The 16th Seoul Metro International subway Film Festival

* Please visit our official website(www.smiff.kr) for more information.

[Selection]

1) Nomination Announcement : September 2nd (Tue), 2025
Entries for the competition section will be reviewed by SMIFF preliminary juries from which the final selections will be made. Selection results will be posted on the SMIFF official website and the individuals (the finalists only) will be notified via e-mail. Nominated work cannot be canceled arbitrarily.

2) For Screening
For films chosen to be screened, a screening file and all necessary materials requested by SMIFF must be submitted. Details regarding submitting final films will be sent to finalists individually.

[Publicity]

1) All submitted documents and materials would be used to publish the catalog, the website and other promotion materials.

2) ​The excerpts from the submitted films which are selected as finalists can be used for the festival publicity.

3) The range of publicity includes media (e.g. Newspapers, broadcastings, magazines, new media, etc), social media and other ways that are generally used to promote the film festival.

[Post-festival Screening]

1) SMIFF may re-screen awarded films after the festival at the website of SMIFF.

2) Awarded films can be re-screened at Seoul Metro subway lines, its website, other places managed by Seoul Metro and the official Youtube. SMIFF would get permission from the copyright holder when films are created as derivative works.

3) Films and materials can be used via media (e.g. TV, new media, etc) under the name of SMIFF on condition that SMIFF received prior approval from the copyright holder.

4) Films can be screened at overseas film festivals or culture centers under the name of SMIFF on condition that SMIFF received prior approval from the copyright holder.