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DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

Film festival in DMZ South Korea

Summary

Film festival in DMZ South Korea

FieldValue
nameDMZ International Documentary Film Festival
imageDMZ International Documentary Film Festival.jpg
captionOfficial poster
dateOpening:
Closing:
awardsWhite Goose Award (Grand Prize)
openingFarming the Revolution by Nishtha Jain
closingFilmlovers! by Arnaud Desplechin
number140
founded2009
last2024
hostOrganizing Committee of DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
locationGoyang and Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
websiteDMZ Docs 2024 Fact Sheet
next17th DMZ Docs
mainCurrent: 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
previous15th DMZ Docs

Closing:

DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (), also known as DMZ Docs, is a South Korean film festival for documentary films jointly presented by Gyeonggi Province, Paju and Goyang. 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".

History

  • 1st DMZ Docs, October 21-26, 2009 : Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries : Opening film: The Heart of Jenin, Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany : Closing film:

  • 2nd DMZ Docs, September 9-13, 2010 : Films screened: 74 films from 35 countries : Opening film: Peace, Kazuhiro Soda, Japan : Closing film:

  • 3rd DMZ Docs, September 22-28, 2011 : Films screened: 101 films from 30 countries : Opening film: After the Apocalypse, Antony Butts, Britain : Closing film: The Tiniest Place, Tatiana Huezo, Mexico

  • 4th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2012 : Films screened: 115 films from 36 countries : Opening film: Ping Pong, Hugh Hartford, Canada : Closing film:

  • 5th DMZ Docs, October 17-23, 2013 : Films screened: 119 films from 38 countries : Opening film: Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits, Park Chan-kyong, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 6th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2014 : Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries : Opening film: Crying Boxers, E Il-ha, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 7th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2015 : Films screened: 102 films from 43 countries : Opening film: I Am Sun Mu, Adam Sjöberg, United States : Closing film:

  • 8th DMZ Docs, September 22-29, 2016 : Films screened: 116 films from 36 countries : Opening film: One Warm Spring Day, Chung Su-eun, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 9th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2017 : Films screened: 114 films from 42 countries : Opening film: Old Marine Boy, Jin Mo-young, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 10th DMZ Docs, September 13-20, 2018 : Films screened: 142 films from 39 countries : Opening film: Coming to You, Minu, Jee Hye-won, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 11th DMZ Docs, September 20-27, 2019 : 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:

  • 12th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2020 : Films screened: 122 films from 33 countries : Opening film: A Long Way to School, Kim Jeong-in, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 13th DMZ Docs, September 9-16, 2021 : Films screened: 126 documentaries from 39 countries : Opening film: Soup and Ideology, Yang Young-hee, South Korea : Closing film:

  • 14th DMZ Docs, September 22-29, 2022 : Films screened: 137 documentaries from 53 countries : Opening film: Keep Stepping, Luke Cornish : Grand Prize: Disturbed Earth

  • 15th DMZ Docs, September 14-21, 2023 : Films screened: 148 documentaries from 54 countries : Opening film: The Eternal Memory, Chile : Grand Prize: Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, Anywhere by Sylvain George

  • 16th DMZ Docs, September 26- October 2, 2024 : Films screened: 140 documentaries from 43 countries : Opening film: Farming the Revolution, by Nishtha Jain, India, France, Norway : Closing film: Filmlovers! by Arnaud Desplechin : Grand Prize: In Limbo by Alina Maksimenko

Awards

  • International Competition: White Goose Award (cash prize of ); Special Jury Award ()
  • Korean Competition: Best Korean Documentary Award (); Special Jury Award ()
  • Audience Award ()
  • Youth Competition: Best Youth Documentary Award (); Excellence Award ()

White Goose Award

YearTitleDirectorCountry
2009DefamationYoav Shamir
2010
2011title=DMZ Docs 2011 closes with Tiniest Place top winnerurl=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=1604website=Korean Film Biz Zoneaccessdate=2014-12-13date=30 September 2011}}Tatiana HuezoMexico
2012With or Without MeTran 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
2022Disturbed EarthKumjana Novakova and Guillermo Carreras-CandiBosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, North Macedonia
2023Obscure Night – Goodbye Here, AnywhereSylvain GeorgeFrance, Switzerland
2024In LimboAlina MaksimenkoPoland

Special Jury Award

YearTitleDirectorCountry
2009Sweet CrudeSandy 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

YearTitleDirector
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
2022Time of SeedsSeol Suan

