Moowon Kim

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AI film and video director with 15+ years in feature VFX. I direct cinematic generative AI work that holds up as real film: brand spots, music videos, short films and series.

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AI film and video director with 15+ years in feature VFX. I direct cinematic generative AI work that holds up as real film: brand spots, music videos, short films and series.

Creator of MONO MARS: a 20-episode AI-hybrid SF series with 25M+ views in 90 days. My AI short “Faces of the Unknown” was selected by 8 international AI film festivals, including AI Film Awards Cannes 2026. MONO MARS is also the official brand character for Hankook Tire’s Formula E campaign.

Most recently I led an 8-person AI VFX team delivering generative AI work across 7 feature and OTT productions, under platform security and rights-clearance rules.

How I work: I block poses and camera in 3D and feed the renders as start/end frames; keep characters consistent with 3D composites or LoRA; use expensive models only on hero shots; and give written notes plus sketches so revisions land the first time.

Tools: Seedance, Kling, Veo, Runway, Nano Banana, Seedream, Midjourney, ComfyUI, Topaz, Maya, ZBrush, Nuke, After Effects, Premiere Pro.

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  • Joined August 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment

Projects · 6

AI-generated short film selected at 8 international AI film festivals. My role: director, AI video artist, editor and sound designer - concept, shot design, generation, cleanup, voice and sound, final grade. Classical VFX craft was used to fix identity drift, edges and continuity where generative output broke down. Pipeline: Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Runway, Kling, Nuke/After Effects, ElevenLabs, Suno.

  • AI Video Editor
  • Film Director

Direction and 3D modeling for the Hankook Tire iON campaign film, produced around Hankook’s role as the official tyre supplier of Formula E.

I directed the piece and built the CG assets: the Formula E race car and tyre hero models, the environment set, and the hard-surface detailing that carries the product close-ups. Shot design, camera language and edit rhythm were handled alongside the asset work, so the CG was built to serve the cut rather than the other way round. Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter and Nuke.

Vehicle and environment modeling for the Olympus theme cinematic of KartRider (Crazyracing KartRider), Nexon’s long-running kart racing title.

I modeled the karts and the environment sets for the piece: hard-surface kart builds with clean panel breaks and readable silhouettes at speed, plus the Olympus-themed track architecture and set dressing. Everything was built to hold up under fast camera moves and stylised game-cinematic lighting, using Maya, ZBrush and Substance Painter.

Character modeling for BTS TinyTAN, the official animated character IP of BTS, featured in the “Dynamite” clip released on the BANGTANTV channel.

I built the 3D character models to a stylised, production-ready standard: clean topology for animation, consistent proportions across the full character set, and shading that holds up in close-up under the show’s flat, high-key look. The work was delivered inside a broadcast-grade pipeline using Maya, ZBrush and Substance Painter.

Key art from the MONO MARS series. 3D character built and rendered in-house, then combined with AI-generated environment plates and matte work for a consistent series look. My role: 3D modeler, lookdev and AI image/comp artist. 3dmodel aiimages keyart characterdesign vfx

  • 3D Modeler
  • Visual Effects Artist

AI hybrid short-form character series. The hero character is built, rigged and rendered in 3D, then composited with AI-generated environments and motion so that one consistent character identity survives across 20 episodes. My role: creator, 3D modeler/animator and AI video artist - character build, lookdev, shot assembly and final edit. Results: 25M+ views, 210K+ followers across platforms. Pipeline: Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Stable Diffusion + LoRA/ControlNet, Kling, Runway, After Effects. 3danimation aivideo characterdesign videoeditor vfx

  • 3D Animator
  • AI Video Editor

Work experience· 5 roles

AI VFX Team Leader (R&D Lab) · Dexter StudiosFeb 2026 – Present · 10 mos

Builds character consistency pipelines within Dexter’s AI R&D Lab, including LoRA fine-tuning and ControlNet for shot-to-shot identity retention on hero characters. Creates environments with ComfyUI + Stable Diffusion for concept-to-plate workflows. Performs hands-on AI-assisted previs, layout, and compositing on shots across feature and OTT productions.

Founder / AI Filmmaker · CG TALA StudiosJun 2018 – Dec 2025 · 7 yrs 7 mos

Created and directed MONO MARS: a 20-episode C G/AI hybrid short-form cinema series. The hero character is modeled, lookdev’d, rendered in 3D, then integrated with AI-generated imagery via Runway, Kling, and ComfyUI. Managed end-to-end shot production including modeling, lookdev, AI generation, compositing, and final grading, and produced brand VFX content for multiple clients and institutions.

CG Executive Director · Yoozoo GamesMar 2017 – Dec 2017 · 10 mos

Delivered high-fidelity game cinematic assets and promotional campaign shots, including modeling, lookdev, and lighting for hero cinematics.

CG Supervisor / 3D Generalist Artist · Dexter StudiosApr 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos
3D Modeler · Industrial Light & Magic (Lucasfilm Singapore)Jun 2010 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Education

3D Animation & Visual Effects Diploma · Vancouver Film School2007 – 2008
BFA, Media Design / Time Based Media · Hansung University2000 – 2009

Certifications and awards· 8

Official Selection - AI Film Awards Cannes 20262026

AI short film "Faces of the Unknown". Official Selection at the AI Film Awards Cannes 2026, a dedicated AI film festival. Written, directed and produced by me on a Runway / Kling / Veo / ComfyUI pipeline.

Official Selection - Seoul International AI Film Festival 20252025

AI short film "Faces of the Unknown" - Official Selection.

Official Selection - AI Film Awards Bali 20252025

AI short film "Faces of the Unknown" - Official Selection.

Official Selection - Pulse of Animation Festival 20252025

AI short film "Faces of the Unknown" - Official Selection.

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