- Opening Film
- Closing Film
- New Pride Section
- Screening Schedule
- World Pride Section
- Asia Pride Section
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World Pride Section
- Firebird
- My Father Marianne
- Leading Ladies
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
- A Skeleton in the Closet
- A Good Man
- Family, You Hate Me
- Young Hunter
- Everything Went Fine
- Death in Venice
- Chasin'
- Unliveable
- The Golden Gate
- Before the Eruption
- Squish
- Land of the Free
- Pure
- KOOSEH, A Man Who Can't Grow a Beard
- Crashing Waves
- Landline
- Treacle
- Anemone
- Night Out
- Ladies Day
- Tribunal
- Imelda and Luis
- Pommes Paradies
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Korea Pride Section
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Competition
- Made for each other
- RAINBOW
- Outing
- My short love story
- Your Wedding
- Mani-Peni
- Su hee
- Sipjangsaeng
- The Vigrant
- THEA 103 – ACTING
- Dear my Wonnie
- Ju-bin
- Chul-Soo
- Where Is Our Love Song
- Close to you...(or not)
- A Midwinter Night’s Dream
- Killing Kim Gong-joo
- Boy
- stay over night
- How do I kill that B?
- Evanescent
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Non Competiton
- SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW
- Coming to you
- I Leave Home
- I am More
- On White Wind Wall
- I Smell Wedding Bells
- When the Waves Rise
- Somewhat Cloudy Day Ahead of Us
- Island of Restriction, Island of Paradise
- Where Is Our Love Song
- The Elephant Joke
- When You Breathe the Air
- Who is it?!
- Lemon
- Cicada
- Bombay
- Method Acting and True Love
- End of Spring
- Summer Grass
- How to Film Queer Movie 101
- my dear Yeon
- House of hee-ji
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Competition
- Special Pride Section
- Open Pride Section
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Competition
- Made for each other
- RAINBOW
- Outing
- My short love story
- Your Wedding
- Mani-Peni
- Su hee
- Sipjangsaeng
- The Vigrant
- THEA 103 – ACTING
- Dear my Wonnie
- Ju-bin
- Chul-Soo
- Where Is Our Love Song
- Close to you...(or not)
- A Midwinter Night’s Dream
- Killing Kim Gong-joo
- Boy
- stay over night
- How do I kill that B?
- Evanescent
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Non Competiton
- SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW
- Coming to you
- I Leave Home
- I am More
- On White Wind Wall
- I Smell Wedding Bells
- When the Waves Rise
- Somewhat Cloudy Day Ahead of Us
- Island of Restriction, Island of Paradise
- Where Is Our Love Song
- The Elephant Joke
- When You Breathe the Air
- Who is it?!
- Lemon
- Cicada
- Bombay
- Method Acting and True Love
- End of Spring
- Summer Grass
- How to Film Queer Movie 101
- my dear Yeon
- House of hee-ji
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Korea Pride Section - Non Competition
Korea Pride Section - Non Competition
SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW
Director BAEK Seung-bin Korea┃2021┃146min┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | WP
SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW Director BAEK Seung-bin Korea┃2021┃146min┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | WP
Coming to you
Director BYUN Gyu-ri Korea┃2021┃93min┃Color┃Documentary┃General+ | SP
Coming to you Director BYUN Gyu-ri Korea┃2021┃93min┃Color┃Documentary┃General+ | SP
I Leave Home
Director 김성환 KIM Sung-hwan Korea┃2021┃91min┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | SP
I Leave Home Director 김성환 KIM Sung-hwan Korea┃2021┃91min┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | SP
I am More
Director 이일하 LEE Il-ha Korea┃2021┃90min┃Color┃ Documentary ┃15+ | SP
I am More Director 이일하 LEE Il-ha Korea┃2021┃90min┃Color┃ Documentary ┃15+ | SP
On White Wind Wall
Director LEE Kyoung-ho, HEO Ji-eun Korea┃2020┃36min 48sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+
On White Wind Wall Director LEE Kyoung-ho, HEO Ji-eun Korea┃2020┃36min 48sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+
I Smell Wedding Bells
Director 홍민키 HONG Min-ki Korea┃2021┃39min 45sec┃Color┃Documentary┃General+
I Smell Wedding Bells Director 홍민키 HONG Min-ki Korea┃2021┃39min 45sec┃Color┃Documentary┃General+
When the waves rise
Director CHOI Hwi-young Korea┃2020┃39min 55sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ㅣWP
When the waves rise Director CHOI Hwi-young Korea┃2020┃39min 55sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ㅣWP
Somewhat Cloudy Day Ahead of Us
Director KIM Jong-heon Korea┃2020┃25min 2sec┃Color┃Drama | General+
Somewhat Cloudy Day Ahead of Us Director KIM Jong-heon Korea┃2020┃25min 2sec┃Color┃Drama | General+
Island of Restriction, Island of Paradise
Director Kim Jae-won Korea┃2020┃5min 30sec┃Color┃ Experimental ┃G+ | WP
Island of Restriction, Island of Paradise Director Kim Jae-won Korea┃2020┃5min 30sec┃Color┃ Experimental ┃G+ | WP
Where Is Our Love Song
Director GOH Gain-soo Korea┃2021┃21min 46sec┃Color┃Drama┃12+
Where Is Our Love Song Director GOH Gain-soo Korea┃2021┃21min 46sec┃Color┃Drama┃12+
The Elephant Joke
Director KANG Rim Korea┃2020┃14min 3sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
The Elephant Joke Director KANG Rim Korea┃2020┃14min 3sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
When You Breathe the Air
Director Lee Ji-hyun Korea┃2021┃1min 8sec┃Color┃Drama | General+ | WP
When You Breathe the Air Director Lee Ji-hyun Korea┃2021┃1min 8sec┃Color┃Drama | General+ | WP
who?!