Audience Award

YearTitleDirectorCountry
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-yeonSouth Korea
2022I am MoreLee IlhaSouth Korea

Best Youth Documentary

YearTitleDirectorCountry
2009
2010
2011Uncomfortable Eyes, Uncomfortable TruthYou Seok-hyun, Park Ka-youngSouth Korea
2012Less Than 1%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

YearTitleDirectorCountry
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-giSouth Korea
2013
2014
2015
2016We Can Call It LoveMin GeoSouth Korea
2017FriendsMinseo Kim, Namjoo Kim, Seongjae LeeSouth Korea

References

References

  1. Previously known as DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival.
  2. (12 August 2010). "Paju to host DMZ film festival".
  3. (24 May 2013). "The 5th DMZ Docs to Be Held in Goyang".
  4. (28 July 2009). "Demilitarized Zone to Be Venue for Film Festival".
  5. (18 October 2009). "DMZ Hosts 1st Documentary Festival".
  6. (8 October 2009). "Documentary fest takes flight".
  7. (7 September 2010). "Docu fest turns DMZ into peace symbol".
  8. Taylor, Kirsty. (14 September 2011). "DMZ Docs fest to provoke thoughts of peace in Paju".
  9. (19 September 2012). "Paju Prepares for Annual Documentary Film Festival".
  10. (20 September 2011). "Organizers hope film fest sheds light on NK".
  11. (22 September 2011). "DMZ Docs 2011 opens with After the Apocalypse".
  12. (24 August 2012). "The DMZ gets a floral facelift".
  13. (4 September 2012). ""Hoping that the DMZ will be remembered in history"".
  14. (19 September 2012). "DMZ Docs boasts larger, diverse lineup".
  15. (3 May 2013). "The 5th DMZ Docs Collects Entries for Competition Section".
  16. (29 May 2013). "Organizing Committee Meeting for 5th DMZ Docs Held".
  17. (24 September 2013). "DMZ Documentary Festival to Be Held in Mid-October".
  18. (27 September 2013). "DMZ Docs fest pushes documentary limits".
  19. (16 October 2013). "DMZ film festival to open at Camp Greaves".
  20. (24 September 2013). "Film on Korean shaman to open DMZ Docs".
  21. (26 September 2013). "PARK Chan-kyong's MANSHIN to Open DMZ Docs".
  22. (2 May 2014). "DMZ DOCS Issues Call for Entry".
  23. (15 September 2014). "A Message of Freedom, Communication and Life from a Divided Land, DMZ Docs 2014 KoBiz Online Screening!".
  24. (19 September 2014). "DMZ movie fest launches its 6th event".
  25. (September 4, 2015). "DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Will Open with 'I Am Sun Mu' - Story about a North Korean Painter".
  26. (September 30, 2016). "8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2016 Closed...Film 'Those Who Jump' from Denmark was honored with the White Goose Award".
  27. (September 22, 2016). "The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Opens Today at Camp Greaves in DMZ".
  28. (August 23, 2017). "9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival is Coming Soon".
  29. Jung Yoo-jin. (August 19, 2021). "제13회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제, 개막작 '수프와 이데올로기'". [[Naver]].
  30. Hellen Park. (October 4, 2022). "The 14th DMZ Docs Kicked Off a Face-to-Face Festival in 3 Years". [[Korean Film Council.
  31. Jin Hyeon-kwon. (August 23, 2023). "15회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제 고양·파주서...54개국 147편 출품". [[Naver]].
  32. Noh Seung-hyeok. (September 23, 2024). "DMZ국제다큐영화제, 파주 임진각서 26일 개막". [[Naver]].
  33. Chosen from both International and Korean Competition sections.
  34. (30 September 2011). "DMZ Docs 2011 closes with Tiniest Place top winner".
  35. (2 October 2012). "7-day Festival of Documentaries Closes its Curtain".
  36. Kim Ji-eun. (September 17, 2021). "DMZ국제다큐영화제 대상, 양영희 감독 '수프와 이데올로기'". [[Naver]].
  37. "DMZ International Documentary Film Festival".
  38. Jeong Hyung-hwa. (September 17, 2021). "DMZ영화제 폐막..'수프와 이데올로기' 흰기러기상 수상". [[Naver]].
  39. Lee Da-won. (September 18, 2021). "'한창나이 선녀님' DMZ영화제 관객상 수상". [[Naver]].
  40. Special Mention: ''Not for Nothing'', Lee Ju-ri.
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