2025 1. Shaman, Religion 2. Border. War, 3. Wine 4. Local. We are holding a separate contest for films with themes and materials. We plan to hold a themed film festival for 10-15 days in cooperation with regional film festivals in Korea.
We will invite the directors of the selected films to Korea and provide accommodation and meals. This is a Korean regional solidarity film festival separate from the survival event.(Instagram and Facebook users are given priority)
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Survival Local Nomad Film Festival ... (2025.- July 21 to August 20)
A survival director who can endure up to 4 weeks in Korea ..
With a participation fee of $200
In principle, officially Guaranteed at least 10-15days of accommodation ..(But Those who drop out can accompany the contestants if they wish. Accommodation and meals are provided free of charge. Losers are also given the right to return to the competition.-Matters of Agreement )
Produce photos (within 10 days), shot videos (within 15 days), and movies (Select: Documentary or Drama. Animation within 20 days) while traveling through Korean culture and regions! ! In the final 10 days, only 4 participants remain.
And a YouTube live Korean tour trip to understand Koreans by reading about Korean culture with an unfriendly Korean director.
The final survival director will be awarded a prize of $4,000+.
(Depending on Korean sponsorship, it could be a plus)
Starting with 20 applicants The world's best survival local film production from Seoul - Inje dmz - Yesan Seosan-ri Village Film Festival -Andong Hahoe Village- - Busan
All courses will be live streamed on YouTube.
Director's public film screening is limited to one (additional points will be awarded by judging through online screening only available to sponsors)
1 online screening for Aporia Korea sponsors
1 offline screening
For dramas, provide actors (subject to discussion)
Applications: shinjidmz@gmail.com deadline: 2025.1.30

1. It is a film festival centered on the oldest villages and living quarters and is held in solidarity with each local organization in Korea
2. Global co-production: Set in a Korean village, we produce works that look at the region from a new perspective with directors and creative artists from 14 countries. - Individual and joint work workshops
3. Village-centered film festival: This is a participatory film festival that breaks away from the existing screening-centered film festivals and creates and shares works with village residents.
4. Various locations: Film festivals are held in cities, regions, and villages in Korea, with the country's diverse villages and traditions as a backdrop.
5. Cooperation with local residents: By producing films with local residents and sharing the process and results, we pursue true globalism centered on living spaces.

Nomination Film - Accommodation and meals provided for 20-25 days of qualification to visit Korea
Air ticket provision in 2023 will be selected by the regional committee among the nominee films.

Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best full length/short debut award
Aporia Village Award selected by the village elders and children
Best Minor Actor Award for Minor Actors(We don't have any prize money, but we're preparing it.)

Local films from all over the world are invited to accommodate and serve meals.
During the festival, in a small village in Korea,
The short but friendly of the invited directors about the village staying in Korea.
A movie is made.
I invite directors from all over the world.
The film will be previewed with residents.
One-man directors who make representative local films of each country that submits films will be given residency rights to filmmakers around the world.
It's kind of a film Olympics.

But if they are not invited due to Covid-19, they will gather directors from all over the world online and be held at the online film Olympics.
2021, 750 works from more than 87 countries have been submitted

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It will be held at 10 village theaters including Inje, Seoul, Daegu, Jinan and Jeju Island.
Low-budget independent films need to prepare for a new strategy.
In order to survive the OTT trend of Netflix and Corona 19, the company calls for co-hosting global and small international film festivals.
Co-planning and concurrent hosting in small areas within a period of time.
We need to build a global cinematic alliance.
Korea's Apporia International Village Film Festival held the Covid 19 Special Film Festival in seven cities and villages (May).
It will be held from December 15th to January 15th.
The latest, longest, most in life, most New Year's Day.
Within that period, the screening date and venue are selected according to each region.

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  • Radheya Jegatheva

    This is a really wonderful festival.

    Opportunities I received through taking part in this I dont believe can be accesed via anything else at all. I maanged to travel around South Korea visiting so many interesting and unique places, villages, temples etc, and had the opprortunity to interact with the wonderful people of the country and also fellow filmmakers whoa ccompanied on the tour.

    I think I learned a lot through taking part. I learned a lot about myself, about Korea and about filmmaking from my colleagues.

    remarkable dedication shown in organising this amazing event

    March 2024
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    Response from festival:

    There were more reviews from people who did not participate in the event than from those who participated, so thank you

  • Very Good Festival in world

    February 2024
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    Response from festival:

    thanks

  • Ino B.

    Director Shin is just an astounding human! So personable, down-to-earth, intelligent, open and compassionate and truly a man who knows film. He has been running Aporia for a long time, and he has more knowledge of the type of people who make films, than most who run festivals. Very accommodating, Aporia gave this director (me) the greatest personalized experience one could have in the Republic of Korea. The best way to experience this festival is throw-away all expectations, be open to new experiences, take life moment-by-moment, live spontaneously! I have become an absolute fan of Korea, the people, the culture, the….everything. What a host! Simply amazing. Take the ride. Thank you!

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Your deep understanding and humor left an unforgettable impression and surprise in our country. Thank you.

  • I haven’t heard anything from the festival.

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    sorry
    The selection decision is automatically communicated via email through this system.
    We apologize for the time lag in judging the submitted films.
    This is also why we requested that English subtitles srt files be submitted.
    We operate a separate group of submitters.
    Of course, the group link is necessarily sent to the submitter.
    It is impossible due to too many submissions for us to communicate via individual emails.
    I hope you understand that

  • Michal Kracmer

    This festival is not worth the submission fee if it is a real festival thou.

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    I misunderstood
    sorry
    Your film was screened at the Animal Film Festival.
    When I checked, something else happened after the event at the Animal Film Festival.
    I received a call that the film festival could not be organized.
    I also did not receive reports on the work of the Animal Film Festival due to other reasons.
    I am very sorry.