Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
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Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (제천국제음악영화제, JIMFF) strives to be both a celebration of film set in Jecheon City and music for all generations and musical tastes.[1] Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central South Korea.
Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival | |
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Dates | August |
Location(s) | Jecheon, South Korea |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | JIMFF |
The 13th edition of JIMFF was held from 10 to 15 August 2017.
"World Music Film Today", JIMFF's sole competition section, will present films from around the world. The jury members will award two outstanding films with the Grand Prize and Special Jury Prize among the most contemporary selections related to music regardless of genre.
Other sections will introduce the various aspects of music cinema and a number of musical performances staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake. The Jecheon Film Music Award honors film musicians who have had significant influence on Korean film and music culture and the Jecheon Film Music Academy is a program designed for specialized education about film music.
The 17th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 12 to 17 August 2021.[2][3] In this edition 116 films from 25 countries were screened. Due to COVID-19 pandemic surge it was organised offline as well as online. The World Music Film Flow (International Competition) Best Picture Award was given to A Thousand Rockers, One Band by Anita Rivaroli.[4] The 18th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 11 to 16 August 2022.[5]