서울국제여성영화제

Discovery is an international competitive section introducing the first or second feature films by Korean and international female directors. This year, 173 films were submitted from 52 countries. The sharp increase in entries indicates the trend of female directors' film production becoming more active. Meanwhile, the spectrum of material and style is so broad and diverse that it is challenging to pinpoint clear trends. The 12 finalists show the current status of emerging female directors around the world who delicately and boldly built their world based on diverse backgrounds and critical awareness. Family Time and Tótem explore the dynamics of the family with different perspectives and styles. Questions that extend from the family lead to Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?, the story of the younger sister's gaze at her older sister, and A Table for Two, the story begins with a mother-daughter relationship facing symptoms of eating disorders and deepens into the inner world of each character. The topic of the female body is dealt with densely in the form of a psychological thriller in Until Branches Bend and Birth. Two documentaries, Saving a Dragonfly and Milisuthando, which started with the secret story of 'I'  and finished in their styles, are also notable works. Banu depicts the course of a female protagonist fallen into a problematic situation with a sophisticated narrative, and In Her Room, Piaffe, and Petrol show daring formal attempts to scatter the uniformity of time and space. We expect to see the lives of contemporary women around the world through 12 different perspectives and voices and the works of emerging female directors. The Best Feature, Special Jury Prize, and the Best Director will be awarded during the festival. [Programmer SON Sinae]