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DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Film festival in DMZ South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DMZ International Documentary Film Festival[1] (Korean: DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제), also known as DMZ Docs, is a South Korean film festival for documentary films jointly presented by Gyeonggi Province, Paju and Goyang.[2][3] 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".[4]
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History
- Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries
- Opening film: The Heart of Jenin, Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany
- Closing film:
- Films screened: 74 films from 35 countries
- Opening film: Peace, Kazuhiro Soda, Japan
- Closing film:
- Films screened: 101 films from 30 countries
- Opening film: After the Apocalypse, Antony Butts, Britain[11]
- Closing film: The Tiniest Place, Tatiana Huezo, Mexico
- Films screened: 115 films from 36 countries
- Opening film: Ping Pong, Hugh Hartford, Canada
- Closing film:
- Films screened: 119 films from 38 countries
- Opening film: Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits, Park Chan-kyong, South Korea[20][21]
- Closing film:
- Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries
- Opening film: Crying Boxers, E Il-ha, South Korea[24]
- Closing film:
- 7th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2015[25]
- 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[26]
- Films screened: 116 films from 36 countries
- Opening film: One Warm Spring Day, Chung Su-eun, South Korea[27]
- Closing film:
- 9th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2017[28]
- 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[29]
- 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[30]
- Films screened: 137 documentaries from 53 countries
- Opening film: Keep Stepping, Luke Cornish
- Grand Prize: Disturbed Earth
- 15th DMZ Docs, September 14-21, 2023[31]
- 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[32]
- 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
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Awards
- International Competition: White Goose Award (cash prize of ₩15 million); Special Jury Award (₩7 million)
- Korean Competition: Best Korean Documentary Award (₩10 million); Special Jury Award (₩5 million)
- Audience Award (₩3 million)[33]
- Youth Competition: Best Youth Documentary Award (₩1 million); Excellence Award (₩500,000)[34]
White Goose Award
Special Jury Award
Best Korean Documentary
Audience Award
Best Youth Documentary
Excellence Award in Youth Competition
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