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Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF)

- Official Website : http://eng.jiff.or.kr

- Dates : Apr 28, 2022 ~ May 07, 2022

- Category : Competitive

- Tel : +82 2 2285 0562/0563

- Fax : +82 2 2285 0560

- E-mail : jiffprogram@jiff.or.kr

- Office : 402, 4F, Sindongho Bldg., 372-31, Sindang-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-450, Korea

Launched in 2000, Jeonju International Film Festival is one of the biggest Asian film festivals and the most important supporter of experimental and adventurous projects in Korea. JIFF is often compared with Busan IFF. While Busan IFF pursues economies of scale and aims to become ‘Cannes’ in Asia, Jeonju sets its stance more of Locarno or Rotterdam IFF. While Busan IFF attracts its audience with ‘bling-bling’ tourists’ spots in Haeundae, Busan that about half its audience are tourists, Jeonju is a traditionally beautiful city like Firenze, Italy that JIFF allures hard-core, serious moviegoers with the quality of its films.

The pursuit of JIFF, DISCOVERY of films, could be seen in its very beginning. In the first edition of JIFF, debut films of Darren ARONOFSKY, Fernando MEIRELLES, and Alejandro González IÑÁRRITU were introduced to Korea. For the first time in Asia, Jiff high-lighted early works of Béla TARR, Ulrich SEIDL, Laurent CANTET as well. The winners of Jeonju IFF’s International Competition Section include Matias PIÑEIRO, YING Liang, Denis CÔTÉ, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL, SUWA Nobuhiro, John AKOMFRAH and MIIKE Takashi.

Another interesting point of Jeonju is that it produces movies as well. Directors that once invited to Jeonju IFF, were later invited again to Jeonju Digital Project (JDP) which is a set of three digital shorts. JDP granted financial support to masters for their short films and world-premiered those pieces in Jeonju. The former directors ran JDP include ZHANG Yuan, JIA Zhang Ke, TSAI Ming Liang, SUWA Nobuhiro, Shinji AOYAMA, BONG Joon-Ho, Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL, Shinya TSUKAMOTO, Darezhan OMIRVAEV, Pedro COSTA, Mahamat-saleh HAROUN, HONG Sang-soo, Lav DIAZ, Denis CÔTÉ, Jean-Marie STRAUB, Claire DENIS, José Luis GUERIN, YING Liang, Edwin, ZHANG Lu, KOBAYASHI Masahiro.

Celebrating its 15th edition, JDP has boosted scale up to Feature-length with GYÖRGY Pálfi(Hungary), PARK Jung bum/SHIN Yeon-shick (Republic of Korea.)

One of the other notable characteristics of JIFF is its experimental section called Expanded Cinema (formerly called Stranger than Cinema.) Expanded Cinema is possibly the best experimental film section in Asia that world-premieres new project of directors such as Peter KUBELKA, Peter TSCHERKASSKY, Harun FAROCKI, Artavazd PELESHIAN, James BENNING, Alexander KLUGE, Pere PORTABEELA, Raya MARTIN, Romuald KARMAKAR, and Jon JOST.

City

Jeonju

Program

Opening / Closing Film

Competition

- International Competition

- Korean Competition

- Korean Competition for Shorts

Jeonju Cinema Project: Every year, the Jeonju IFF showcases the latest independent feature films that benefited from its production support program.

Frontline: Independent titles that tell bold and provocative stories.

World Cinema: Films of various genres from around the world

Masters: The latest films from great directors.

Korean Cinema

Expanded Cinema: Films that attempt aesthetic novelty not only in their forms but also in their story

composition and thematic expression

Expanded Plus: Section focused on artists from other artistic fields who use visual media to tell their

stories.

Cinema Fest: A selection of films that combine artistic quality and popular appeal for all audiences.

Midnight Cinema

Cinephile JEONJU: A retrospective section that revisits older films that are worth revisiting from the present point of view.

