Award & Juries
Best Feature Film Award in the New PRIDE Section
Screenings : 6 Films will be screened
Award : Best Film 1 million KRW
Director Ray YEUNG
Ray Yeung's recent feature ALL SHALL BE WELL had its World Premiere at the 2024 Berlinale International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film and the Panorama Audience Award. It was also the Opening Film for the 2024 HK International Film Festival. Ray's third feature SUK SUK (Twilight’s Kiss), premiered at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival and 2020 Berlinale International Film Festival. His second feature, FRONT COVER, was the Closing Film for the Asian American Film Festival. Ray's first feature CUT SLEEVE BOYS, premiered at the 2005 Rotterdam International Film Festival and won the Outfest Fusion Award for Best Feature. In 2021, Ray received the award for "Artist of the Year in Film" by The HK Arts Development Council.
Festival Director Christiaan BELLONI
Chris Belloni (1980) is a documentary filmmaker, producer and director of the International Queer & Migrant Film Festival Amsterdam, which he initiated in 2015. His debut film I am gay and Muslim screened at film festivals worldwide. In 2020 he launched a multiple year project on artivism and human rights in the Caribbean region. In 2021, he initiated LGBT & arts related projects in Azerbaijan and in the Western Balkans region. Recently, he was juror at Oslo/Fusion Festival, Teddy Award at Berlinale Festival (2020) and PriFest Prishtina International Film Festival (2022), Side by Side Sint Petersburg Festival (2021) and WATCH DOCS Human Rights Film festival Warsaw (2023). Also, Chris Belloni was nominated for most influential Amsterdammer of the Year 2020, an award for a person who did something remarkable for the city of Amsterdam. In 2023 he became board member for Humans of Film festival Amsterdam and the selection committee of the Movies that Matter Support programme.
Programmer Sung MOON
Starting with the program team of the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2004, they have worked at various film festivals and documentary industry forums, including the Busan International Film Festival, KT&G SangSangMadang Cinema, Jeonju Project Market, and Incheon Documentary Report. They served as the Latin America representative for the Korean Film Council and founded the Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival. Since 2019, they have been working as a programmer for the Jeonju International Film Festival. They have planned and edited publications such as "What Will Cinema Become?" (2021) and "Chai-Ming Liang - The Traveler Series" (2024).
Best Critics Award
Screenings : 6 Films will be screened.
Award : Critics Award l 1 million KRW
Professor Sonia WONG
Sonia WONG is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher based in Hong Kong. Sonia Wong now teaches gender and culture-related subjects at the Gender Studies Programme of CUHK. In 2013, she founded Reel Women Hong Kong, the first and only independent film festival in Hong Kong devoted to the promotion of female-created films and artworks. In 2018, she co-founded the Women’s Festival with Chantal Wong and Vera Lui to further the cause. She has worked as jury for ifva (HK) as well as Women Make Waves International Film Festival (Taiwan), and moderated industry discussions and public forums for countless film programs. She was appointed the ambassador for Eye Catcher Global 2023, organised by Eye Catcher Images (HK).
Critic Sanja Struna
Sanja Struna started her career as a film festival coordinator for various Slovenian film festivals. After spending some time studying cinema and creative writing in the USA, she shifted her focus to film journalism. From 2015-2019, she was the editor-in-chief of the British-based website View of the Arts. Sanja is a member of FIPRESCI Slovenia and was a member of the FIPRESCI jury at the 2020 Busan International Film Festival. She writes for various publications and has been a regular contributor to Ekran, Magazine for Film and Television, the oldest and most prominent Slovenian film magazine, for the past 10 years. Sanja is currently a PhD student, with her research focused on Korean queer cinema.
Editor KIM Dohoon
Writer and film critic. She started her career as a journalist for the film magazine <Cine21> and later served as the editor-in-chief of <Huffington Post Korea>. She writes about culture for various media outlets, including Hankyoreh, Chosun Ilbo, and Esquire. She has authored books such as <Let’s Talk About Romance>, <Can Film Reviews Be Translated?>, and <Strangers>. She is currently a voting member for the Golden Globe Awards in the United States.
