Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival

Guide

Festival Date

  • 21st Jecheon International Music & Film Festival September 4 – 9, 2025

Deadline

  • 10 May, 2025, 23:59 (KST)

Eligibility

  • Films of every nationality, genre and duration are eligible for submission; however, all submissions to JIMFF2025 must be completed on or after January 1, 2023. Submissions that do not meet the eligibility criteria for each section, lack of required documents, or fail to comply with the submission guidelines will not be considered for selection.

◯ Eligibility Criteria for Each Section

All All formats and genres of films, including fiction, documentary, animation, experimental, and others, completed on or after January 1, 2023.
International Competition Various genres of Music Film that place music and sound at the center of narrative and structure. Feature-length films with at least Korean premiere status only
New Talent Films include those featuring a music director or composer’s first or second music work for a Korean Film. Open to All length films
Non- Competition Section Various genres of Music Film that place music and sound at the center of narrative and structure. Open to All length films
Made In Jecheon All films based in the Chungcheongbuk-do region.
* Applicants must submit proof of eligibility based on their affiliation with the Chungcheongbuk-do region		 Open to All length films

※ Based on running time, a feature-length film is 50 minutes and/or more, and a short is less than 50 minutes.

How to submit

  • Entry to the Festival must be done through the festival’s online entry system.
  • Entrant must fill in the requested entry form and must complete to upload Preview Screener, before 23:59 (KST) 10 May 2025.
  • Preview Screener must be the final version of the submitted film.
  • Preview Screener link must be accessible until the end of the August.

Selection

  • Selected films will be notified individually

Note

  • By entering Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, the Entrant acknowledges and agrees to all entry rules and regulations of the festival.
  • Applicants for MADE IN JECHEON Section must submit proof of eligibility based on their affiliation with the Chungcheongbuk-do region.

Contact

  • JIMFF Programming Dept. jimff.entry@gmail.com
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