DMZ International Documentary Film Festival explained

DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Date:Opening:
Closing:
Awards:White Goose Award (Grand Prize)
Opening:The Eternal Memory
Number:147
Founded:2009
Host:Organizing Committee of DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Location:Goyang and Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Website:DMZ Docs 2022 Fact Sheet
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DMZ International Documentary Film Festival[1], also known as DMZ Docs, is a South Korean film festival for documentary films jointly presented by Gyeonggi Province, Paju and Goyang.[2] [3] Launched in 2009, it is held annually for seven days in September/October less than twenty kilometers from the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and showcases films dealing with "peace, coexistence and reconciliation."[4]

History

Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries

Opening film: The Heart of Jenin, Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany

Closing film:

Films screened: 74 films from 35 countries

Opening film: Peace, Kazuhiro Soda, Japan

Closing film:

Films screened: 101 films from 30 countries

Opening film: After the Apocalypse, Antony Butts, Britain[11]

Closing film: The Tiniest Place, Tatiana Huezo, Mexico

Films screened: 115 films from 36 countries

Opening film: Ping Pong, Hugh Hartford, Canada

Closing film:

Films screened: 119 films from 38 countries

Opening film: Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits, Park Chan-kyong, South Korea[20] [21]

Closing film:

Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries

Opening film: Crying Boxers, E Il-ha, South Korea[24]

Closing film:

Films screened: 102 films from 43 countries

Opening film: I Am Sun Mu, Adam Sjöberg, United States

Closing film:

Films screened: 116 films from 36 countries

Opening film: One Warm Spring Day, Chung Su-eun, South Korea[27]

Closing film:

Films screened: 114 films from 42 countries

Opening film: Old Marine Boy, Jin Mo-young, South Korea

Closing film:

Films screened: 142 films from 39 countries

Opening film: Coming to You, Minu, Jee Hye-won, South Korea

Closing film:

Films screened: 151 films from 46 countries

Opening film: Across the Desert, Through the Lake Let's Peace!, Park So-hyun, South Korea

Closing film:

Films screened: 122 films from 33 countries

Opening film: A Long Way to School, Kim Jeong-in, South Korea

Closing film:

Films screened: 126 documentaries from 39 countries

Opening film: Soup and Ideology, Yang Young-hee, South Korea

Closing film:

Films screened: 137 documentaries from 53 countries

Opening film: Keep Stepping, Luke Cornish

Grand Prize: Disturbed Earth

Films screened: 147 documentaries from 54 countries

Opening film: The Eternal Memory, Chile

Grand Prize:

Awards

White Goose Award

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2009DefamationYoav Shamir
2010
2011The Tiniest Place[33] Tatiana HuezoMexico
2012With or Without Me[34] Tran Phuong Thao, Swann DubusVietnam
2013
2014
2015Homeland (Iraq Year Zero)Abbas FahdelIraq
2016Those Who JumpAbou Bakar Sidibe, Moritz Siebert, Estephan WagnerDenmark
2017Communion serviceAnna JametskaPoland
2019143 Sahara StreetHassen FerhaniAlgeria, France, Qatar
2020King AsuAlyx Ain ArumpakPhilippines, France
2021Soup and IdeologyYang Young-heeKorean-Japanese[35]
2022Disturbed EarthKumjana Novakova and Guillermo Carreras-CandiBosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, North Macedonia

Special Jury Award

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2009Sweet Crude[36] Sandy CioffiUSA
2010
2011Bombay BeachAlma Har'elUSA
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016When Two Worlds CollideHeidi Brandenburg, Mathew OrzelPeru, United States, United Kingdom
2017Wash ShowAndrea Dalsgard, Obaida ZaytunDenmark, Finland, Syrian Arab Republic
2020I Am a JournalistMori TatsuyaJapan
2021PresidentCamille NielssonDenmark
2022We, Students!Rafiki FarialaCentral African Republic, France, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saudi Arabia

Best Korean Documentary

width=10Yearwidth=350Titlewidth=340Director
2009
2010
2011My Father's HouseKang Yu Ga-ram
2012Summer Days in BloomGo U-jung, Roh Eun-ji
2013
2014
2015
2016The RemnantsKim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sang
2017Forgetting and Memory 2: Looking Back4.16 Solidarity Media Committee
2020People Who Don't Carry Guns 2: Challenge the TabooHwan-Tae Kim
2021Boundary: Flaming Feminist ActionYoon Ga-hyun[37]
2022Time of SeedsSeol Suan

Audience Award

width=10Yearwidth=350Titlewidth=300Directorwidth=140Country
2009
2010
2011Goodbye HomerunLee Jung-hoSouth Korea
2012Turn It Up to Eleven 2: Wild DaysBaek Seung-hwaSouth Korea
2013
2014My Love, Don't Cross That RiverJin Mo-youngSouth Korea
2015
2016The RemnantsKim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sangSouth Korea
2017Rice FlowerOh Jeong-hoonSouth Korea
2021A fairy tale in its primeWon Ho-yeon[38] South Korea
2022I am MoreLee IlhaSouth Korea

Best Youth Documentary

width=10Yearwidth=350Titlewidth=300Directorwidth=140Country
2009
2010
2011Uncomfortable Eyes, Uncomfortable TruthYou Seok-hyun, Park Ka-youngSouth Korea
2012Less Than 1％[39] Ha Seo-youngSouth Korea
2013
2014
2015
2016Between 9 and 0Kim Su-minSouth Korea
2017Step by StepHeo Na-kyungSouth Korea

