Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival
Genre	K-pop, film, etc.
Location(s)	Jecheon South Korea
Years active	2004-present
Website	http://www.jimff.org/

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.

2016

The 12th edition of JIMFF will be held 11 to 16 August 2016. "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:
• Jecheon live choice:

Special Program

• Jecheon Music Academy
• JIMFF Forum

Film Submission

• Entry Period : 15th Feb ~ 31th Mar 2016
• Entry Conditions

1. All films submitted for JIMFF 2016 must have been completed after 1st, January 2014

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)

Archive

Year	Time	Opening date	Closing date	Opening Film	Closing Film	Film	Music live
2005	1	08/10	08/14	Swing Girls	Allegro Non Troppo	40	15
2006	2	08/09	08/14	Two Sons of Francisco	Parineeta	45	20
2007	3	08/09	08/14	Once	Copying Beethoven	73	30
2008	4	08/14	08/19	Young Heart	The Visitor	81	30
2009	5	08/13	08/18	The Soloist	Anvil! The Story of Anvil	87	30
2010	6	08/12	08/17	The Concert	The Voice of Life	84	30
2011	7	08/11	08/16	The Music Never Stopped	Chico and Rita	100	30
2012	8	08/09	08/15	Searching for Sugar Man	Paradiso, an Amsterdam Stage Affair	101	30
2013	9	08/14	08/19	Pop Redemption	Beware of Mr.Baker	92	45
2014	10	08/14	08/19	Golden Chariot in the Sky	Blue Sky Bones	87	100
2015	11	08/13	08/18	Try to Remember	Keep on Keepin' On	103	100

See also

• List of music festivals in South Korea
• List of film festivals in South Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

External links

• Media related to Jecheon International Music & Film Festival at Wikimedia Commons