| Original Title | Champion |
| Spanish Title | |
| English Title | Champion |
| Year & month of production | 2023 |
| Duration | 13 Facebook |
| Country of production | Korea, South, United States |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Language | English, Korean |
| Subtitles | English, Korean |
| Trailer | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yJjNVrRQ80LYRjKtVteg8LpBVRP9rEZn/view?usp=drive_link |
| Web | https://www.instagram.com/championtheshortfilm/ |
| https://www.facebook.com/championtheshortfilm |
A 9-year-old Korean girl seeks to rebuild a sense of community and mend her broken heart, after moving to California without her father.
Selections
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- Busan Kids & Youth International Film Festival
- Seoul Children's International Film Festival
- Kineko Tokyo Childrens International Film Festival
- LA Shortsfest
- Asian American International Film Festival
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
- Oakland International Film Festival
- San Jose Shorts International Film Festival
- Childrens Film Festival Seattle
- Vail Film Festival
- Greenwich Village Film Festival
- Crown Heights Film Festival
- Home is Distant Shores Film Festival North Carolina
- The Asian American Showcase Chicago
- Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival Vancouver
Prices
- "Best Film Jury Award" at New York No Limits
- "Best Screenplay Award" at Korea Shorts International Film Festival
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- Busan Kids & Youth International Film Festival
- Seoul Children's International Film Festival
- Kineko Tokyo Childrens International Film Festival
- LA Shortsfest
- Asian American International Film Festival
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
- Oakland International Film Festival
- San Jose Shorts International Film Festival
- Childrens Film Festival Seattle
- Vail Film Festival
- Greenwich Village Film Festival
- Crown Heights Film Festival
- Home is Distant Shores Film Festival North Carolina
- The Asian American Showcase Chicago
- Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival Vancouver
Prices
- "Best Film Jury Award" at New York No Limits
- "Best Screenplay Award" at Korea Shorts International Film Festival
Kim J.Y. Han
Kim J.Y. Han is a South Korean writer-director that tells subversive stories at the intersection of womanhood and the Asian experience, with a focus on body politics. She is currently making the festival circuit with her debut short film, Champion, which is screening at Oscar-qualifying and global festivals including Hawaii Int. Film Festival, Tokyo Childrens Int. Film Festival, Busan Kids and Youth Intl. Film Festival, LA Shortsfest, Asian American Int. Film Festival, and more. Previously, Han worked as a TV development executive at NBCUniversal International Studios, where she specialized in packaging global-facing shows from Asia and Africa. Han also participated in NALIP Latino Lens Incubator as a producer and Film Independent Project Involve as a creative executive fellow, producing three short films that won awards at festivals like Berlinale and SXSW. In 2019, Colour Entertainment selected her in their 1st Annual Next Up List, as one of the most hardworking individuals to watch in entertainment. Raised in Seoul and San Francisco, Han graduated from the University of Chicago with a dual degree in International Studies and Cinema Studies. Beyond screenwriting, Han likes to bake, paint, and dabble in her first science fiction novel.
Kim J.Y. Han is a South Korean writer-director that tells subversive stories at the intersection of womanhood and the Asian experience, with a focus on body politics. She is currently making the festival circuit with her debut short film, Champion, which is screening at Oscar-qualifying and global festivals including Hawaii Int. Film Festival, Tokyo Childrens Int. Film Festival, Busan Kids and Youth Intl. Film Festival, LA Shortsfest, Asian American Int. Film Festival, and more. Previously, Han worked as a TV development executive at NBCUniversal International Studios, where she specialized in packaging global-facing shows from Asia and Africa. Han also participated in NALIP Latino Lens Incubator as a producer and Film Independent Project Involve as a creative executive fellow, producing three short films that won awards at festivals like Berlinale and SXSW. In 2019, Colour Entertainment selected her in their 1st Annual Next Up List, as one of the most hardworking individuals to watch in entertainment. Raised in Seoul and San Francisco, Han graduated from the University of Chicago with a dual degree in International Studies and Cinema Studies. Beyond screenwriting, Han likes to bake, paint, and dabble in her first science fiction novel.