Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (미쟝센단편영화제)

Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival

미쟝센단편영화제

Also known as: MSFF, Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival, 미쟝센 단편영화제
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The competition is divided by genre rather than by documentary, fiction or animation: entries are submitted to one of five sections named after films, and each section is judged by two working film directors, who also choose its finalists. The first edition took place in July 2002 at Seoul Art Cinema, launched by director Lee Hyun-seung with Park Chan-wook, Heo Jin-ho, Kim Jee-woon, Bong Joon-ho and Ryoo Seung-wan and backed by Amorepacific's Mise-en-scène hair care brand. The 20th edition in 2021 presented invited programmes only.

The festival is organised by the association Next Directors and run by the film magazine Cine21. The dates for the 2026 edition are 18-23 June 2026 at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Seoul, where 44 of 1,667 submitted films compete.

Country

South Korea

Categories

Short

Awards and prizes

The 2026 edition gives a Best Film award in each of the five competition sections, a Grand Prize that is awarded only when the jury of directors agrees unanimously, Jury Special Prizes, a Cinematography Award, Acting Awards and an Audience Award. The Best Moving Self-Portrait Award goes to the competing director whose Moving Self-Portrait video gets the most online votes.

Festival rules

Short films produced since 1 January 2025 and shorter than 30 minutes including credits are eligible for the 2026 competition. Each director may submit one film, and every film is entered in one of the five competition sections. Entries are submitted online through the festival website.

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