Opening/Closing Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
| Date | 2024. 9. 26. (Thu) 18:30 *Live online streaming available |
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| Venue | Imjingak Pyeonghwa-Nuri Open-air Stage |
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| Opening Film | Farming the Revolution |
Closing Ceremony
1. Awards
| DATE | 2024. 10. 2. (Wed) 17:30 ~ 18:30 |
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| VENUE | 16 Floor The 'Rooftop', KINTEX by K-tree |
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2. Closing Film Screening
| DATE | 2024. 10. 2. (Wed) |
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| VENUE | MEGABOX KINTEX |
| CLOSING FILM | Filmlovers! |
Docs on STAGE: DocuConcert
Docs on STAGE: DocuConcert - Documentary & Folk
Docs on STAGE is a cultural enrichment program taking place during the 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival at cultural spaces in Goyang City (Singing Fountain at Ilsan Lake Park, 10th Floor Sky Garden at Hyundai Department Store Kintex). This program offers a unique experience where audiences can engage with documentaries in a different setting from traditional theaters. The event features free performances for Gyeonggi-do residents, outdoor documentary screenings, and various cultural experience programs. By carefully selecting documentaries tailored to these cultural spaces and combining them with performances and events, the program aims to shed new light on the contemporary meaning and value of peace, communication, and life.
DAY 1 DOCUMENTARY & FOLK
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Alex GIBNEY | USA | 2023 | 209min
At 81, Paul Simon grants an intimate look into the creation of his 2023 album, Seven Psalms, a collaboration with his wife. As the album takes shape, Simon reflects on his iconic music, from The Sound of Silence to Graceland, revisiting his remarkable journey and past self through the lens of his songs.
INDIE BANDㅣONDO
| 17:30 ~ 18:00 | Documentary & Folk Concert |
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| 18:00 ~ 19:40 | Outdoor Screening (Part 1) |
| 20:00 ~ 21:00 | Spectacular Musical Fountain Concert (Fountain Show) |
| 21:00 ~ 22:40 | Outdoor Screening (Part 2) |
DAY 2 DOCUMENTARY & FOLK
Words from the Wind
YANG Hee | Korea | 2024 | 100min
Kim Heegap is a legendary composer who has composed over 3,000 popular songs in Korea, including Memory of the Sea by Key Boys, Leopards of Kilimanjaro by Jo Yongpil, and Nostalgia by Lee Dongwon and Park Insu. The documentary has been shot since 2014, and it spotlights life of Kim, the history of Korean popular songs featuring voices and songs of popular singers, and stories of people who have been living with those songs.
ACOUSTIC BANDㅣOHAH Band
| 17:30 ~ 18:00 | Documentary & Folk Concert |
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| 18:00 ~ 19:40 | Outdoor Screening |
| 20:00 ~ 21:00 | Spectacular Musical Fountain Concert (Fountain Show) |
Docs on STAGE: DocuConcert - Documentary & Classical
The 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival provides an opportunity to enjoy high-class culture and arts for documentary creators and film festival audiences. “Docu Concert ? Docu & Classic” by Docs on STAGE arranges a special concert that converges documentary and classic music to wish for peace and harmony. It also presents a new form of artistic convergence project based on artistic experiment and creativity to deliver the new artistic message for the confusion that world is experiencing.
DAY 1 DOCUMENTARY & CLASSIC
Imposed Piece
Brecht Vanhoenacker | Belgium, Germany | 2019 | 82min
Finalist is the first documentary that records everything about the historic “Queen Elisabeth Competition” which is one of the world’s top 3 music competitions with Chopin International Piano Competition and Tchaikovsky Competition. The documentary pays attention to the prestige of time-honored competition known as the gateway to the world’s top-class performers and unveils the cinematic moment of the first Korean winner who received the loan of the Stradivarius violin, Huggins. Art continues inside the fierce competition. The documentary captures the passion and fierce competition of young violinists who ceaselessly struggle and practice to play the new unprecedented piece, as well as their beautiful melodies in the screen. Even though these violinists are the world’s top players, they struggle just like ordinary people. Their youth is no different from the ordinary people. Finalist is a story of ordinary and special youth who think about their future and try to accept the reality inside the fierce competition.
CROSSOVER BAND l 2Color
| 18:00 ~ 18:30 | Documentary & Classic Concert |
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| 18:30 ~ 19:52 | Outdoor Screening |
DAY 2 DOCUMENTARY & CLASSIC
Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory
Stephen Schible | Japan, USA | 2018 | 65min
This documentary captures the concert of Ryuichi Sakamoto held in 2017 at Park Avenue Armory, Manhattan, New York. This concert was held to celebrate the release of [async] album, and only 200 audiences were allowed. The concert used various instruments and objects to play the pieces composed based on the ideas of asynchronism, prime numbers, chaos, quantum physics, and blurred lines of life.
PIANIST l Younghoon Cho
| 18:00 ~ 18:30 | Documentary & Classic Concert |
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| 18:30 ~ 20:13 | Outdoor Screening |
Drawing Exhibition: Oblique Vision
DMZ DocuRoad
DMZ DocuRoad
This tour program offers domestic and international documentary filmmakers and festival participants an opportunity to experience the DMZ border region. Through this journey, participants can gain a renewed understanding of the value of the DMZ and the significance of peace and reunification.
| DATE | 2024. 9. 27. (Fri) ~ 9. 29. (Sun) 09:00 ~ 18:30 / two sessions per day, for a total of three days |
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| VENUE | DMZ Border Area, Gyeonggi Province |
| Application Period | 2024. 8. 27. (Tus) ~ 9. 17. (Tus) |
| Participation Fee | 10,000KRW (including travel insurance) |
- We need your consent to the collection of personal information and sensitive information to register traveler’s insurance and allow access to Civilian Control Line during Documentary Road Tour.
