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Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF)


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Category	Competitive
E-mail	jimff@jimff.org

Launched in 2005, the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) aims to be a celebration of both film and exhilarating music, shared and enjoyed by everyone of all generations. The Festival presents a series of programs that combine film and music including a section specifically for music, a program which introduces the various currents of contemporary music & cinema, and a number of live concerts staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake and Uilimji. Jecheon International Music & Film Festival is presented by Jecheon International Music & Film Festival and hosted by the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Executive Committee.

The cozy and scenic host city, Jecheon, is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central Korea. Jecheon is most famous for Cheongpung, a lake that captivates tourists with its natural beauty that is reminiscent of traditional Korean landscape paintings. JIMFF's competition sections present films from around the world that deal with music or feature music as an important narrative device.

The Jecheon Film Music Award honors film musicians who have had significant influence on Korean film and music culture and the Jecheon Film Music Academy is a program designed for specialized education about film music.

City

Jecheon

Program

International Competition

International competition of feature films in which music plays a central role.

Korean Competition

Section made of a Korean short competition and a Korean feature film competition in which music plays a central role.

Landscape of Music Films

A selection of out-of-competition films in which music plays an important role in the narrative or introduce diverse musical cultures.

Gala Presentation

A section to introduce the latest music films or recently restored classics made by world-famous directors and films about influential musicians from all over the world.

Curator of the Year

A selection by a filmmaker or music director of some of their titles and the films that most influenced their own work. The curator for 2023 was Kim Tae-sung.

Tribute

Two retrospectives of the works of a music film director and a film composer. The tributes for 2023 were dedicated to Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carlos Saura.

Cine Festa

A selection of more approachable movies that explore how music affects our lives.

Made in Jecheon

A selection of film shot in and around Jecheon or the North Chungcheong Province.

Film Concert

Film screenings with live music.