The Jeonju International Film Festival (Korea) is accepting films until January 2, 2025.

About the festival:
The JEONJU International Film Festival (hereinafter called “JEONJU IFF”) promotes the spirit of independence and experimentalism. We also enthusiastically seek new aesthetic and technological possibilities for contemporary cinema. Therefore, the JEONJU IFF actively introduces audiences to the forward-looking directors and progressive trends of contemporary cinema today. The JEONJU IFF wants to bring out a rich film culture and further contribute to the growth of Korean cinema.

Programs:
Competitions:
– International Competition: A first or second feature-length film of an emerging filmmaker(s).
– Korean Competition: A first or second feature-length film of an emerging filmmaker(s) that reveals the present Korean society.
– Korean Competition for Shorts: A section dedicated to showing short films with aesthetic challenges.

Non-Competitive:
– JEONJU Cinema Project (JCP): The feature-length films financed and produced by JEONJU IFF.
– Frontline: A collection of unique and imaginative films with issues raising questions and innovative arguments.
– World Cinema: An introduction to the most significant fiction films and documentaries of the year that represent contemporary trends.
– Masters: A showcase of films of influential and celebrated directors.
– Korean Cinema: A section that shows the trend of Korean films through new films by Korean directors or films that chieve unique perfection.
– Expanded Cinema: The trend of experimental films with innovative and original cinema language.
– Cinema Fest: A collection of films offering both popular and artistic aspects in which various generations can watch.
– Midnight Cinema: A collection of films that show individual styles such as genre elements, radical imagination, clear subject consciousness and free-spirited expression.
– Cinephile JEONJU: A section that introduces restored films and films that contain the history of movies that trigger the thought of movie itself.
– Special Focus (Special program or Retrospective): A special program focused on the specific artist, the country, or the subject newly projected on a yearly basis.
– J Special: Programmer of the Year: A section designed by the guest programmer(s) with their own cinematic perspectives.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts only Korean short films (below 40 minutes) and feature films over 40 minutes (both Korean and Non-Korean films).
– All sections may receive all genres (documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation) of short and feature films.
– Entries to International Competition MUST be the first or second second-length film of the director(s). All the co-directors must meet this condition and no exception is allowed.
– International Competition entries must be screened in the mentioned period of JEONJU IFF and must have one of the following premiere conditions: Asian Premiere, International Premiere, or World Premiere. And the entries MUST be made after January 2024. * All entries should guarantee at least Asian Premiere for International Competition. In case that the submitted work is from an Asian country, the exception is granted if it hasn’t been screened in an Asian country other than the home country.
– If the submitted work has been released on SVOD, VOD, DVD, or Blu-ray, it will not be eligible for any of the JEONJU IFF official sections. A graduation screening or a private screening will be an exception.
– English subtitles must be embedded on the screener if the original language of the film is non-English.
– Submissions must be done ONLY at the Festival’s official website. Submitters must register as a member of the festival website to submit online.
– Submission is completed ONLY when the online screening link for previews is uploaded along with the entry form.
– Submission Fee: FREE
– Deadline: January 2, 2025 (17:00 KST)

We recommend filmmakers and producers to read the full Rules & Regulations here: https://entry.jeonjufest.kr/en/JEONJU_IFF_Regulation.pdf

To submit to the festival please go here: https://entry.jeonjufest.kr/en/submission-step1.asp

We remind readers that the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival will take place from April 30 – May 9, 2025 in Jeonju, Korea.

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