International Submissions Open for the 2023 23rd Korea Queer Film Festival(Deadline: Feb 28, 2023 PST)
Korea Queer Film Festival(KQFF) is an LGBT film festival held in South Korea. With our slogan, “Open the Queer Window”, our festival is an opportunity to examine every aspect of living as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We aim to foster LGBTQ+ culture and promote LGBTQ+ rights while enhancing the diversity of the Korean cinema.
Aside from the opening and the closing ceremony, our programs include Current Issue and Experimental Shorts. We also have other supplementary programs such as Guest Visits(GV) and Queer Movie Talk(Q-Talk), a series of discussion sessions on different subjects.
KQFF is hosted by Seoul Queer Culture Festival(SQCF) Organizing Committee consisting of volunteers, and is organized by Korea Queer Film Festival Executive Committee, our internal organization.
We are now receiving entries for international submissions for the 2023 23rd Korea Queer Film Festival. With your submissions, we hope KQFF2023 will be another event full of insight and perspectives on the LGBTQ+ community.
1. Overview of the 2023 23rd Korea Queer Film Festival*
1) Event Dates: Around June~July in 2023
2) Venue: Cinema(s) located in Seoul as well as online(held both face-to-face and online)
3) Organization: Hosted by Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee / Organized by Korea Queer Film Festival Executive Committee
* We will provide you with more details for KQFF2023 in future announcements.
2. Film Entry Requirements
1) The subject matter and materials of your film entries must be suitable for a LGBT film festival, and your film entries must contain certain insight or perspective on the lives of the LGBTIAQ+ community.
2) Your film entries must be produced outside South Korea and within the past two years. All film entries must be in a completed state and be available for screening, and no subsequent editing or change is allowed once submission is completed.
3) For the submission, your film entries must be in either “.mov” or “.mp4” file format with English subtitle files attached.
4) Your film entries must be available for online screening on our online cinema platform during the period of KQFF.
5) There is no restriction on the film genre, style, form, etc. We do not have a premiere restriction policy, and all films are eligible for submission regardless of their availability on TV/DVD/OTT platforms.
3. Schedule for Evaluation
1) Submission Period: January 2 (Mon), 2023~24:00 PST, February 28 (Tue), 2023
2) Announcement of the Evaluation Results: We will let you know the results on an individual basis during March, 2023.
3) You are required to submit the following documents within ten days once we inform you that your entry has been selected.
- Digital file of the film, film stills, film trailer, posters, film credit information, etc.
4. How to Submit Your Film Entry
1) Once you have finished reading this announcement(until Section ‘Rules&Terms’) carefully, please complete and submit the Entry Form from the Film Freeway website via the following link:
- https://filmfreeway.com/KoreaQueerFilmFestival
2) You must pay an entry fee when you submit your Entry Form. The amount is $2 for shorts** and $5 for features**.
** Shorts: running time is shorter than or equal to 40 minutes / Features: running time is longer than 40 minutes
5. Contact Details
Please contact Korea Queer Film Festival Executive Committee at kqff@kqff.co.kr.
1. KQFF Choice:
Our ‘LGBTQ+ Film of the Year’ as selected by KQFF Executive Committee. The winner will also receive a prize, and the film will be prioritized when we suggest recommendations to other Korean or international film festivals.
2. Honorary Mention from the Executive Committee:
Given to the ‘Noteworthy LGBTQ+ Film’ as selected by KQFF Executive Committee. The winner will also receive a prize.