Korean Shorts Awards in the Korean PRIDE Section
Screenings : 20 Films will be screened.
Award : Best Korean Shorts Film l 1 million KRW l Best Korean Actor / Actress l 1 million KRW
Director LEE Mirang
She studied film and creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts and earned her MFA in Film from the Graduate School of Communication at Yonsei University. Her short films <Getting Married to a Vietnamese Girl>, <The Bath>, and <Chunjung> have been screened and awarded at numerous film festivals, including the Busan International Film Festival, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, and Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival. She has worked as a script supervisor for director Lee Chang-dong’s <Poetry> and director Jang Ryul’s <A Quiet Dream>. Her debut feature film <Concerning My Daughter> was screened at the 28th Busan International Film Festival and various other festivals, and it is set to be released in the second half of this year.
Actor KIM Yechang
He majored in acting at the Department of Film Art at Soongsil University, establishing his connection to film. He has appeared in various short films, with notable works including <BURROW> and <The Bookstore>. In 2023, he received the acting award at the Seoul International Pride Film Festival, and in 2024, he presented his first solo exhibition through the summer program 'Summer Pride Cinema' in collaboration with Indie Space. His acting, which subtly resonates according to the work, stands out, making him a promising actor to watch for the future.
Programmer Antonij KARADZOSKI
Antonij holds a degree in Architecture and Engineering, but after fleeing his native country, North Macedonia, due to homophobia, he is now dedicated to human rights/LGBTIQ+ rights, becoming an artivist and artivism trainer, using the method of art to break down stereotypes and discrimination. His first artivism campaign, “Culture of Humiliation”, aimed to raise awareness on bullying and cyber-bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity. After having a successful exhibition in Slovenia, Antonij was invited to present his work for the International Queer & Migrant Film Festival in Amsterdam where in 2018 he was awarded with the Human Rights Award of IQMF for his inspiring work and story. Since then he has been the producer of the festival and has assisted with curation and production of queer films for multiple Queer Film Festivals around the world.
PRIDE Film Project 2024
Mentor
Director KIM Yong gyun
He was the cinematographer for the 16mm feature film <Mother, Your Son> in 1991. In 1994, he made a mark by directing the short film <Grand Father>, and in 2001, he made his debut as a director with his first feature commercial film <Wanee And Junah>. This film received acclaim for its fresh portrayal of the romance between animator Wani and screenwriter Junha, and it was invited to the 2002 Hawaii International Film Festival and the 2003 Mar del Plata Film Festival. Since then, he has directed films such as <The Red Shoes>, <The Sword with No Name>, and <Killer Toon>. In February 2024, he released his fifth feature film <Picnic>.
PD SIN Chang-gi
Graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Hanyang University. He started as the production manager for the film <Happy End> and has served as a producer on works such as <Jealousy Is My Middle Name>, <The Red Shoes>, <Boys of Tomorrow>, <The Client>, and <The Perfect Duo>, all produced by Youth Film.
Jury
Director KANG YU Garam
She worked as a distribution producer for the feature documentary <Girl Prince>, which focuses on women's traditional theater. She won the Best Korean Documentary Award at the 3rd DMZ International Documentary Film Festival for her film <My Father's House> (2011), which addresses family values and real estate issues in Korean society. She directed <Itaewon> (2016), which explores the lives and spatial changes of women living in military towns, and <Us, Day by Day> (2019), which examines the lives and struggles of feminists, earning the Best Film Award at the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival and the Jury Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Her recent work includes the feature narrative film <Lucky, Apartment> (2024). She is particularly interested in documenting the history of women and the changes in spaces.
CEO NA Il Sun
In 2016, he established PostFin, a company specializing in technical screenings for film festivals. He has been managing and operating the film screening system for domestic film festivals. Additionally, he provides color correction, post-production, subtitle creation, and support for post-production in domestic film festivals. He is also involved in the distribution and marketing of various independent short films, as well as planning and consulting for domestic film festivals and screenings.
PD JE jeong ju
Atto Production, Producer of <Concerning My Daughter>.
