International Competition

White Goose Award (Grand Prize)

Soup and Ideology

YANG Yong-hi

Japan, South Korea
2021
118min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

YANG Yong-hi

Our Homeland (2012)Sona, the Other Myself (2009)Dear Pyongyang (2005)

Credit

ProducerARAI Kaoru
Cinematography KATO Takanobu
Editor Baekho JJ
Music CHO Young-wuk

Special Jury Award

President

Camilla NIELSSON

Denmark, US, Norway, Zimbabwe
2021
116min
G
DCP
color

AP Sundance 2021, CPH:DOX 2021, TDF 2021, DOK.fest Munich 2021

Director

Camilla NIELSSON

Democrats (2014)We Will Be Strong in Our Weakness (2011)Cities on Speed: Mumbai Disconnected (2009)

Credit

ProducerJoslyn BARNES
Cinematography Henrik IPSEN
Editor Jeppe BØDSKOV
Music Jonas COLSTRUP
Sound Matias FROYSTAD

SPECIAL MENTION

Room without a View

Roser CORELLA

Austria, Germany
2020
73min
15 +
DCP
color

KP CPH:DOX 2021, Hot Docs 2021, TDF 2021, Krakow FF 2021

Director

Roser CORELLA

Grab and Run (2017)Prisoners of Kanun (2014)Machine Man (2011)

Credit

ProducerFlorian KLÄGER, Ana CATALÁ
Cinematography Alfonso MORAL, Roser CORELLA
Editor Ginés OLIVARES
Music Paul FRICK
Sound Roser CORELLA

Asian Competition

Asian Perspective Award

Ushiku

Thomas ASH

Japan
2021
87min
15 +
DCP
color

AP

Director

Thomas ASH

Boys for Sale (2017)-1287 (2014) A2-B-C (2013)In the Grey Zone (2012)

Credit

ProducerThomas ASH
Cinematography Thomas ASH
Editor Thomas ASH
Music Komitetsu JACK
Sound Thomas ASH

Next Award

The Silhouettes

Afsaneh SALARI

Iran, Philipines
2020
80min
G
DCP
color

KP Visions du Réel 2020

Director

Afsaneh SALARI

No Man's Land (2016)Conversion: The Guide of Skin Allergy Treatment (2015)The Room (2014)Rendezvous(2013)

Credit

ProducerJewel MARANAN, Afsaneh SALARI
Cinematography Afsaneh SALARI
Editor Gilles GARDNER
Music Shida SHAHABI
Sound Jewel MARANAN

Korean Competition

Best Korean Documentary Award

Boundary:Flaming Feminist Action

YUN Gahyun

South Korea
2021
102min
G
DCP
color

WP DMZ Docs Fund 2017

Director

YUN Gahyun

The Part-Time Workers' Union (2016)

Credit

ProducerMA Minji, LEE Nayeon
Cinematography YUN Gahyun
Editor YUN Gahyun

Shorts Competition

Best Short Documentary Award

Sad Film

Vasili

Myanmar, Netherlands
2021
12min
G
DCP
color

AP Venice film Festival 2021

Director

Vasili

Credit

ProducerCorinne VAN EGEGAAT
Cinematography Vasili
Editor Petr LOM
Sound Olmo VAN STRAALEN

Special Jury Award

Paraffin Dream

KWON Soonhyeon

South Korea
2020
39min
G
DCP
color

Director

KWON Soonhyeon

례 (2018)골목의 이야기 (2016)피와 재 (2016)

Credit

ProducerKWON Soonhyeon
Cinematography KWON Soonhyeon, KO Eunyang
Editor KWON Soonhyeon
Music Godmode

Special Awards

Asia Development Foundation Award

Discrimination

KIM Jiwoon, KIM Dohee

South Korea
2021
84min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

KIM Jiwoon

I Remember Utoro (2020)Course-Jeju,Cho-seon, Osaka (2015)
KIM Dohee

I Remember Utoro (2020)Course-Jeju,Cho-seon, Osaka (2015)

Credit

ProducerKIM Jiwoon
Cinematography KIM Jiwoon, KIM Dohee
Editor KIM Jiwoon, KIM Dohee
Music LEE Sa-young, LEE Youngchul
Sound LEEM Kyung-rog

Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award

The Man Who Paints Water Drops

Oan KIM, Brigitte BOUILLOT

France, South Korea
2020
79min
G
DCP
color/black and white

KP Hot Docs 2021, Krakow FF 2021

Director

Oan KIM
Brigitte BOUILLOT

Credit

ProducerClarisse TUPIN, KIM Young, Martine KIM
Cinematography Oan KIM, Brigitte BOUILLOT
Editor Oan KIM, Brigitte BOUILLOT, Nassime GORDJI-TEHRANI
Music Oan KIM
Sound Jules WYSOCKI

Brave New Docs Award

Coming to You

BYUN Gyuri

South Korea
2021
93min
G
DCP
color

DMZ Industry 2019

Director

BYUN Gyuri

Playon (2017)

Credit

Producer JO Sona, LEE Hyuksang
Cinematography BYUN Gyuri, LEE Seiyon, LEE Hyuksang, LEE Somyi, NAM Arum
Editor KIM San(SPARGING LAB)
Music LEE Minwhi
Sound PYO Yongsoo

Beautiful New Docs Award

I am More

LEE Ilha

South Korea
2021
90min
15 +
DCP
color/black and white

WP DMZ Industry 2019, 2020

Director

LEE Ilha

설명 준비중입니다.

Credit

Arts Contribution Award

Song of the Poet

GOH Youngjae

South Korea
2021
120min
G
DCP
color

Director

GOH Youngjae

Credit

ProducerPARK Chae-eun
Cinematography AHN Chaimin, PARK Youngjun
Editor KIM Hyungnam
Music PARK Manhee, JEONG Dooseok
Sound PYO Yongsoo

Audience Award

Burning Flower

WON Ho-yeon

South Korea
2021
83min
G
DCP
color

WP DMZ Industry 2020, DMZ Docs Fund 2018

Director

WON Ho-yeon

SUN (2016)Captain Kang (2012)

Credit

ProducerKIM Sun-young
Music HYUN Jinsik, YOU Jong-ho

Youth Docs Showcase

Infinite Imagination Award

Like a Student

LIM Chaemin

South Korea
2021
19min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

LIM Chaemin

Credit

ProducerLIM Chaemin
Cinematography LIM Chaemin
Editor LIM Chaemin
Music LIM Chaemin
Sound LIM Chaemin

Beyond Creativity Award

The Invisible

PARK Yerin

South Korea
2021
10min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

PARK Yerin

Iberis (2020)Voyage (2019)

Credit

ProducerPARK Yerin
Cinematography PARK Yerin
Editor PARK Yerin
Music PARK Yerin
Sound PARK Yerin

Young Perspective Award

Back to the Basics

KANG Chaerin

South Korea
2021
21min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

KANG Chaerin

What I Wish (2021)The Amount of Love (2020)

Credit

ProducerKANG Chaerin
Cinematography KANG Chaerin
Editor KANG Chaerin
Sound KANG Chaerin

Container for Courage

SONG Jihyun

South Korea
2021
12min
G
DCP
color

WP

Director

SONG Jihyun

Hamburger (2021)

Credit

ProducerSONG Jiyun
Cinematography SONG Jiyun
Editor SONG Jiyun

Dandelion for Industry

LEE Seunghoon, CHO Do-young, KIM Jaemin, AHN Dasol

South Korea
2020
18min
G
DCP
color

Director

LEE Seunghoon
CHO Do-young
KIM Jaemin
AHN Dasol

Credit

ProducerJANG Heechul
Cinematography LEE Seunghoon, CHO Do-young, KIM Jaemin, AHN Dasol
Editor LEE Seunghoon, CHO Do-young, KIM Jaemin, AHN Dasol
Sound LEE Seunghoon, CHO Do-young, KIM Jaemin, AHN Dasol

Mam Mam Mia

LEE Yong-gil

South Korea
2020
30min
12 +
DCP
color

Director

LEE Yong-gil

RYAK (2019)Spaceboy (2019)Time Charlie (2019)

Credit

ProducerLEE Yonggil
Cinematography LEE Juhwan
Editor LEE Yonggil
Music LEE Yonggil
Sound KIM Hyeonwoo