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)