The Ulju Mountain Film Festival (Korea) is accepting films until May 8, 2026.

About the festival:
Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) is the first international mountain film festival in South Korea, dedicated to presenting and promoting films & culture dealing with mountains, adventure, exploration, nature, and the environment. The festival also provides an opportunity for filmmakers and mountaineers to meet and exchange ideas through seminars, events, screenings, and social gatherings.

Competitions:
– International Competition.
– Asian Competition

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts films of every nationality, genre, and duration, related to the following subjects are eligible for submission: alpinism, climbing, mountaineering, mountain sports & culture, adventure & exploration, nature & environment, ecology, ethnography etc.
– The festival accepts both short and feature films.
– Films produced prior to the year 2024 will not be eligible for competition.
– The submitter shall ensure that they hold the intellectual property rights for the submitted film. The submitter must also warrant that no legal, contractual, or any other limitation could prevent the festival organization from screening the film in public.
– Films in non-English Language must be sent with English subtitles and no matter what the source language is entry must be accompanied by a dialogue list in English.
– Submissions must be done via FestHome.
– Submission Fee: FREE (There may be a fee by the submission platform)
– Deadline: May 8, 2026
– Notification Date: July 31, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://www.umff.kr/kor/artyboard/Mboard.asp?Action=view&strBoardID=EF9H_D13B&intSeq=16415

To submit to the festival please visit: https://filmmakers.festhome.com/f/2051

We remind readers that the 11th Ulju Mountain Film Festival will take place from September 18 – 22, 2026 in Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Ulsan.

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