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Jecheon International Music and Film Festival

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Genre
  
K-pop, film, etc.

Years active
  
2004-present

Location(s)
  
Jecheon South Korea

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. Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central Korea.

Contents

2017

The 13th edition of JIMFF will be held 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.

Film Program

Section

  • World Music Film Today: The official competition at JIMFF for the feature-length film (More than 60mins without genre limits)
  • Cine Symphony : A series of narrative films and musical films that focus on music; This program addresses various musical ways throughout acclaimed new music themed dramatic films all around the world
  • Music in Sight : Documentary films that focus on any genre of music and musicians’ life
  • Korean Music Film Now: The Korean latest music films in the various genres including narrative, documentaries and animated films
  • Family Fest: Featuring popular films that appeal to the broad generations
  • Theme and Variations: Various films under a specific theme
  • Cinema Concert: The film screening that is accompanied by a musical soundtrack played by a musician in sync at the stage

    • Music Program

  • One Summer Night:
  • Uirim Summer Night:

    • Special Program

  • Jecheon Music Academy
  • JIMFF Forum

    • Film Submission

  • Entry Period : 15th Feb ~ 15th Mar 2017
  • Entry Conditions

    • 1. All films submitted for JIMFF 2017 must have been completed after 1st, January 2015

    2. Premiere required: It is obligatory that these films have never been previously shown at any other film festivals in Korea

    3. All kind of Music Films including drama, documentary, animation and experimental films that have been made under diverse musical themes

    4. English-subtitled screening copy of the same version as the film (if the original language of the film is not English)

  • Entry Channel (Choose 1 of 4)

    • 1. 1 DVD by post - Below address

    2. Streaming link: youtube, vimeo, or film website

    3. Digital file: dropbox, wetransfer or e-mail

    4. FilmFreeway: FilmFreeway website (https://filmfreeway.com/festival/JIMFF) and submit the film with preview screener

  • Entry Form : Duly signed entry form (E-mail, fax or post)

    • References

    Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Wikipedia
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