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베를린에서 시작된 〈긴긴밤〉의 글로벌 여정, 토론토의 월드 프리미어로 이어집니다

From Berlin to Toronto: The Global Journey of Long Long Night Continues with Its World Premiere

2026.08.07

베를린에서 시작된 〈긴긴밤〉의 글로벌 여정, 토론토의 월드 프리미어로 이어집니다
From Berlin to Toronto: The Global Journey of Long Long Night Continues with Its World Premiere

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꾸욱꾸욱스튜디오와 스튜디오이온이 공동제작한 장편 풀 3D 애니메이션 〈긴긴밤(Long Long Night)〉이 제51회 토론토국제영화제(Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF) Centrepiece 부문에 공식 초청됐습니다.


〈긴긴밤〉은 2013년 연상호 감독의 〈사이비〉 이후 13년 만에 TIFF에 초청된 한국 장편 애니메이션으로, 이번 영화제를 통해 월드 프리미어(World Premiere)로 전 세계 관객과 처음 만납니다.


〈긴긴밤〉의 글로벌 행보는 지난 2월 베를린에서 먼저 시작됐습니다.


해외 세일즈를 맡은 Finecut이 European Film Market(EFM)에서 작품을 국제 바이어와 배급사에 소개하며 본격적인 글로벌 B2B 세일즈를 시작했고, 이번 TIFF 공식 초청을 통해 산업 관계자들에게 프로젝트를 소개하는 단계를 넘어 세계의 관객과 평론가에게 완성된 작품을 선보이게 됐습니다.


Berlin EFM Global Sales → TIFF Centrepiece Official Selection → World Premiere in Toronto


〈긴긴밤〉은 제21회 문학동네어린이문학상 대상을 수상하고 누적 판매 약 80만 부를 기록한 루리 작가의 동명 베스트셀러를 원작으로 합니다.


지구상에 마지막으로 남은 코뿔소 노든과 버려진 알에서 태어난 어린 펭귄이 바다를 찾아가는 여정을 통해, 상실을 경험한 두 존재가 서로에게 의지하며 이어가는 우정과 사랑, 연대의 의미를 전합니다.


CF 감독이자 그림책 작가로 활동해온 염규복 감독이 첫 장편 애니메이션 연출을 맡았습니다.


염규복 감독과 꾸욱꾸욱스튜디오가 원작의 영화적 해석과 캐릭터의 감정 설계, 섬세한 연출을 중심적으로 이끌었으며, 공동제작사 스튜디오이온은 〈아머드 사우루스〉를 통해 축적한 언리얼 엔진 기반 제작 경험과 실시간 렌더링 기술을 바탕으로 작품의 풀 3D 프로덕션과 공간·캐릭터의 영상 구현에 참여했습니다.


TIFF 프로그래머 지오반나 풀비(Giovanna Fulvi)는 작품에 대해 “우정과 회복력, 우리를 지탱하는 관계의 힘을 따뜻하게 전한다”고 평가했습니다.


작품의 배급은 TCO, 해외 세일즈는 Finecut이 맡습니다.


오랜 시간 작품의 창작과 제작을 이끌어온 염규복 감독과 꾸욱꾸욱스튜디오, 그리고 TCO와 Finecut을 비롯해 작품의 여정을 함께해온 모든 제작진과 파트너 여러분께 축하와 감사의 마음을 전합니다.


스튜디오이온은 공동제작사로서, 한국의 좋은 이야기가 기술 기반의 제작 역량을 만나 세계의 관객에게 전달될 수 있도록 〈긴긴밤〉의 여정을 끝까지 함께하겠습니다.


2026 Toronto International Film Festival

Centrepiece Official Selection · World Premiere


관련 링크

TIFF 2026 Centrepiece 공식 발표

https://www.tiff.net/press/news/tiffs-2026-centrepiece-programme-presents-highly-anticipated-world-premieres-new-work-from-luminaries-and-award-winning-films-from-50-countries


TIFF 공식 채널 — LONG LONG NIGHT Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbH7-HzMHJU


아주경제 — ‘긴긴밤’, 토론토국제영화제 초청…13년 만의 韓 장편 애니

https://www.ajunews.com/view/20260806110710735


Screen Daily — Finecut, EFM에서 〈Long Long Night〉 해외 세일즈 개시

https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-animation-long-long-night-grows-finecuts-efm-slate/5213657.article


 

The full-3D animated feature Long Long Night, co-produced by Googgoog Studio and Studio EON, has been officially selected for the Centrepiece programme at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).


Thirteen years after Yeon Sang-ho’s The Fake (2013), Long Long Night becomes the first Korean animated feature invited to TIFF in 13 years. The film will make its World Premiere in Toronto, meeting international audiences for the first time.


The film’s global journey began earlier this year in Berlin.


International sales company Finecut introduced Long Long Night to global buyers and distributors at the European Film Market (EFM), launching its international B2B sales campaign. With its official selection for TIFF, the film now moves from the global industry market to the festival stage, where the completed work will be presented to audiences and critics from around the world.


Berlin EFM Global Sales → TIFF Centrepiece Official Selection → World Premiere in Toronto


Long Long Night is based on Ru Ri’s bestselling novel of the same name, winner of the 21st Munhakdongne Children’s Literature Award and a title that has sold approximately 800,000 copies.


The story follows Norden, the last rhinoceros of his kind, and a young penguin born from an abandoned egg as they journey toward the sea. Through two lives marked by loss, the film explores friendship, love, resilience, and the bonds that allow us to keep moving forward.


Acclaimed commercial director and picture-book author Kyu-bock Youm makes his feature animation directorial debut with the film.


Director Kyu-bock Youm and Googgoog Studio led the film’s cinematic interpretation of the original story, character-driven emotional development, and creative direction. As a co-production partner, Studio EON contributed to the film’s full-3D production and visual realization, drawing on its Unreal Engine-based production experience and real-time rendering expertise developed through projects including Armorsaurs.


TIFF programmer Giovanna Fulvi praised the film as a work that warmly celebrates “friendship, resilience, and the connections that sustain us.”


Distributed by TCO. International Sales by Finecut.


Our congratulations and gratitude go to Director Kyu-bock Youm, Googgoog Studio, TCO, Finecut, and every artist, crew member, and partner who has been part of this journey.


As a co-production partner, Studio EON will continue to support the journey of Long Long Night, bringing together compelling Korean storytelling and technology-driven production capabilities to reach audiences around the world.


2026 Toronto International Film Festival

Centrepiece Official Selection · World Premiere


Related Links

TIFF 2026 Centrepiece Official Announcement

https://www.tiff.net/press/news/tiffs-2026-centrepiece-programme-presents-highly-anticipated-world-premieres-new-work-from-luminaries-and-award-winning-films-from-50-countries\


TIFF Official Channel — LONG LONG NIGHT Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbH7-HzMHJU


Aju News — Long Long Night invited to TIFF, first Korean animated feature in 13 years

https://www.ajunews.com/view/20260806110710735


Screen Daily — Finecut launches international sales for Long Long Night at EFM

https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-animation-long-long-night-grows-finecuts-efm-slate/5213657.article