DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

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]

History
Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries
Opening film: The Heart of Jenin, Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany
Closing film:
  • 2nd DMZ Docs, September 9-13, 2010[2][7]
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:
  • 6th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2014[22][23]
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:

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)[29]
  • Youth Competition: Best Youth Documentary Award (₩1 million); Excellence Award (₩500,000)[30]

White Goose Award
Year Title Director Country
2009 Defamation Yoav Shamir
2010
2011 The Tiniest Place[30] Tatiana Huezo Mexico
2012 With or Without Me[31] Tran Phuong Thao, Swann Dubus Vietnam
2013
2014
2015 Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) Abbas Fahdel Iraq
2016 Those Who Jump Abou Bakar Sidibe, Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner Denmark

Special Jury Award
Year Title Director Country
2009
2010
2011 Bombay Beach Alma Har'el USA
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 When Two Worlds Collide Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel Peru, United States, United Kingdom

Best Korean Documentary
Year Title Director
2009
2010
2011 My Father's House Kang Yu Ga-ram
2012 Summer Days in Bloom Go U-jung, Roh Eun-ji
2013
2014
2015
2016 The Remnants Kim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sang

Audience Award
Year Title Director Country
2009
2010
2011 Goodbye Homerun Lee Jung-ho South Korea
2012 Turn It Up to Eleven 2: Wild Days Baek Seung-hwa South Korea
2013
2014 My Love, Don't Cross That River Jin Mo-young South Korea
2015
2016 The Remnants Kim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sang South Korea

Best Youth Documentary
Year Title Director Country
2009
2010
2011 Uncomfortable Eyes, Uncomfortable Truth You Seok-hyun, Park Ka-young South Korea
2012 Less Than 1％[32] Ha Seo-young South Korea
2013
2014
2015
2016 Between 9 and 0 Kim Su-min South Korea

Excellence Award in Youth Competition
Year Title Director Country
2009
2010
2011 High School Student's Guide to Be a Filmmaker Kim Seul-gi South Korea
2012 I Want to Be a Nineteen Yu Min-ah, Jung Min-su,
Kim Su-min, Kim Seul-gi		 South Korea
2013
2014
2015
2016 We Can Call It Love Min Geo South Korea

References
  1. Previously known as DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival.
  2. "Paju to host DMZ film festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  3. Jang, Sung-ran (24 May 2013). "The 5th DMZ Docs to Be Held in Goyang". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  4. Lee, Hyo-won (28 July 2009). "Demilitarized Zone to Be Venue for Film Festival". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  5. Lee, Hyo-won (18 October 2009). "DMZ Hosts 1st Documentary Festival". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  6. "Documentary fest takes flight". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  7. Lee, Hyo-won (7 September 2010). "Docu fest turns DMZ into peace symbol". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  8. Taylor, Kirsty (14 September 2011). "DMZ Docs fest to provoke thoughts of peace in Paju". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  9. "Paju Prepares for Annual Documentary Film Festival". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  10. Lee, Hyo-won (20 September 2011). "Organizers hope film fest sheds light on NK". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  11. "DMZ Docs 2011 opens with After the Apocalypse". Korean Film Biz Zone. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  12. "The DMZ gets a floral facelift". Korean Film Biz Zone. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  13. Jang, Sung-ran (4 September 2012). ""Hoping that the DMZ will be remembered in history"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  14. "DMZ Docs boasts larger, diverse lineup". The Korea Times. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  15. Ji, Yong-jin (3 May 2013). "The 5th DMZ Docs Collects Entries for Competition Section". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  16. Ji, Yong-jin (29 May 2013). "Organizing Committee Meeting for 5th DMZ Docs Held". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  17. "DMZ Documentary Festival to Be Held in Mid-October". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  18. Sunwoo, Carla (27 September 2013). "DMZ Docs fest pushes documentary limits". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  19. Yun, Suh-young (16 October 2013). "DMZ film festival to open at Camp Greaves". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  20. Lee, Claire (24 September 2013). "Film on Korean shaman to open DMZ Docs". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  21. Conran, Pierce (26 September 2013). "PARK Chan-kyong's MANSHIN to Open DMZ Docs". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  22. Tae, Sang-joon (2 May 2014). "DMZ DOCS Issues Call for Entry". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  23. Park, Shin-young (15 September 2014). "A Message of Freedom, Communication and Life from a Divided Land, DMZ Docs 2014 KoBiz Online Screening!". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  24. Jin, Eun-soo (19 September 2014). "DMZ movie fest launches its 6th event". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  25. "DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Will Open with 'I Am Sun Mu' - Story about a North Korean Painter". Korea Portal. September 4, 2015.
  26. "8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in 2016 Closed…Film 'Those Who Jump' from Denmark was honored with the White Goose Award". Korea News Wire. September 30, 2016.
  27. "The 8th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Opens Today at Camp Greaves in DMZ". Korea News Wire. September 22, 2016.
  28. "9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival is Coming Soon". Korea News Wire. August 23, 2017.
  29. Chosen from both International and Korean Competition sections.
  30. "DMZ Docs 2011 closes with Tiniest Place top winner". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  31. "7-day Festival of Documentaries Closes its Curtain". Korean Film Biz Zone. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  32. Special Mention: Not for Nothing, Lee Ju-ri.
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