International Competition
Grand Prize
A cash prize of KRW 20,000,000 and a trophy will be given to the best film in the International Competition.
Special Jury Prize
A cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 and a trophy will be given to the second best film in the International Competition.
Frontier Competition
Grand Prize
A cash prize of KRW 15,000,000 and a trophy will be given to the best film in the Frontier Competition.
Korean Competition
Grand Prize (Feature)
A cash prize of KRW 15,000,000 and a trophy will be given to the best feature film in the Korean Competition.
Grand Prize (Short)
A cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 and a trophy will be given to the best short film in the Korean Competition.
Special Awards
※ Films in the Critics’ Choice section are ineligible.
Special Prize for Outstanding Aesthetic Achievement
A cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 and a certificate will be given to a Korean feature documentary which displays aesthetic experiments and achievements on visual languages.
Special Prize for Social Solidarity
A cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 and a certificate will be given to a Korean feature documentary which shows passionate engagements with social justice and critical perspectives on the society.
Special Prize for Emerging Documentary Filmmaker
A cash prize of KRW 10,000,000 and a certificate will be given to a Korean feature documentary that is a first or second feature by an emerging filmmaker.
Critics' Choice Award (HANMAC Award)
The Critics’ Choice(HANMAC) Prize, established in 2025, is awarded by Critics’ Choice Selection Committee. It recognizes a film of exceptional critical achievement from the Critics’ Choice program, with the winner receiving a certificate and a cash prize of KRW 3,000,000.
FIPRESCI Award
The FIPRESCI Prize, inaugurated in 2024, is awarded by a jury comprising three international and domestic film critics appointed by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). This prestigious award is open to entries in the Korean Competition (Feature) section and recognizes exceptional artistic merit. The recipient will be presented with an official certificate acknowledging their achievement.