- You must bring your ID on the tour day. (Please be aware that you may be rejected without ID.)
- Group Application and Inquiry :
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival Event Team, Documentary Road Manager : event3@dmzdocs.com / 031-936-7396
Audience Event: Experience DMZ Docs with All Your Senses
Sounds of a Summer Day: Sound Documentary Workshop Special Exhibition
This program introduces the results of the international summer program organized annually since 2021 by the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in France, which recruits young documentary creators.
| DATE | 2024. 9. 27. (Fri) ~ 10. 2. (Wed) |
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| VENUE | MEGABOX KINTEX Lobby |
| ENTRY FEE | Free |
Archiving DMZ Docs
An archival exhibition tracing the journey of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival from its first to 16th edition.
| DATE | 2024. 9. 27. (Fri) ~ 10. 2. (Wed) |
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| VENUE | 1st Floor Rear Gate Plaza, LAKINS Mall |
| ENTRY FEE | Free |
DMZ Docs Playground
In collaboration with Gyeonggi-do cultural and arts organizations, various accessible experiential programs are operated to empathize with the message of the 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and bring culture, arts, and citizens closer together.
| DATE | 2024. 9. 28. (Sat) ~ 9. 29. (Sun) |
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| VENUE | Singing Fountain at Ilsan Lake Park, 10th Floor Sky Garden, Hyundai Department Store KINTEX Branch, And various locations along the festival route |
| ENTRY FEE | Free |
DMZ-Eco Adventure in DMZ Docs Road
A mobile orienteering program combining the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival route and the ecology of Lake Park
Create Your Own Nature-Inspired Friend: DMZ and Friends
An art experience program where participants imagine and express friends living beyond the DMZ. Create your own special friend!
Today's Artist: Photoplay Without a Camera
Experience the 19th-century classic printing method of cyanotype. Create your own bookmark with a photo using UV light chemical reactions
DMZ Docs Common Ground Zero: A Space for Fostering Friendship and Solidarity Anew
In collaboration with local organizations, this space is operated to convey a message of coexistence to achieve the 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival's message of 'Friendship' and 'Solidarity'.
| DATE | 2024. 9. 27. (Fri) ~ 10. 2. (Wed) |
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| VENUE | Singing Fountain Area, Ilsan Lake Park |
DMZ Docs Fest in Suwon
DMZ Docs Fest in Suwon - Docu&Music Festival
In partnership with Suwon Special City, this event aims to extend the reach and impact of the 16th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival while offering increased engagement opportunities for residents in southern Gyeonggi Province. Set in the "Jaeminan Bat" (joyful garden) area of Gwanggyo Lake Park, this multifaceted cultural festival showcases a carefully curated selection of content. Featuring documentary screenings, live performances, and insightful talks with directors, the event is designed to appeal to a wide audience.
Screening Film
Words from the Wind
YANG Hee | Korea | 2024 | 100min
KIM Heegap is a legendary composer who has composed over 3,000 popular songs in Korea, including Memory of the Sea by Key Boys, Leopards of Kilimanjaro by CHO Yongpil, and Nostalgia by LEE Dongwon and PARK Insu. The documentary has been shot since 2014, and it spotlights life of KIM, the history of Korean popular songs featuring voices and songs of popular singers, and stories of people who have been living with those songs.
COMPOSER | KIM Heegap
KIM Heegap is a composer who released the first composition collection titled 「Love, My Love」 in 1967. KIM also composed Memory of the Sea by Key Boys, I Did Not Know by IM Heesuk, White Magnolia by YANG Heeeun, Passion by Hyeeunyee, Song of Ivory by SONG Changsik, Ta-Ta-Ta by KIM Gukhwan, Maze of Love by CHOI Jinhee, and 「Nostalgia」 by LEE Dongwon and PARK Insu. He also composed soundtrack of Empress Myeongseong that spread Korean musical globally.
DIRECTOR | YANG Hee
A documentary writer and a producer of broadcasting and films. The main works as a writer are On The Road, Marianne and Margaret, Our President, and Kim-Gun and main works as a producer are Underground and The Red Herring. Words from the Wind is the first work as a director.
Performance
38-Second Documentary Contest: Capturing Suwon in a Documentary
The "38-Second Documentary Contest: Capturing Suwon in a Documentary" is a collaborative initiative between Suwon Special City and the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival. This unique contest aims to make documentary creation more accessible and promote the genre to a wider audience.
38-Second Documentary Contest Winners
Reasons of Selection by Jury
Documentaries submitted to the “38 Second Documentary Contest” captured stories of oneself and others in various ways, and the award winners have been selected in consideration of diversity in contents and formats. Since it is a “documentary” contest, it mainly reviewed entries with cinematic vibes by considering the internal review criteria and intention of the contest.
The award-winning works were distinctive with aesthetic attempts in their approach and expression of the subject. They also expressed approach to others splendidly by borrowing a documentary format. The award-winning works featured a neat direction within a short time of 38 seconds, which showed their deep thoughts on the intention of the contest.
A lot of people are familiar with a video format called “short-form video,” and the contest caught a glimpse of ideas put into a short time of 38 seconds.
Jury (In Korean Alphabetical Order)
PARK Sohyun (Documentary Director), LEE Seungjun (Documentary Director), JUNG Jihye (Film Critic)
Suwon Media Center Screening
Suwon Media Center
64 Changnyong-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
