서울국제여성영화제

Documentaries and short films are often difficult to access in theaters and across major platforms. Recently, creators and audiences have begun to seek each other out directly, engaging in experimental approaches to distribution. This session explores the current landscape of documentary and short film distribution, and considers alternative ways to connect with wider audiences.

Even as the film landscape shifts?with declining theater attendance and an increasingly diversified platform ecosystem-efforts to steadily distribute independent and art films continue. Distributors are seeking new ways to reach audiences, each forging their own path through uncertain times. This session opens a space to share the struggles, ideas, and evolving strategies of those working to sustain and reimagine the distribution of independent cinema.