SEK Studio
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Native name
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조선4·26아동영화촬영소 |
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Romanized name
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Chosŏn 4.26 Atong Yŏnghwa Ch'al-yŏngso |
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | September 7, 1957 |
| Headquarters | Othan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, North Korea |
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Number of employees
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1,500 (2003) |
| SEK Studio | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선4·26아동영화촬영소 |
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| Revised Romanization | Joseon 4.26 Adong Yeonghwa Chwal-yeongso |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn 4.26 Atong Yŏnghwa Ch'al-yŏngso |
Scientific Educational Korea or SEK Studio (Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선4·26아동영화촬영소; lit. "Korean April 26 Children's Film Studio") is a North Korean animation studio, based in Othan-dong, Central District, Pyongyang. SEK has done work on several animated series from Mondo TV, including Pocahontas and Lion King, as well as features such as the French science fiction epic Gandahar (The Light Years) and Empress Chung.
The studio started operations in September 1957, as the April 26th Children's Film Studio. Around 1985, it began to outsource animation for European television. It was registered as the SEK Studio in 1997 in order to take part at an animation festival in France.
As of 2003, SEK Studio employed over 1,500 people and subcontracted work for over 70 companies from around the globe, including Europe, South Korea, and the United States. According to Animation Career Review, SEK is the 85th most influential animation studio of all-time.
SEK has provided animation for the following works:
Canadian animator and cartoonist Guy Delisle documented his experiences whilst working at the SEK Studio in his graphic novel, Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea.
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