Gimpo International Youth Film Festival (김포국제청소년영화제)

Gimpo International Youth Film Festival

김포국제청소년영화제

Also known as: GIYFF
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Gimpo International Youth Film Festival (GIYFF) is a festival of films by and for children and young people in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It describes itself as run with the participation of young people and the local village community, and its programme leans towards ecology, peace and human rights. First held in 2018 as the Gimpo Youth Film Festival, it has used its international name since the third edition in 2020.

The competition accepts any kind of video, from fiction, animation and documentary to user-made and YouTube content, in age sections from 9–12 up to 19–24, plus a section for films made by adults for young audiences. A special section without an age limit covers social themes such as the environment, community, diversity and new media (VR/XR). Alongside the screenings, the festival runs media literacy forums, film-reading education and youth film production classes. The sixth edition, in 2023, takes place online on 7–9 October 2023.

Country

South Korea

Focus

For Kids

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Student, Virtual Reality, Web and New Media

Awards and prizes

In 2023, 50 works received awards. The winners are announced at the opening and awards ceremony on the festival's online channel, and the winning films are screened there. Award certificates are sent by email as PDF files.

Festival rules

Open to films made by children and young people in three age sections (9–12, 13–18 and 19–24) and to films for children and young people made by adults aged 25 and over. The special section has no age limit and takes videos with social value: new media (VR/XR), environment and ecology, community, diversity. Any kind of video is accepted, including fiction, animation, documentary, user-generated and YouTube videos. Entrants give their name, email, country, age (for a team, the average age of the crew) and a link to the film (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.). English subtitles are required, even for English-language videos.

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