Director KIM Myeong-geun, KIM Song-mi Korea┃2020┃9min 58sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ | WP
who?! Director KIM Myeong-geun, KIM Song-mi Korea┃2020┃9min 58sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ | WP
Lemon
Director LEE Chang-gyo Korea┃2020┃24min 8sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | SP
LemonDirector LEE Chang-gyo Korea┃2020┃24min 8sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+ | SP
Cicada
Director YOON Dae-woen Korea┃2021┃17min 15sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
CicadaDirector YOON Dae-woen Korea┃2021┃17min 15sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
Bombay
Director CHA Yu-ha Korea┃2020┃20min 8sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ㅣWP
BombayDirector CHA Yu-ha Korea┃2020┃20min 8sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+ㅣWP
Method Acting and True Love
Director BYUN Sung-bin Korea┃2020┃8min 55sec┃Color┃ Mockumentary┃15+
Method Acting and True Love Director BYUN Sung-bin Korea┃2020┃8min 55sec┃Color┃ Mockumentary┃15+
End of Spring
Director Park Si-hyun Korea┃2020┃15min 6sec┃Color┃Drama┃12+ㅣWP
End of Spring Director Park Si-hyun Korea┃2020┃15min 6sec┃Color┃Drama┃12+ㅣWP
Summer Grass
Director Rachel Eunbea CHUNG Korea┃2021┃15min 9sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+
Summer Grass Director Rachel Eunbea CHUNG Korea┃2021┃15min 9sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+
How to Film Queer Movie 101
Director CHA Yu-ha, PARK Chan-Ah Korea┃2021┃6min 14sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+ㅣAP
How to Film Queer Movie 101 Director CHA Yu-ha, PARK Chan-Ah Korea┃2021┃6min 14sec┃Color┃Drama┃General+ㅣAP
my dear Yeon
Director JO Eun-bi Korea┃2021┃12min 33sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
my dear Yeon Director JO Eun-bi Korea┃2021┃12min 33sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
House of hee-ji
Director LEE Hyo-jung Korea┃2020┃29min 5sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
House of hee-ji Director LEE Hyo-jung Korea┃2020┃29min 5sec┃Color┃Drama┃15+
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The section that focuses on introducing and discovering queer films created in Korea
Korea Pride Section is one of the most popular sections in SIPFF since audiences can enjoy originality and charm of Korean queer film directors. Every year, the section makes a new record of the number of applications, and hence, audiences can watch competent artwork which have been gone through such fierce competition. Since 2019, Korea Pride Section introduced “Korean Short Film Competition Section” in order to discover Korean new queer film directors and enhance the competence of Korean queer film; and this year, “The Best Actor Award” is newly established. So far, only directors have been awarded with the prizes, but from this year on, actors who contribute to the competence of the film will also be awarded. It already attracts people’s attention who will win the first actor’s award in SIPFF. This year’s Korea Pride Section offers great documentary films: Coming to You by Gyu-ri Byun, presenting the stories of the parents of homosexual children, and I Am More by Il-ha Lee, depicting the life story of the drag queen More who has 20 years of experience, deliver honest stories of real people with profound perspectives. Director Sung-hwan Kim’s feature film I Leave Home is a fun road movie illustrating the hardships the main character, who decides to leave home, and his friend face. This year’s Korea Pride Section also presents medium-length films: On White Wind Wall by Kyung-ho Lee and Ji-eun Heo, which won Audience Award in 2021 Diaspora Film Festival, describes the story of a teacher and a student who met again after 8 years; When the Waves Rise by Hwi-young Choi, which will be premiered in 2021 SIPFF, depicts the wave-like emotion of two friends about to leave for a trip, celebrating one’s birthday; I Smell Wedding Bells by Min-ki Hong is a documentary film that presents director’s own worries about marriage, his partner, and his family members. Many questions and their realistic and honest answers presented in the film create significant sphere for many people in the eligible age to empathize. There are many short films that are expected to be sellouts. Director Sung-bun Byun who won the best picture in Korean Short Film Competition Section in 2020 SIPFF with God’s Daughter Dances, came back to 2021 SIPFF with a mockumentary, Method Acting and True Love. Cicada by Dae-won Yoon, which won the 2nd prize in Cinefoundation Section in Canne International Film Festival, will also be screened in Korea Pride Section. Cicada is also one of 2020 SIPFF’s production supporting films. There are other films in Korean shorts competition and non-competition sections that have unique stories, great directing skills, and excellent themes. The very noticeable fact is that there are great lesbian films and female directors this year: Outgoing by Yujin Lee, Ju-bin by Sun-young An, Stay over Night by Ji-hoo Lee present stories of lesbian from diverse age groups. Dear My Wonnie by Zoo-ee Kang, depicting the story of two boys, also got into the shorts competition section due to its great quality. Since it is the section filled with fresh energy, there are diverse genres of films such as animation, and experimental films, other than play and documentary films. As such, this year’s Korea Pride Section is filled with the films that will satisfy the high expectations of the audiences.
