Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (제천국제음악영화제, JIMFF) strives to be both a celebration of film set in Jecheon City and music for all generations and musical tastes.[1] Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central South Korea.

Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival
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DatesAugust
Location(s)Jecheon, South Korea
Years active2004–present
WebsiteJIMFF

The 13th edition of JIMFF was held from 10 to 15 August 2017.

"World Music Film Today", JIMFF's sole competition section, will present films from around the world. The jury members will award two outstanding films with the Grand Prize and Special Jury Prize among the most contemporary selections related to music regardless of genre.

Other sections will introduce the various aspects of music cinema and a number of musical performances staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake. The Jecheon Film Music Award honors film musicians who have had significant influence on Korean film and music culture and the Jecheon Film Music Academy is a program designed for specialized education about film music.

The 17th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 12 to 17 August 2021.[2][3] In this edition 116 films from 25 countries were screened. Due to COVID-19 pandemic surge it was organised offline as well as online. The World Music Film Flow (International Competition) Best Picture Award was given to A Thousand Rockers, One Band by Anita Rivaroli.[4] The 18th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 11 to 16 August 2022.[5]

Film program
  • World Music Film Today: The official competition at JIMFF for the feature-length film (More than 60mins without genre limits)
  • Cine Symphony : A series of narrative films and musical films that focus on music; This program addresses various musical ways throughout acclaimed new music themed dramatic films all around the world
  • Music in Sight : Documentary films that focus on any genre of music and musicians’ life
  • Korean Music Film Now: The Korean latest music films in the various genres including narrative, documentaries and animated films
  • Family Fest: Featuring popular films that appeal to the broad generations
  • Theme and Variations: Various films under a specific theme
  • Cinema Concert: The film screening that is accompanied by a musical soundtrack played by a musician in sync at the stage

Music program
  • One Summer Night
  • Uirim Summer Night

Special program
  • Jecheon Music Academy
  • JIMFF Forum

History
Year Edition Opening date Closing date Opening film Closing film Film Music live
2005108/1008/14Swing GirlsAllegro Non Troppo4015
2006208/0908/14Two Sons of FranciscoParineeta4520
2007308/0908/14OnceCopying Beethoven7330
2008408/1408/19Young@HeartThe Visitor8130
2009508/1308/18The SoloistAnvil! The Story of Anvil8730
2010608/1208/17The ConcertThe Voice of Life8430
2011708/1108/16The Music Never StoppedChico and Rita10030
2012808/0908/15Searching for Sugar ManParadiso, an Amsterdam Stage Affair10130
2013908/1408/19Pop RedemptionBeware of Mr.Baker9245
20141008/1408/19Golden Chariot in the SkyBlue Sky Bones87100
20151108/1308/18Try to RememberKeep on Keepin' On103100
20161208/1108/16Violin TeacherCool Cats105100
20171308/1008/15DjangoEl Viaje - A Road Trip into Chiles Musical Heritage107100
201814August 9August 14
201915August 8August 13Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica by Peter Webber
202016August 13August 18
202117August 12August 17TinaTBA11612
202218[6]August 11August 16SonataTBA

See also

References
  1. "다짐 : BE JOYFUL, 제17회 제천국제음악영화제" [Commitment: BE JOYFUL, 17th Jecheon International Music and Film Festival]. Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (in Korean). Naver. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. "제17회 제천국제음악영화제 8월 12일 개막 外" [The 17th Jecheon International Music Film Festival opens on August 12, etc.]. Cine21 (in Korean). Naver. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Han Hyun-jung (July 8, 2021). ""다짐"…제천국제음악영화제, 포스터X슬로건 공개[공식]" ["promise"… Jecheon International Music Film Festival, Poster X Slogan Released [Official]]. Maeil Business News (in Korean). Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. Lee Byung-chan (August 18, 2021). "제천국제음악영화제 폐막…'천명의 락커 하나의 밴드' 작품상" [Jecheon International Music Film Festival Closing... 'One Band of Thousand Rockers' Best Picture]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. Kim Na-yeon (August 12, 2022). "이충주X진지희, 제천국제음악영화제 포문 열었다..진행 호흡 '완벽'" [Choong-Joo Lee X Ji-Hee Jin, Jecheon International Music Film Festival opened.. Progressive Breathing 'Perfect']. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  6. Kang Min-kyung (August 11, 2022). "[공식] 진지희·이충주, 제천국제음악영화제 개막식 사회자" [[Official] Jin Ji-hee and Lee Chung-ju, Moderators of the Opening Ceremony of the Jecheon International Music Film Festival]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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