has been recognized for its creative vision at numerous pitching events and film festivals, including the IDFA Observer in the Netherlands, Docs by the Sea (2022), and the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, where it won the Pitch Award (2023) and Excellence Award (2025). They recently completed a short experimental documentary utilizing AI and are currently developing the VR documentary The Great Adventure of the Rabbit Hole, which allows viewers to experience, in first-person, the sensation of becoming immersed in fake news and conspiracy theories. They are experimenting with a new pipeline that builds AI-generated fictional spaces in stereoscopic format for VR experiences, exploring how traditional documentary can merge with generative AI to expand into spatial installation art and XR.