Excellence Award in Youth Competition

width=10Yearwidth=400Titlewidth=250Directorwidth=140Country
2009
2010
2011High School Student's Guide to Be a FilmmakerKim Seul-giSouth Korea
2012I Want to Be a NineteenYu Min-ah, Jung Min-su,
Kim Su-min, Kim Seul-gi		South Korea
2013
2014
2015
2016We Can Call It LoveMin GeoSouth Korea
2017FriendsMinseo Kim, Namjoo Kim, Seongjae LeeSouth Korea

Notes and References

  1. Previously known as DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival.
  2. Web site: Paju to host DMZ film festival. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-12-13. 12 August 2010.
  3. Web site: Jang. Sung-ran. The 5th DMZ Docs to Be Held in Goyang. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 24 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . Demilitarized Zone to Be Venue for Film Festival . . 2014-12-13 . 28 July 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213065420/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/10/141_49217.html . 2014-12-13 .
  5. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . DMZ Hosts 1st Documentary Festival . . 2014-12-13 . 18 October 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213070958/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/08/135_53730.html . 2014-12-13 .
  6. Web site: Documentary fest takes flight. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-12-13. 8 October 2009.
  7. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . Docu fest turns DMZ into peace symbol . . 2014-12-13 . 7 September 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213070851/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2014/09/141_72662.html . 2014-12-13 .
  8. Web site: Kirsty. Taylor. DMZ Docs fest to provoke thoughts of peace in Paju. The Korea Herald. 14 September 2011. 2011-10-18.
  9. Web site: Paju Prepares for Annual Documentary Film Festival. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-12-13. 19 September 2012.
  10. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . Organizers hope film fest sheds light on NK . . 2014-12-13 . 20 September 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213065641/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2014/08/135_95102.html . 2014-12-13 .
  11. Web site: DMZ Docs 2011 opens with After the Apocalypse. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 22 September 2011.
  12. Web site: The DMZ gets a floral facelift. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 24 August 2012.
  13. Web site: Jang. Sung-ran. "Hoping that the DMZ will be remembered in history". Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 4 September 2012.
  14. Web site: DMZ Docs boasts larger, diverse lineup . . 2014-12-13 . 19 September 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213070638/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/08/141_120309.html . 2014-12-13 .
  15. Web site: Ji. Yong-jin. The 5th DMZ Docs Collects Entries for Competition Section. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 3 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Ji. Yong-jin. Organizing Committee Meeting for 5th DMZ Docs Held. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 29 May 2013.
  17. Web site: DMZ Documentary Festival to Be Held in Mid-October. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-12-13. 24 September 2013.
  18. Web site: Sunwoo. Carla. DMZ Docs fest pushes documentary limits. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-12-13. 27 September 2013.
  19. Web site: Yun . Suh-young . DMZ film festival to open at Camp Greaves . . 2014-12-13 . 16 October 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213072451/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/100_144454.html . 2014-12-13 .
  20. Web site: Lee. Claire. Film on Korean shaman to open DMZ Docs. The Korea Herald. 2014-12-13. 24 September 2013.
  21. Web site: Conran. Pierce. PARK Chan-kyong's MANSHIN to Open DMZ Docs. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 26 September 2013.
  22. Web site: Tae. Sang-joon. DMZ DOCS Issues Call for Entry. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 2 May 2014.
  23. Web site: Park. Shin-young. A Message of Freedom, Communication and Life from a Divided Land, DMZ Docs 2014 KoBiz Online Screening!. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 15 September 2014.
  24. Web site: Jin. Eun-soo. DMZ movie fest launches its 6th event. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-12-13. 19 September 2014.
  25. Web site: DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Will Open with 'I Am Sun Mu' - Story about a North Korean Painter. September 4, 2015. Korea Portal.
  26. Web site: 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2016 Closed…Film ‘Those Who Jump’ from Denmark was honored with the White Goose Award. September 30, 2016. Korea News Wire.
  27. Web site: The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Opens Today at Camp Greaves in DMZ. September 22, 2016. Korea News Wire.
  28. Web site: 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival is Coming Soon. August 23, 2017. Korea News Wire.
  29. News: 제13회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제, 개막작 '수프와 이데올로기' . The 13th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, Opening Film 'Soup and Ideology'. Jung Yoo-jin . News 1. . August 19, 2021 . August 19, 2021 . ko.
  30. Web site: The 14th DMZ Docs Kicked Off a Face-to-Face Festival in 3 Years. Hellen Park. October 4, 2022 . August 23, 2023 . KOFIC.
  31. Web site: 15회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 고양·파주서…54개국 147편 출품 . The 15th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in Goyang and Paju... 147 entries from 54 countries . Jin Hyeon-kwon . News 1 . . August 23, 2023. August 23, 2023. ko.
  32. Chosen from both International and Korean Competition sections.
  33. Web site: DMZ Docs 2011 closes with Tiniest Place top winner. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 30 September 2011.
  34. Web site: 7-day Festival of Documentaries Closes its Curtain. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-12-13. 2 October 2012.
  35. News: DMZ국제다큐영화제 대상, 양영희 감독 '수프와 이데올로기' . DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Grand Prize, Director Yang Young-hee's 'Soup and Ideology' . Kim Ji-eun . . . September 17, 2021 . September 17, 2021 . ko.
  36. https://dmzdocs.com/eng/addon/00000002/award_view.asp?QueryYear=2009&awardYear=2009
  37. News: DMZ영화제 폐막..'수프와 이데올로기' 흰기러기상 수상 . Closing of DMZ Film Festival... 'Soup and Ideology' won the White Goose Award . Jeong Hyung-hwa . Star News . . September 17, 2021 . September 17, 2021 . ko.
  38. News: ‘한창나이 선녀님’ DMZ영화제 관객상 수상. 'A fairy tale in its prime' DMZ Film Festival Audience Award . Lee Da-won . Sports Trend . . September 18, 2021 . September 18, 2021 . ko.
  39. Special Mention: Not for Nothing, Lee Ju-ri.

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