Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
| Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival | |
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| 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.[1] Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central South Korea.
The 13th edition of JIMFF will be held 10 to 15 August 2017.
"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
- 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
- Uirim Summer Night
Special program
- Jecheon Music Academy
- JIMFF Forum
History
| Year | Edition | Opening date | Closing date | Opening film | Closing film | Film | Music live |
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| 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 |
| 2016 | 12 | 08/11 | 08/16 | Violin Teacher | Cool Cats | 105 | 100 |
| 2017 | 13 | 08/10 | 08/15 | Django |
See also
- List of music festivals in South Korea
- List of film festivals in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
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