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DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (), also known as DMZ Docs, is a South Korean
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s jointly presented by
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. Launched in 2009, it is held annually for seven days in September/October less than twenty kilometers from the
Korean Demilitarized Zone The Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: ; Hanbando Bimujang Jidae) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in ha ...
, and showcases films dealing with "peace, coexistence and reconciliation."


History

* 1st DMZ Docs, October 21-26, 2009 : Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries : Opening film: ''The Heart of Jenin'', Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany : Closing film: * 2nd DMZ Docs, September 9-13, 2010 : Films screened: 74 films from 35 countries : Opening film: ''Peace'',
Kazuhiro Soda is a Japanese documentary filmmaker and author based in New York City. He is known for his observational method of documentary filmmaking. Soda obtained a degree in religious studies from the University of Tokyo in 1993 and a BFA in filmmaking ...
, Japan : Closing film: * 3rd DMZ Docs, September 22-28, 2011 : Films screened: 101 films from 30 countries : Opening film: ''After the Apocalypse'', Antony Butts, Britain : Closing film: ''The Tiniest Place'', Tatiana Huezo, Mexico * 4th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2012 : Films screened: 115 films from 36 countries : Opening film: ''
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'', Hugh Hartford, Canada : Closing film: * 5th DMZ Docs, October 17-23, 2013 : Films screened: 119 films from 38 countries : Opening film: ''Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits'', Park Chan-kyong, South Korea : Closing film: * 6th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2014 : Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries : Opening film: ''Crying Boxers'', E Il-ha, South Korea : Closing film: * 7th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2015 : Films screened: 102 films from 43 countries : Opening film: ''I Am Sun Mu'', Adam Sjöberg, United States : Closing film: * 8th DMZ Docs, September 22-29, 2016 : Films screened: 116 films from 36 countries : Opening film: ''One Warm Spring Day'', Chung Su-eun, South Korea : Closing film: * 9th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2017 : Films screened: 114 films from 42 countries : Opening film: ''Old Marine Boy'',
Jin Mo-young Jin Mo-young is a South Korean documentary filmmaker. He directed ''My Love, Don't Cross That River'' (2014). Career Jin Mo-young has been directing and producing television documentaries since 1997. In 2012, he produced the feature film ''S ...
, South Korea : Closing film: * 10th DMZ Docs, September 13-20, 2018 : Films screened: 142 films from 39 countries : Opening film: ''Coming to You, Minu'', Jee Hye-won, South Korea : Closing film: * 11th DMZ Docs, September 20-27, 2019 : Films screened: 151 films from 46 countries : Opening film: ''Across the Desert, Through the Lake Let's Peace!'', Park So-hyun, South Korea : Closing film: * 12th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2020 : Films screened: 122 films from 33 countries : Opening film: ''A Long Way to School'', Kim Jeong-in, South Korea : Closing film: * 13th DMZ Docs, September 9-16, 2021 : Films screened: 126 documentaries from 39 countries : Opening film: ''Soup and Ideology'', Yang Young-hee, South Korea : Closing film:


Awards

*International Competition: White Goose Award (cash prize of ); Special Jury Award () *Korean Competition: Best Korean Documentary Award (); Special Jury Award () *Audience Award ()Chosen from both International and Korean Competition sections. *Youth Competition: Best Youth Documentary Award (); Excellence Award ()


White Goose Award


Special Jury Award


Best Korean Documentary


Audience Award


Best Youth Documentary


Excellence Award in Youth Competition


References


External links

* *{{Facebook, dmzdocs Documentary film festivals in South Korea Autumn events in South Korea 2009 establishments in South Korea