Hommage: SHIN Su-won and Korean Women Directors

LEE Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible

Legacy of Chungmuro, Taehung Pictures

J Special: Programmer of the Year: Three movies chosen by this year’s guest programmer, Director Yeon Sangho

Awards

International Competition

- Grand Prize: Given to one film competing in the International Competition with a cash prize of KRW 20 million and a trophy

- Best Picture Prize: Given to one film competing in the International Competition with a cash prize of KRW 10 million and a trophy

- Special Jury Prize: Given to one film competing in the International Competition with a cash prize of KRW 10 million and a trophy

Korean Competition

- Grand Prize: Given to one film competing in the Korean Competition with a cash prize of KRW 15 million and a trophy

- Best Acting Prize: Given to two actors starring in films competing in the Korean Competition with a cash prize of KRW 5 million and a trophy, respectively

- CGV Arthouse Award: Given by CGV Arthouse to two films competing in the Korean Competition with a cash prize of KRW 10 million and a trophy, respectively

- Watcha's Pick - Feature: Given by Watcha to one film competing in the Korean Competition with a cash prize of KRW 10 million and a trophy

Korean Competition for Shorts

- Grand Prize: Given to one film competing in the Korean Competition for Shorts with a cash prize of KRW 5 million and a trophy

- Best Director Prize: Given to one film competing in the Korean Competition for Shorts with a cash prize of KRW 3 million and a trophy

- Special Jury Prize: Given to one film competing in the Korean Competition for Shorts with a cash prize of KRW 2 million and a trophy

- Watcha's Pick - Short: Given by Watcha to five films competing in the Korean Competition for Shorts with a cash prize of KRW 1 million and a trophy, respectively

Others

- Documentary Award: Given to one Korean feature documentary film with a cash prize of KRW 10 million and a trophy

- J Vision Award: Given to one film in the Local Cinema with a cash prize of KRW 1 million and a trophy

- NETPAC Award: Given by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) to one Asian film in non-competitive sections of JEONJU IFF with an award and a trophy

