The Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (Korea) is accepting short films until July 31, 2025.

About the festival:
Established in 2009, Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival(SESIFF) holds its 17th edition this year. Focused on extreme-short and short films, SESIFF is looking for intense, compact and dynamic films. SESIFF believes that the short can change the world in a better way through powerful message. Be part of our movement!

Eligibility:

Extreme-short Competition
– Shorts completed after January 1st, 2024.
– Accepts any subject or genres.
– Running time should be less than 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
– Films that haven’t been submitted to SESIFF before.

Short Competition
– Shorts completed after January 1st, 2024.
– Accepts any subject or genres.
– Running time between 3 minutes and 30 seconds to 20 minutes.
– Films that haven’t been submitted to SESIFF before.

AI Competition
– No production year limit.
– Any subject or genre.
– Running time between 10 seconds to 10 minutes.
– Films that haven’t been submitted to SESIFF before.

Korean New Generation
– No production year limit.
– Accepts any subject or genres.
– Running time less than 20 minutes.
– Films by a director who has no screening history at the SESIFF
– Premiere status must be World Premiere.

– Selected films of Extreme-short Film Competition that are agreed for an online/subway screening will be subjected to selection of ‘Seoul Metro International subway Film Festival’ which is a part of SESIFF.
– Preview film must be the same version as the screening file to be screened at the festival.
– Preview film has to offer English subtitles if the dialogue is not in English.
– Submissions can be made via ShortFilmDepot or FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees: $ 7 USD (submission platform may charge a fee)
– Deadline: July 31, 2025
– Notification Dates: August 25, 2025

To submit via FilmFreeway please go to: https://filmfreeway.com/SeoulInternationalExtreme-ShortImageandFilmFestival

To submit via ShortFilmDepot please go to: https://shortfilmdepot.com/en/festival/SESIFF(Seoul_International_Extreme_Short_Image_Film_Festival)

We remind readers that the 17th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival will take place from September 24 – 29, 2025 in Seoul, Korea.

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