Launched in 2005, the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is a celebration of film and music set in the beautiful landscapes of Jecheon City.
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. "World Music Film Today", JIMFF's sole competition section, presents films from around the world that deal with music or feature music as an important narrative device. The jury awards the Grand Prize to the best film in the competition.
Other sections introduce the various aspects of music film and a number of musical performances staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake. 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
World Music Film Today
- International Competition: International competition of feature films about music, musicians or featuring music.
Korean Music Film Now
- Korean Competition: Competition of Korean short and feature films about music or in which music plays an important part.
Special Presentation: A section to introduce the latest music films made by world-famous directors and films about influential musicians from all over the world.
World Music Film's Landscape: A selection of out-of-competition foreign films in which music plays an important role in the narrative or introduce divers musical cultures.
Korean Music Film's Landscape: A selection of out-of-competition Korean films in which music plays an important role in the narrative
Sound & Vision: A selection of films that explore the properties and functions of sound, music and films
JIMFFACE: A retrospective centered on an artist who has left a significant mark in both the music and the film industry.
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.
All About Korean Music Film 2021: A retrospective of Korean music films.
Made in Jecheon: A selection of film shot in and around Jecheon.
JIMFF 2021: Korean Film Line Up
No. |
Title |
Director |
Country |
Year |
Min |
Korean Music Film Now |
1 |
1247 |
Song Woojin |
Korea |
2021 |
84 |
2 |
A Star of Disgust |
Jung Byeongsik |
Korea |
2021 |
117 |
3 |
Camino de SANGJARU |
Park Cheolwoo |
Korea |
2021 |
121 |
4 |
MIMIST |
Jang Gunho |
Korea |
2021 |
85 |
5 |
Song of the Poet |
Goh Youngjae |
Korea |
2021 |
120 |
6 |
Abuse Myself |
Yann K |
Korea |
2021 |
6 |
7 |
Für Elise |
Lee Weonyoung |
Korea |
2021 |
38 |
8 |
Loop Station |
Jung Jihwan |
Korea |
2021 |
11 |
9 |
Oral Tradition |
Song HMI |
Korea |
2021 |
17 |
10 |
Sharon's Cup-bap |
Kim Soyoon |
Korea |
2020 |
26 |
11 |
Spit on My Stage |
Jeon A-hyun |
Korea |
2020 |
11 |
12 |
The Line of Sleep |
Lee Yunseok |
Korea |
2021 |
26 |
13 |
The North Pole |
Yang Eunjoo |
Korea |
2021 |
21 |
14 |
The Peddler Duo |
Kim Seojin |
Korea |
2020 |
24 |
15 |
The Princess's Fruit Stand |
Chung Jiwoon |
Korea |
2021 |
27 |
16 |
The Show Must Go on! |
Lee Inseong |
Korea |
2020 |
13 |
Korean Music Film's Landscape |
1 |
AZIT LIVE PREMIUM - SE SO NEON |
Daniel Jon & Maeng Soojin |
Korea |
2021 |
68 |
2 |
LIMECRIME |
Lee Seunghwan & Yoo Jaewook |
Korea |
2020 |
83 |
3 |
ON THE ROAD an artist's journey |
John H. Lee |
Korea |
2020 |
113 |
4 |
Sister J |
Lee Soojung |
Korea |
2020 |
98 |
5 |
Song Hae b. 1927 |
Jero Yun |
Korea |
2021 |
83 |
6 |
TIME TO PLAY: A Story of Street Musicians in New York City |
Seojong Stephan Park |
Korea |
2020 |
71 |
7 |
A Delivery Man |
Kang Seunghee |
Korea |
2020 |
19 |
8 |
BLUE CITY SEOUL |
Jeong Seongjun |
Korea |
2020 |
29 |
9 |
Dancing in the Street |
Kim Sehee |
Korea |
2021 |
26 |
10 |
God's Daughter Dances |
Byun Sungbin |
Korea |
2020 |
25 |
11 |
Mammam Mia |
Lee Yonggil |
Korea |
2020 |
30 |
12 |
Misery Loves Company |
Sasha Lee |
Korea |
2019 |
4 |
13 |
The Birth of a Band |
Son Ilseong |
Korea |
2021 |
29 |
14 |
The Pianist |
Jo Eunsun |
Korea |
2020 |
29 |
15 |
Voice Over |
Lee Minseob |
Korea |
2021 |
11 |
Sound & Vision |
1 |
Floating Memories |
Ok Seyoung |
Korea |
2021 |
5 |
JIMFFACE: Uhm Junghwa |
1 |
Bestseller |
Lee Jungho |
Korea |
2010 |
123 |
2 |
Dancing Queen |
Lee Seokhun |
Korea |
2012 |
125 |
3 |
For Horowitz |
Kwon Hyungjin |
Korea |
2006 |
108 |
4 |
Princess Aurora |
Pang Eunjin |
Korea |
2005 |
106 |
5 |
Singles |
Kwon Chilin |
Korea |
2003
|
110 |
6 |
Wonderful Nightmare |
Kang Hyojin |
Korea |
2015 |
125 |
All About Korean Music Film 2021 |
1 |
Spring of Korean Peninsula |
Lee Byungil |
Korea |
1941 |
85 |
2 |
The Blue Hill |
Yu Dongil |
Korea |
1949 |
37 |
3 |
You and Me |
Heo Yeon |
Korea |
1941 |
24 |
4 |
Lost Face 1985 |
|
Korea |
2020 |
149 |
5 |
A Beauty |
Lee Hyungpyo |
Korea |
1975 |
86 |
6 |
Hyperbolae of Youth |
Han Hyeongmo |
Korea |
1957 |
100 |
7 |
Let's Meet at Walkerhil |
Han Hyeongmo |
Korea |
1966 |
98 |
8 |
The Guitar for Mother and Her Daughter |
Gang Chanu |
Korea |
1964 |
100 |
9 |
The Queen of Elegy |
Han Hyeongmo |
Korea |
1967 |
98 |
Made in Jecheon |
1 |
Daybreak |
Lee Seunghyun |
Korea |
2021 |
40 |
2 |
Pathetique |
Lee Nara |
Korea |
2021 |
20 |
3 |
Sweet Old Days |
Marta Irene Giotti |
Korea |
2020 |
12 |
4 |
We, Doori |
Lee Ahyun |
Korea |
2020 |
27 |