The 23rd Seoul International Women’s Film Festival is a festival of short films from around the world. It features some of the best female filmmakers and their work, as well as the most recent trends in film.
The seoul international women’s film festival submission is a list of 15 short films that you should not miss at the 23rd Seoul International Women’s Film Festival.
These are fifteen short films you shouldn’t miss during the 23rd Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, which runs from August 26th to September 1st, 2024 in Seoul, Korea, in theaters and online.
The following is information about the festival: Among Korean international film festivals, the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF) is a distinctive and important event that presents new ideals and alternatives from a feminist viewpoint. The festival helps to the development of good female values and is critical in the establishment of a network between Asian and other nations. By finding and supporting women in the film business, SIWFF offers avenues for promoting and exhibiting Korean women’s films internationally. It also aids the development and variety of the Korean cinema industry. SIWFF promotes to the creation of a balanced Korea culture by creating future-oriented, alternative culture. This helps to enhance Korea’s national image.
Jung-min is studying in a selfstudy room in preparation for an important test. She cautions via a Post-it note, irritated by the music coming from her neighbor’s headphones. Then she hears a loud noise from the heater, which she shuts off. Even the sound of the clock irritates her, prompting her to toss the clock. She realizes it was a voice in her mind just as she thought everything was finished. (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Kim Boram’s A Silent Night – South Korea | 2024 – 25 minutes Special Screening Section
Hyejeong, the oldest sister, hosts a memorial service for their mother at her home, and all of her sisters attend. The sisters disagree with Hyejeong’s plans for a voyage onboard for their brother’s 70th birthday. As they fight, Hyejeong discovers what they’re keeping hidden from her, and Jeonghee, the youngest sister, finally reveals her traumatic history. (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Kim Kkobbi’s Aimez-vous Camping – South Korea | 2024 – 16 minutes Rainbow of the Queer
Jiwoo meets Soo-jin at a camping site and is attracted to Soo-jin at first sight, but it’s not easy to get Soo-jin’s attention. (SIWFF 2024)
Dates: Sunday, August 29th, 2024 | 19:50 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 6 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 5 | 14:40 pm
Nan Khin San Win’s “Broken” – Myanmar, Germany | 2024 – 13 minutes Asian Shorts is a section of the website.
Life for women and girls is far from safe in parts of conflict-affected Kayah State. In this absorbing short documentary, first-time director Nan Khin San Win explores both her own trauma and that of another woman from her village in a bid to break the silence that shrouds violence against women in Myanmar. (SIWFF 2024)
Sunday, August 29th, 2024 | 16:00 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 | 17:10 pm
Kanchhi, Come Over for a Drink by Sikuma Rai – Nepal | 2024 – 26 minutes Asian Shorts is a section of the website.
Come Over for a Drink, Kanchhi is a sympathetic depiction of an indigenous village of farmers and brewers in east Nepal, where the female characters’ hidden tales, tragedies, and loneliness have led to a high level of alcoholism. The film is a conflict between the filmmaker and her indigenous culture and values. (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Date: Sunday, August 29th, 2024 | 19:00 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 | 19:40 pm
Wai Mar Nyunt’s Happy Days – Myanmar | 2007 – 13 minutes Women’s Filmmaking in Asia (Feminist Collective)
A charming, uplifting portrait of the director’s irrepressibly ebullient next-door neighbor, 13-year-old Shoon Lei. (SIWFF 2024)
Date: August 28th, 2024 | Saturday | 19:10 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 9 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 8 | 16:50 pm
Kim Su-Let hyun’s Lips Do What Hands Do – South Korea | 2024 – 19 minutes I-Teens section
Goobin, who likes Jinju, wants to narrow the distance and Jinju, who likes Goobin, tries to keep the distance. The two will have their first date in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis on the 100th day. (SIWFF 2024)
Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 11:20 a.m. | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 4 | Monday, August 30, 2024 | 12:50 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup
Maria & Beyonce by Song Yechan – South Korea | 2024 – 28 minutes Section: Asian Shorts
A middle school student Mirae gets casted by a star agency. Looking back on 16 years of her life as she dreams about being an idol, which was not part of her plans, she realizes that all the pieces of her past could ruin her career after her debut. Above all, she starts to worry about her ex-boyfriend Jaemin and his friends. (SIWFF 2024)
Date: Sunday, August 29th, 2024 | 19:00 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 | 19:40 pm
Ma Weijia’s My Quarantine Bear – China, France | 2024 – 35 minutes Asian Shorts
While working in Strasbourg on her latest animated short, Ma Weijia has to rush back to China when France goes under lockdown. Upon her arrival, another lockdown awaits her. Fourteen days in a hotel, like a bear in its cave. From the surreal flight to her quarantine, the director recounts this experience through a filmed diary filled with humor, inventiveness, and a touch of romantic comedy. (SIWFF 2024)
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 19:30 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Monday, August 30, 2024 | 19:20 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3
Paek Si Won’s Nipple War 3 – South Korea | 2024 – 23 minutes Asian Shorts is a section of the website.
A television producer Yong is told by the head of department to pixelate the nipples of a celebrity who is not wearing a bra. (SIWFF 2024)
Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 16:20 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Monday, August 30, 2024 | 16:10 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3
China | 2024 – 24 minutes | Sole Player by Zhao Xinyue, Fu Shangzhi Asian Shorts is a section of the website.
People’s original life order was disrupted by a sudden pandemic. Eight months later, Li Jiaying went to school only to discover that the whole campus was deserted and that she was unable to leave. She accidentally opened the door to 302 and entered the VR virtual game, only to discover that the regular campus can only be unlocked by fulfilling the mystery task… (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 19:30 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Monday, August 30, 2024 | 19:20 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3
Ngwe Ngwe Khine’s The Bus Conductor – Myanmar | 2015 – 18 minutes Women’s Filmmaking in Asia (Feminist Collective)
Myat Su Wai is one of Yangon’s first ever female bus conductors. This film follows her as she struggles to combine her long working day with bringing up her young daughter. (SIWFF 2024)
Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 19:10 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 9 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 8 | 16:50 pm
Moon Jiwon’s The Trouble with Sammy – South Korea | 2024 – 29 minutes Asian Shorts
In the film’s hierarchy, Sammy is the lowest-ranking crew member. She came to her home one day with a movie prop arm. The false arm prop is genuine to her grandma, who lives with her. (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Saturday, August 28th, 2024 | 16:20 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Monday, August 30, 2024 | 16:10 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3
Wu Yu Fen’s There – Taiwan | 2024 – 29 minutes Asian Shorts is a section of the website.
Old grandpa has passed away. The Indonesian caregiver, Shally, helped grandma and uncle with the funeral. When none of the children came home, Shally was then forced on behalf of one of the family members… (SIWFF 2024)
Sunday, August 29th, 2024 | 16:00 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 Tuesday, August 31, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 3 | 17:10 pm
Terry Kim’s Unknown Legendary Girls – South Korea | 2024 – 23 minutes Section: Gender x Film
Woori attends her aunt’s burial after her untimely death, when she learns that her aunt was a track legend. She was so gifted that she came in second place in a national championship, but she gave up track to help her brother. Woori finds herself in her aunt’s childhood, where she attempts to alter her aunt’s history in order to realize her goal. (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024) (SIWFF 2024
Date: August 29th, 2024 | Sunday | 14:30 pm | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 6 Monday, August 30, 2024 | MEGABOX SangamWorldcup 5 | 18:00 p.m.
The short film competition 2024 is a short film festival that takes place in South Korea. This year, the 23rd Seoul International Women’s Film Festival will be hosting 15 films from around the world.
