History Creator / StudioSEK

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'''Studio SEK''' (Scientific Educational Korea; also known as the longer named The Chosun April 26th Children Film Studio) is a North Korean-based animation studio [[http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2027768-2,00.html officially founded in 1997]], though it existed as early as the late '50s. They mainly work on shows for European companies (especially Italy's Creator/MondoTV), but it also has done uncredited work for South Korean animation studios that get their contracts from the US.

See also [[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0517952/ Studio Paek-ho]], the other North Korean animation studio.
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!! Studio SEK's Work includes
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* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'' (uncredited on the TV series in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBs_FHlF9hk English language versions]], but credited in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7PdaAAeOtY foreign language versions]])
** ''Angel's Friends The Movie: Sunny College''
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (1 episode uncredited, ''The Awakening'', outsourced by Creator/MoiAnimation, SEK was fired after said episode)
* ''Barberbieni''
* ''The Basketeers''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBellflowerBunnies''
* ''ComicBook/BillyTheCat'' (uncredited)
* ''The Black Corsair''
* "Cat Leo" (Russian 2016 series; done uncredited)
* ''WesternAnimation/ChristmasInNewYork'' (2005 film)
* ''ComicBook/CortoMaltese'' (2002 film)
* ''Davy Crocket'' (Animage series)
* ''Animation/EmpressChung'' (with [[Creator/{{AKOM}} KOAA Films]])
* ''The Enchanted Mountain''
* ''Farhat the Prince of the Desert''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender's Big Score'' (Info from the DVD[=/=]Blu-ray commentary; outsourced by [[Creator/RoughDraftStudios Rough Draft Korea]])
* ''Genghis Khan''
* ''Giovanni e Paolo e il mistero dei pupi''
* ''Gladiators''
* ''The Great Book of Nature'' (uncredited on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIUUhqajxhI English language version]], but credited in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGYYa6_M5A foreign language versions]])
* ''Happy Adventures''
* ''Il Cammino di Josemaria''
* ''Jurassic Cubs''
* ''Kim''
* ''The Last of the Mohicans''
* ''The Legend of Sleeping Beauty''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic''
* ''Les Malheurs de Sophie''
* ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' (1992 series)
* ''The Little Bear'' (unrelated to the Western series ''Literature/LittleBear'')
* ''Lupo Alberto'' (season 2 only)
* ''Marc Logan''
* ''Pif and Hercules'' (co-production with Col.Ima.Son and [=TF1=])
* ''Pocahontas: Princess of the American Indians''
* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville'' (similar to ''Angel's Friends'', some versions list Studio SEK, others do not. However, it was ultimately a discredit since official sources state this show was produced at Cinecittà Studios, located in Rome, Italy.)
* ''The Queen of the Swallows''
* ''Rain Drop: Water is Adventure''
* ''Ramses''
* ''Saint Catherine of Siena''
* ''WesternAnimation/SandokanTheTigerOfMalaysia''
** ''Sandokan: The Tiger Roars Again''
** ''Sandokan: The Two Tigers''
* ''Simba the King Lion''
** ''Simba Jr. and the Football World Cup''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (Info from the DVD[=/=]Blu-ray commentary; outsourced by Rough Draft)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpaghettiFamily''
* ''Animation/SquirrelAndHedgehog''
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' (One episode, "Across the Universe", uncredited)
* ''Ti'Tom: Les Aventures Outre-Mer''
* ''Toy Toons''
* ''Virus Attack''
* ''Welcome Back Pinocchio''
* ''Winner and the Golden Child''
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!!Unconfirmed:
* ''The Drakers'' (it has a similar animation style to ''Angel's Friends'' and ''Puppy in My Pocket'', both of which were ''supposedly'' animated by SEK. However, the credits for the English version don't list SEK, and instead list Mondo TV as doing the animation.)
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!! Tropes Associated with Studio SEK:
* AllCGICartoon: 새로 사귄 동무 (2004) (English: A new companion) and 새로 사귄 동무 제2부 우리 선수들 (2005) (English: A new companion - Part 2: Our players), which were dubbed in English as part of the ''Happy Adventures'' anthology series.
* AnimatedAnthology: ''The Great Book of Nature'', ''Toy Toons'' and ''Happy Adventures'' are compilations of older short films, produced in-house by SEK.
* AnimationBump: ''Squirrel and Hedgehog'', which has pretty fluid animation at times.
* OffModel: ''The Legend of the Titanic''
* ProductionPosse: Frequently works on series and movies for Creator/MondoTV.
* StopMotion: ''Toy Toons'' and certain episodes of ''Happy Adventures''.
* ThickLineAnimation: ''Kim''.
* UrbanLegends: There was a bit of false information going around for a while that Studio SEK did uncredited work on ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. The misinformation seemed to stem from [[http://www.nkeconwatch.com/category/dprk-organizations/companies/sek-studio/ this article]], thanks to ambiguous wording. In reality, the article is referring to ''Simba the King Lion'', an Italian series based on the same story. It didn't help that the infamous "SFX" in the clouds (which some MoralGuardians thought said "SEX") was interpreted by some as "SEK", and was supposedly Studio SEK's way of getting their company name in the movie. Needless to say, all of this is bunk, and Disney's ''The Lion King'' was animated entirely in America.
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* ''The Drakers'' (it has a similar animation style to ''Angel's Friends'' and ''Puppy in My Pocket'', both of which were animated by SEK. However, the credits for the English version don't list SEK, and instead list Mondo TV as doing the animation.)

* StopMotion: ''Toy Toons''.

* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville'' (similar to ''Angel's Friends'', some versions list Studio SEK, others do not)

* ''Christmas in New York'' (2005 film)

* ''The Bellflower Bunnies''

* UrbanLegends: There was a bit of false information going around for a while that Studio SEK did uncredited work on ''Disney/TheLionKing''. The misinformation seemed to stem from [[http://www.nkeconwatch.com/category/dprk-organizations/companies/sek-studio/ this article]], thanks to ambiguous wording. In reality, the article is referring to ''Simba the King Lion'', an Italian series based on the same story. It didn't help that the infamous "SFX" in the clouds (which some MoralGuardians thought said "SEX") was interpreted by some as "SEK", and was supposedly Studio SEK's way of getting their company name in the movie. Needless to say, all of this is bunk, and Disney's ''Lion King'' was animated entirely in America.

* ''The Spaghetti Family''

'''Studio SEK''' (also known as the longer named The Chosun April 26th Children Film Studio) is a North Korean-based animation studio [[http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2027768-2,00.html officially founded in 1997]], though it existed as early as the late '50s. They mainly work on shows for European companies (especially Italy's Creator/MondoTV), but it also has done uncredited work for South Korean animation studios that get their contracts from the US.

* ''Last of the Mohicans, The''
* ''Legend of Sleeping Beauty, The''

* OffModel: ''The Legend of The Titanic''

* ''Anna's Tales'' (later episodes, replacing Creator/AnimationServiceHK)

* ''Literature/{{Sandokan}}: The Tiger Roars Again''

* ''AsianAnimation/SquirrelAndHedgehog''