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- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs)
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- DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) is a Korean film festival specialized in Documentaries. Since 2009, DMZ Docs has been introducing excellent documentary films to Korea and has established itself as one of the leading documentary film festivals in the world.DMZ Docs has brought together many Asian talents and international industry professionals for business cooperation and emotional connection. In addition, through its Industry program, DMZ Docs has been discovering new Asian projects and providing them with fund and awards which have been a lifeline for many Asian filmmakers.DMZ Docs strives to expand the public and social functions of the documentary genre and continue our support to struggling documentary filmmakers around the world.CityGoyangProgramInternational CompetitionFrontier CompetitionCompetition for documentaries devoted to aesthetic explorations and fresh cinematic ideas that question the documentary genre's codes.Korean CompetitionVeriteSection focused on documentaries that find and investigate the truth, encompassing both cinéma vérité and direct cinema.DocufictionSection highlighting films that twist or expand the representation method of documentaries while presenting fiction as another dimension of documentation.EssaySection presenting essay documentaries.ExpandedA non-competitive section that reflects the current trend in documentaries tendency of expanding its area beyond the cinema screen to offer a new viewing experience and bold experimentations.AwardsInternational Competition- Grand Prize: Prize of KRW 20,000,000.- Special Jury Award: Prize of KRW 10,000,000.Frontier Competition- Grand Prize: Prize of KRW 15,000,000.Korean Competition- Features Grand Prize: Prize of KRW 15,000,000.- Shorts Grand Prize: Prize of KRW 10,000,000.Special Award- Special Prize for Outstanding Aesthetic Achievement: Awarded to a Korean feature documentary (competition and non-competition) that experiments with the aesthetic of the format and displays achievements in the visual language. Prize of KRW 10,000,000.- Special Prize for Social Solidarity: Awarded to a Korean feature documentary (competition and non-competition) that shows a strong engagement for social justice and critical thinking of the society. Prize of KRW 10,000,000.- Special Prize for Emerging Documentary Filmmaker: Awarded to a first or second feature documentary (competition and non-competition) from an emerging Korean filmmaker. Prize of KRW 10,000,000.
