COMING SOONIN PRODUCTION · ANIMATION
GWIBABI Animated Short
Pushed out of his class over a smell he cannot detect, a child locks his door from the inside. A story about what it takes to come back out.
A Storytelling Studio · Seoul · 2024
Stories,brought to life.
Cinema’s eye. A storyteller’s instinct.
We develop and produce films, animation, interactive experiences, and brand films.
COMING SOON · GWIBABI
RELEASED · BUNKER
2020 · POV
Film · Animation · InteractiveDU STUDIO · SEOUL
Featured Works / Lineup
Beauties and the Stranded
You wake up after an accident — inside a bunker shared by five beautiful women. One of them may be a beastkin. To love them, or to capture them.
FMVApocalypseBunkerBeauties
From short films to web dramas, web novels, and FMV — DU STUDIO's planning pool keeps thickening every year.
1 Now · 5+ Sealed5+ FMV titles, 7+ scenarios in development. Bunker is just the start; new works are revealed each quarter. Two paths to join: project-level co-production or DU STUDIO SI investment.
Award-Winning
Short Films.
A short-film lineup recognised at international festivals — the foundation of our cinematic craft.
Award of Merit2020
POV
FORMAT Short Film · RUNTIME 12:48
DIR Dohyeong Kim · FESTIVALS 4
- USSouthern Shorts AwardsAward of Merit
- KRSeoul Ultra-Short Film FestivalCompetition
- ITGolden Short Film FestivalCompetition
- FRParis 2020 LaurelsCompetition
Official Selection2022
Don't Worry / 걱정도 팔자
FORMAT Short Film · RUNTIME 18:46
DIR Taeyong Kim (Giant, Number One)
- KR12th Seoul International Pride Film FestivalSelected
- —"Suho picked his day today."
Web Drama · Tutorial
A four-part YouTube series. Each episode shifts to a different character's perspective in a youthful melodrama. The visual storytelling track that connects short films → web dramas → FMV. DIR · Dohyeong Kim
EP 01 · I joined a club to meet women↗
Three principles
by which we build.
Before medium or runtime, we first ask: "What form will bring this story most precisely to life?" Where cinematic direction meets game structure, DU STUDIO's content takes shape.
01 · Story
Story First
Before mapping branch trees, we design the desires and decisions of each character. What holds a story up is not branching, but people.
02 · Cinema
Cinematic Craft
The breath of a single shot and the weight of a single choice flow as one. Cuts, sound, and pacing are treated with the same rigor as the script.
03 · Audience
Audience Experience
Emotion and choice reshape the story, and the result returns to the viewer as experience.
In DevelopmentUpcoming scenario lineup.
- Active Scripts
- 07
- Formats
- 04
Explore the full lineup
FEATURE FILM
FeatureThe Moon Eats Memory · Original IP · Wolchulsan Legend
FeatureGeoseureomi · 106p · Child Abuse Drama
SHORT FILM
Short FilmMUTE · 38min · Live-action + AI Hybrid
OTT DRAMA
Drama OTTThe Perfect Family · Family Sitcom + Crime Thriller + Black Comedy
Drama OTTSamcheon Gapja Dongbangsak · Afterlife Fantasy Comedy · Co-writing
SHORT-FORM DRAMA
Short-formMaehwajeong · Military Occult Horror · 50 EP
Short-formAccidental Villain · Short-form Drama
Production
Partners.
The collaborators we run production and writing with. Beyond our in-house lineup, an external script pool keeps expanding the breadth of what we make every year.
Script & Story Development Partner
ARTFRAME story
A scenario and drama development partner. A deep pool of writers, with 8+ in-house IP, OTT, and webtoon-based dramas running concurrently.
- Writers in Pool
- 10+
- Active Projects
- 08
- Co-developing with DU
- Samcheon Gapja Dongbangsak
// Selected Works · Cover Reel
// Joint Lineup (excerpt)
- On The Table — Four Women
- My Boss Is My Fan
- Samcheon Gapja Dongbangsak · DU STUDIO co-write
- From Crush to Catch
- A Brilliant Day
- Hello, Community
- Sunjung Boxer Lee Gwonsuk (China)
- The Child Who Draws Dragons
Partners We Are Seeking
Looking for Partners.
DU STUDIO is an IP commissioning and operating studio. We build FMV games together with external production houses and writers, and we are always open to new collaborators.
For Production
Production studios to build FMVs with.
Production partnerships for DU STUDIO-owned IPs and concepts. Studios with video, game, and interactive production capability are welcome.
For Investors
Investors who bet on IPs with us.
Korea's first-mover in FMV games. We are looking for investors to shape SI investment, joint IP development, and global publishing partnerships with us.
A new shape of storytelling —
build it with us.새로운 형식의 이야기, 함께 만들고 싶다면.
Commissions · Co-production · Investment / Publishing
— signed, DU STUDIO