The earth we live in, there are people leading different lives and living with diverse thoughts and troubles. EIDF would like to share such diversities with the world this year, but our goal does not stop at just sharing. We look forward to seeing those thoughts and troubles turn into hopes when they are shared with the audience who empathize with them. Then those breakthroughs, which appear in the documentaries, can be the clues and keys to solve the issues we face. That is the world that EIDF dreams; the audience can meet the other side of the world by watching, empathizing and make actions.
We face the world with various angles through documentaries. The window of ‘EIDF’ in the poster embodies the gaze toward our present and future. There are education, technologies, cultures, and ever-changing contents where the gaze reaches. The various aspects of life over the window give us special guidance to lead creative lives. The background of this year’s poster is blue. As this color implies, the sharp and collected gaze, which discovers the mysteries hidden in our world along with new approaches, is a core value of documentaries. Furthermore, the attitude of actively coping with the upcoming future with this gaze is also the element that makes documentaries meaningful.
City
Goyang
Program
Opening Film
Festival Choice (Competition): Global
Festival Choice (Competition): Asia
Korean Docs Panorama
World Showcase
Asian Shorts
Masters
Color of Education
Voice of Women
Intangible Heritage in Docs
Life Is Art
Mobile Shorts Competition
Extreme Shorts Competition "In the Time of COVID-19"
Events
Opening / Award Ceremony
Outdoor Screening
EIDF holds outdoor screenings on Aug. 21st and 22nd at the Spectacular Musical Fountain in Ilsan Lake Park, Goyang City. The screenings will provide the platform for everyone to enjoy the festival together. EIDF will prepare the events under the protocols of the KCDC (Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)’s pandemic guidance, reserving spots for only those who applied in advance. The outdoor screenings will offer everyone a chance to beat the summer heat with wonderful documentaries.
Program Event
- Industry Awards
- Producers Meet Funds
Producers Meet Funds (PMF) is a round table meeting to connect documentary producers with Korean funders who play the essential roles in the Korean documentary eco-system. Each round table will consist of two financiers and five producers and runs for 20 minutes. The whole tables will be five, rotating sequentially. After the meetings, all producers will vote the most friendly, attractive, and supportive funder for the 'Best PMF Award.'
Awards
Festival Choice(Competition): Global
- Grand Prix : KRW 10,000,000
- Special Jury Award : KRW 7,000,000
- Audience Award : KRW 4,000,000
Festival Choice(Competition): Asia
- Grand Prix(Documentary Goyang Award) : KRW 10,000,000
- Special Jury Award : KRW 7,000,000
- Audience Award : KRW 4,000,000
Mobile Shorts Competition
- Grand Prize : KRW 3,000,000
- Second Prize (2 Films) : KRW 1,000,000 each
Extreme Shorts Competition "In the Time of Covid-19"
- First Prize : KRW 2,000,000
- Second Prize (2 Films) : KRW 1,000,000 each
EIDF 2021: Korean Film Line Up
No. |
Title |
Director |
Country |
Year |
Min |
Festival Choice (Competition): Global |
1 |
The Birth of Resonance |
Lee Jeongjun |
Korea |
2020 |
96 |
Festival
Choice (Competition): Asia |
1 |
Locking Horns |
Sim Younghwa |
Korea |
2021 |
71 |
2 |
Land and Housing |
Kim Kiseong |
Korea |
2020 |
83 |
Contemporary Docs Panorama |
1 |
Like You Know It All |
Park Jiyoon |
Korea |
2021 |
11 |
2 |
I Bought a Time Machine |
Park Yeon |
Korea |
2020 |
15 |
3 |
Keep Out! - Women Over 60 Only |
Lee Seungju |
Korea |
2021 |
88 |
Close-Up Icon |
1 |
Song Hae 1927 |
Jero Yun |
Korea |
2021 |
82 |
Space, Memory |
1 |
Comfort |
Lee Hyerin |
Korea |
2020 |
65 |
2 |
City of Outlanders |
Moon Seungwook & Yu Yejin |
Korea |
2020 |
61 |
3 |
Speed of Happiness |
Park Hyuckjee |
Korea |
2020 |
114 |
Kids & Teens |
1 |
Namaste Kim Sir. |
Lee Jongeun |
Korea |
2021 |
90 |
Doc's Fever |
1 |
Fourteen Masters |
Seo Minwon |
Korea |
2021 |
60 |
Intangible Documentary Festival |
1 |
Camino de Sangjaru |
Park Cheolwoo |
Korea |
2021 |
120 |
2 |
Dancers with the Wind |
Choi Sangjin |
Korea |
2017 |
88 |
Mobile Shorts Competition |
1 |
Ssookara |
Kim Chanu |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
2 |
Repair |
Kim Junhee |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
3 |
The Huinnyeoul Culture Village |
Shin Hyeyeon |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
4 |
A Day of Memories |
Jang Dain |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
5 |
Dad, Can You See My Face? |
Jang Byoungsup |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
6 |
Can We Get Married? |
Kim Shinchun |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
7 |
Ian, and the World |
Park Kayoung |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |
8 |
Record Hakseong-dong's Memories Alley |
Lee Yihyang |
Korea |
2021 |
3 |