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 ...

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. K...

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...

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 exper...

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...

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 Ma...

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...

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,...

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 pri...

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 fr...