JIFF 2022: Korean Film Line Up

No.	Title	Director	Country	Year	Min
Korean Competition
1	Gyeong-ah's daughter	KIM Jungeun	Korea	2022	118
2	When I Sleep	CHOI Jungmoon	Korea	2022	116
3	The Hill of Secrets	LEE Jieun	Korea	2022	122
4	Archaeology of Love	LEE Wanmin	Korea, France	2022	168
5	Missing Yoon	KIM Jinhwa	Korea	2021	108
6	Saving a Dragonfly	HONG Daye	Korea	2022	85
7	Jeong-sun	JEONG Jihye	Korea	2021	105
8	Drown	LIM Sangsu	Korea	2021	101
9	Havana	HONG Yongho	Korea	2022	101
Korean Competition for Shorts
1	29th Breath	KOOK Joongyi,	Korea	2022	27
2	Layers of Summer	PAEK Siwon	Korea	2022	34
3	Framily	KIM Inhye	Korea	2022	30
4	Piggyback Ride	CHOI Jihoon	Korea	2021	26
5	Mudfish	Daniel Lee	Korea	2022	24
6	No Problem	GOH Gainsoo	Korea	2022	15
7	A Guitar in the Bucket	KIM Boyoung	Korea	2021	15
8	Wunderkammer 10.0	KIM Yelim, PARK Soyun, JUNG Inwoo	Korea, Netherlands	2021	32
9	Light It Up at 2 AM	YOO Jongseok	Korea	2022	19
10	Epicenter	HAHM Heeyoon	Korea	2022	11
11	The Exhausted	Justin Jinsoo KIM	Korea, USA	2021	7
12	Bugs in Your Heart	HAN Wonyoung	Korea	2022	24
13	My Daddy is an Alien	PARK Juhee	Korea	2022	28
14	The Nocturnal Kids	PARK Jisu	Korea	2021	26
15	Nearby	JANG Yunmi	Korea	2021	18
16	Home Sweet Home	LEE Haeji	Korea	2022	37
17	In The Dry Stream	KANG Jihyo	Korea	2022	26
18	Be With Me	Eugene Mok	Korea	2021	25
19	The Owners	JO Heeyoung	Korea	2022	20
20	A Soundless Dream	KANG Yeeun	Korea	2022	26
21	Transit	MUN Hyein	Korea	2022	28
22	TRADE	KIM Minju	Korea	2021	29
23	Beyond the Veil	KIM Jinhyeong	Korea	2021	26
24	The Banners	YOON Haesung	Korea	2022	25
25	When You Grow Up	KIM Eunhee	Korea	2022	34
JEONJU Cinema Project
1	Girl Who Dreams About Time	PARK Hyuckjee	Korea	2022	111
2	Afterwater	Dane Komljen	Germany, Serbia, Spain, Korea	2022	93
3	A Flower in the Mouth	Eric Baudelaire	France, Korea, Germany	2022	67
4	Via Negativa	Alan Martin Sega	Argentina, Korea	2022	60
Masters
1	The 2nd Repatriation	KIM Dongwon	Korea	2022	156
Hommage: SHIN Su-won and Korean Women Directors
1	Hommage	SHIN Suwon	Korea	2021	109
2	Women With a Camera	SHIN Suwon	Korea	2011	47
3	A Woman Judge	HONG Eunwon	Korea	1962	86
4	Passerby #3	SHIN Suwon	Korea	2010	92
Korean Cinema
1	The Memory of You	SIM Mihee	Korea	2022	79
2	A Song For My Dear	LEE Changyeoul	Korea	2021	119
3	The Teachers: Pink, Nature Trail, Ridge Between Rice Paddies, Plum	PARK Hongyeol & HWANG Daeun	Korea	2022	93
4	My Only Love	KIM Kyunghyung, JO Jinkyu, CHINH Heungsoon, PARK Younghoon	Korea	2021	147
5	Room Sharing	LEE Soonsung	Korea	2022	67
6	Citizen Pane	KIM Sohyoung, PARK Donghoon, CHOI Hana, SONG Hyeonju, HAN Inmi, YOON Seongho	Korea	2022	67
7	Prayer of the Isle	PARK Soonlee	Korea	2022	154
8	Good Morning	CHA Bongju	Korea	2022	117
9	The Layover	CHOI Changhwan	Korea	2021	82
10	CHOSEN	Joseph JUHN	USA, Korea	2022	88
11	Midnight in Galaxy	SHIN Kihun	Korea	2022	12
12	Bone and Flesh	KIM Kyumin	Korea	2021	19
13	Monkey Shoulder	HWANG Taesung	Korea	2022	37
14	The Life and Death of Monty Jubei	KIM Jungmin	Korea	2021	30
15	That’s What Friends Are For	YEO Kyundong	Korea	2021	14
16	Mercy Killing	KIM Eunseong	Korea	2022	11
17	The Reunion	KIM Goeun	Korea	2022	20
18	Loss	YOON Hyojin	Korea	2021	26
19	One’s Family Gravesite	JUNG Hyungsuk	Korea	2022	39
20	METAMODERNITY	Erick OH	Korea	2022	7
21	My Little Aunt	AN Sunyou	Korea	2022	28
22	Entering Your Heart	KANG Jeeiee	Korea	2022	23
23	Motel in the Sunshine	Jung In	Korea	2021	28
24	Pyeongyang Neangmyeon	YOON Juhun	Korea	2021	26
LEE Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible
1	Green Fish	LEE Changdong	Korea	1997	112
2	Peppermint Candy	LEE Changdong	Korea	1999	112
3	Oasis	LEE Changdong	Korea	2002	134
4	Secret Sunshine	LEE Changdong	Korea	2007	143
5	Poetry	LEE Changdong	Korea	2010	140
6	Burning	LEE Changdong	Korea	2018	148
7	Hearbeat	LEE Changdong	Korea	2022	28
8	Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony	Alain Mazars	France, Korea	2022	100
Legacy of Chungmuro, Taehung Pictures
1	The Oldest Son	LEE Dooyong	Korea,	1984	109
2	Our Joyful Young Days	BAE Changho	Korea,	1987	126
3	Gagman	LEE Myungse	Korea,	1988	125
4	The Road to Race Track	JANG Sunwoo	Korea,	1991	141
5	Rosy Life	KIM Hongjoon	Korea,	1994	94
6	My Dear KeumHong	KIM Yoojin	Korea,	1995	96
7	Fin De Siecle	Song Neunghan	Korea,	1999	103
8	Chihwaseon	IM Kwontaek	Korea,	2002	120
J Special: Programmer of the Year
1	The King of Pigs	YEON Sangho	Korea	2011	96
2	Train to Busan	YEON Sangho	Korea	2016	118
Special Screening
1	The Little Dinosaur Dooly - The Adventure of Ice Planet	KIM Soojeong & IM Gyeongwon	Korea	1996	80
Local Cinema
1	Entering Your Heart	Kang Jeeiee	Korea	2022	23
2	Bone and Flesh	KIM Kyumin	Korea	2021	19
3	No Problem	GOH Gainsoo	Korea	2022	15
4	Loss	YOON Hyojin	Korea	2021	26
5	Mercy Killing	KIM Eunseong	Korea	2022	11

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