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DMZ Docs Forum

DMZ DOCS FORUM

In line with the 17th Festival’s slogan, “A Day We Dream of,” this year’s DMZ Docs Forum presents five compelling sessions. We bring together experts from diverse fields-from documentary production to academia-for a series of insightful discussions. Curated by professionals at the forefront of the documentary scene, from initial concept development to speaker selection, the DMZ Docs Forum is a vibrant platform for open dialogue. We invite creators and audiences alike to freely exchange ideas and participate in meaningful conversations.

Main Forum: A Day We Dream of

Date & TimeSeptember 14 (Sun) 14:30-16:30

VenueTopaz Hall, 9F, Hyundai Department Store, KINTEX

ModeratorKIM Hong-jung (Professor, Department of Sociology, Seoul National University) KANG Jaeho (Professor, Department of Communication, Seoul National University)

Participants KANG Jaeho (Professor, School of Communication, Seoul National University), CHOI Myung-ae (Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Yonsei University), KIM Kwan-wook (Professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Duksung Women’s University), PARK Bae-il (Director), NAM Tae-je (Director), KWON Oh-yeon (Director)

Documentary Policy Development: A DocSociety Case Study

Date & TimeSeptember 13 (Sat) 17:00-19:00

VenueSeminar Room (PDR) 2, 2F, KINTEX by K-Tree

ModeratorKIM Ju-hyun (Head of Education & Network Unit, MEDIACT)

ParticipantsBeadie FINZI (Co-Director, DocSociety), KIM Seyoung (Team Leader of Creative Support Unit, MEDIACT), BYUN Gyuri (Director; Activist of PINKS), PARK Chae Eun (Co-Representative, Indie and Impact Media Lab)
* This forum is co-hosted with MediAct and is held as part of the Impact Cinema Forum.

Directors’ Questions - On Communication, Authority, and Contracts

Date & TimeSeptember 15 (Mon) 18:00-20:00

VenueTopaz Hall, 9F, Hyundai Department Store, KINTEX

ModeratorOH Jung-hun (Deputy Director, DMZ International Documentary Film Festival)

ParticipantsKIM Il-ran (Director), AN Chang-gyu (Director), YUN Jero (Director)

Academic Forum: Climate of Cinema - The Politics of Speculative Fabulation in the Post-Testimonial Era

Date & TimeSeptember 12 (Fri) 16:30-19:30

VenueSeminar Room (PDR) 2, 2F, KINTEX by K-Tree

ModeratorChoong-sil (Professor, Japanese Studies, Dong-eui University)

ParticipantsKIM Soyoung (Director, Trans-Asia Screen Culture Institute, Korea National University of Arts), Shota T. OGAWA (Associate Professor, Screen Studies, Nagoya University), Bo WANG (Director), BAE Juyeon (Research Professor, Critical Global Studies Institute, Sogang University), AHN Minhwa (Academic Research Professor, Institute of Humanities, Sookmyung Women's University), JANG Jieun (Research Fellow, Kmu Institute for Women's Studies; Executive Committee Member, Daegu Women's Film Festival), KIM Eunjoo (Research professor, Institute of Urban Humanities, University of Seoul), KWAK Yung Bin (Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Communication & Arts, Yonsei University), PARK Jecheol (Lecturer, Cinema Studies, Korea National University of Arts)

Radical Reconfiguration of the Asian Docs Co-production Network Project

DateSeptember 13 (Sat) 10:00-13:00

LocationSeminar Room (PDR) 2, 2F, KINTEX by K-Tree

ModeratorJEON Gyuchan(Professor, Korea National University of Arts)

ParticipantsIHARADA Haruka(Lecturer, Kyoto University of the Arts; Curator), HEO Chul(Professor, Xi’an Jiatong-Liverpool University)

Industry Talk

Industry Talk unites creators and audiences in a relaxed, conversational setting. From deep-dive analyses and vivid accounts from the field to personal reflections on the creative life, the Industry Talk provides a rich, multifaceted perspective on the world of documentary.