서울국제여성영화제

This year’s Asian Short Film and Video Competition includes works from ten countries in Asia: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Singapore, the Philippines and Israel. When compared with the 33 works submitted to our first festival, this year’s submissions -- 209 in total -- demonstrate progress not only in the absolute numbers of female directors, but also in the quality of their works. One characteristic of this year’ s competition is the abundance of fictional narratives exploring the themes of teenage psychology and the mother-daughter relationship which the directors tackled using diverse filmmaking styles and angles.

The if Award is given to a new Korean filmmaker whose work is progressive and shows a new vision of women’s roles, among all the filmmakers whose work is featured in this year’s WFFIS. Trophy and cash prize of 1,000,000 won.

Intent on supporting the practices of feminism through filmmaking, the Women’s News Award is given to one of the collectives or individuals whose works are featured in the Feminist Film and Video Activism section. Trophy and cash prize of 1,000,000 won.

As the incubator for women’s film professionals, WFFIS, in collaboration with the Ock Rang Cultural Foundation (noted for its close involvement with progressive Korean cultural activities) presents a new project to provide a stable production system for women documentary filmmakers. These works strive to develop alternative views and sensibilities toward the world and suggest a positive model of women through visual media. A maximum of 10 million won will be awarded to support more than one film project per year and will be screened at the following 8th WFFIS.