Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (제천국제음악영화제, JIMFF) strives to be both a celebration of film set in the beautiful landscapes of Jecheon City and exhilarating music shared and enjoyed by everyone of all generations and musical tastes.

The 11th edition of JIMFF will be held 18 to 13 August 2015.

The cozy and scenic host city, Jecheon, is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central Korea. Jecheon is most famous for Cheongpung-ho, a lake that captivates tourists with natural beauty that is reminiscent of traditional Korean landscape paintings. "World Music Film Today", JIMFF"s sole competition section, will present eight films from around the world this year. The jury members will award two outstanding films with the Grand Prize and Special Jury Prize among eight of 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

• Cine Symphony: A series of narrative films and musical films thatfocus 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
• Theme and Variations : Various films under a specific theme
• Korean Music Film Now: The Korean latest music films in the various genres including narrative, documentaries and animated films
• Cinema Concert: The film screening that is accompanied by a musical soundtrack played by a musician in sync at the stage
• Jecheon Film Music Honorary AwardSpecial: Representative films of the Korean legendary film music director
• World Music Film Today: The official competition at JIMFF for the feature-length film (More than 60mins without genre limits)

Music Program

• One summer night:
• Jecheon live choice:

Special Program

• Jecheon Music Academy
• JIMFF Forum

Film Submission

• Entry Period : 16th Feb ~ 15th Apr 2015

• Entry Conditions

1. All films submitted for JIMFF2015 must have been completed after 1st, January 2013

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

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 : go to 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)

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