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- The Year-end Independent Film Festival, the Seoul Independent Film Festival 2022 Kicked Off Successfully
- The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 kicked off at CGV Art House Apgujeong in Seoul on the 1st of November (Thursday). The opening ceremony, hosted by Actor Kwon Haehyo, who has been with SIFF for 22 years, opened with a trailer based on the slogan ‘The Art of Love,’ which means the symbo...
- by Park Hyejin / Dec 05, 2022
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- Hong Kong Arts Centre to Stage Korean Women Independent Film Series
- The Hong Kong Arts Centre is set to present a series of screenings of independent films by Korean women, starting next month in Hong Kong. Co-presented by the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival, ‘Women Direct. Korean Indies!’ will feature 13 Korean fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 30, 2020
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- Seoul Independent Documentary Film Festival Reveals 2018 Finalists
- The Seoul Independent Documentary Film Festival (SIDOF) has announced the 23 finalists for this year’s Korean feature and short films competition. 10 documentaries will vie for awards in the feature section, with 13 to be featured in the competitive short film program. The finalists were whittled do...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 05, 2018
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- LEE Young’s TROUBLERS selected as Independent Film of the Year
- Director LEE Young’s LGBTQ documentaryTroublers has been chosen as the 2017 Independent Film of the Year by TheAssociation of Korean Independent Film & Video (KIFV). KIFV made the announcement on December 29, noting that LEE’s film allowed viewers to experience another level of life and became a...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Jan 18, 2018
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- DMZ Docs Welcomes Entries for Fund Program
- The 9th edition of DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) has sent out its call for submissions for its production and release funds. DMZ Docs will provide USD 321,000 for 21 projects in three categories; funds for production, funds for release and Daemyung Culture Factory Fund. Sele...
- by KIM Su-bin / May 30, 2017
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- Busan MBC Documentary THE SUMMER IN IBARAKI Released in Tokyo
- About Challenges of Teenagers of the Korean Traditional Culture Club The Summer in Ibaraki (directed by Jeon Sung-ho, 2015), documentary film produced by Busan MBC was released in Tokyo on April 14th. After it was invited to the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2016, it was released in Osaka on No...
- by CHO Meanjune / Apr 18, 2017
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- BiFan Signed MOU with DMZ Docs
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) which is a mecca of fantasy movies and DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs) which shows the trend of the world’s documentary films have signed the MOU on March 22nd. Through the pack, they decided to operate the cooperated progr...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Apr 03, 2017
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- BECOMING WHO I WAS Scores North American Release in EFM
- Korean documentary Becoming Who I Was, from director MOON Chang-yong and JEON Jin, has been picked up for North American distribution by Bond/360. The distributor will screen the film in New York before rolling it through on a multi-platform release. The film, which was invited to the Generation Kpl...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 20, 2017
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- Berlinale Awards KIM Min-hee Silver Bear for Best Actress
- It was a big year for Korean films at the Berlin International Film Festival with a pair of major prizes going to Korean film talent at the conclusion of the 67th Berlinale on Saturday, February 18th. KIM Min-hee became the first Korean performer to earn a prize at the festival, as she came away wit...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 20, 2017
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- Seoul Independent Documentary Film Festival 2017 Decides On What Films to Show
- The 17th edition of Seoul Independent Documentary Film & Video Festival (SIDOF) finalized 30 documentary films at the New Korean Independent Documentaries section. A total of 140 entries - 30 features and 110 shorts - applied for this year’s submissions from November 18th to December 19th 2016 a...
- by KIM Hyung-seok / Feb 16, 2017