SPECTORY🇰🇷 KOREAN STORY IP STUDIOGiving voice to the stories left unspoken.

SPECTORY

IP & Partnerships

03 / IP EXPANSION

Beyond the page.

One literary origin. New ways to read, watch and listen. Partnership scope is discussed for each work.

One story. A new life on screen.

  1. Lee Mael
    01 / The writer

    Lee Mael

    Unspoken feelings become a story.

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  2. I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset
    02 / The book

    I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset

    A literary work meets its readers.

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  3. Completed animated short
    03 / The animation

    Completed animated short

    2026 · 28 min · Korean

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Festival recognition

AWARENESS 2026

Merit of Awareness (Honorable Mention)
Finalist · Official Virtual Selection

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Submission history · verified 9 September 2026
  • Korea AI Cinema Festival
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • ANNY: Animation Nights New York
  • Busan International AI Film Festival
  • Hokkaido International Film Festival (Japan)
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
  • Tampa Animation Festival 2026
  • Awareness Festival
  • PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival)

This is a dated submission record, not a statement of current selection status. Other results will be updated after verification.

01

Books

Publishing & web fiction

02

The animation

Development & production

03

Audio

Audiobook opportunities

04

Foreign Rights

Translation & publishing

05

Adaptation

Screen & game possibilities

06

Licensing

IP partnership discussions

SOCIAL PARTNERSHIPS

Dignity grows through connection.

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05 / ACHIEVEMENTS

Stories with momentum.

408%

Wadiz · The 5th World

796%

Wadiz · I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset

617%

Wadiz · The Child of Clouds

KRW 3,087,300 · 76 supporters →
28 min

Completed animated short

01Kyobo Book Centre weekly bestseller · The 5th World

02KOCCA KCC 2025 animation planning & development selection · The 5th World

032026 Awareness Festival · Merit of Awareness (Honorable Mention) · I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset