First Korean Animation Nominated for an Oscar.. Eric Oh, 11-Year Partnership Ends [Official]

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Animation director Eric Oh is ending his exclusive contract with Biza & Native (hereinafter BANA), as both parties support each other's next steps.

BANA announced on the 21st that it has concluded its 11-year partnership with Eric Oh and terminated their exclusive contract.

Starting with the 2015 short animation 'O' produced and released together with BANA, Eric Oh presented works including 'How to Paint Your Rainbow' (2018), 'Opera' (2020), 'Origin' (2022), 'Metamodernity' (2022), and 'Supper' (2025), which were screened and awarded at major film festivals worldwide.

Notably, the 2020 short film 'Opera' was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, marking the first time a Korean-produced animation was nominated for an Oscar in the main categories. Additionally, eight works based on 'Opera' and its world were unveiled to the public for the first time globally through a large-scale media experience exhibition at the new multi-cultural space 'House of Refuse' in Aewol, Jeju.

Eric Oh is an animation artist residing and working in California, USA. He gained recognition by contributing to numerous feature-length animations at Pixar, including 'Monsters University', 'Inside Out', and 'Finding Dory'.

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