The main purpose of the Seoul International Children's Film Festival (SIKFF) is to present the best films for children, teenagers, and families produced around the world. In order to expand the culture of participants, SIKFF renamed the Seoul Children's Film Festival from the Seoul Children's Film Festival to the Seoul International Children's Film Festival and is striving to encourage teenagers who will lead the film industry and to get various opportunities. SIKFF realizes the importance of a culture that all family members can share and cherish. SIKFF attempts to introduce various genres at home and abroad that deal with various necessary topics about children.
SIKFF is the seventh film festival with a long history and the opening of the event is 2022.10.21 to 10.29.
※ This event will be broadcast live on Metabus and YouTube (domestic and international/simultaneous interpretation)
Program configuration
1) Competition part: Free topic with running time around 20 minutes.
2) Environmental Division: Running time is about 10 minutes, and environmental issues such as climate crisis, environmental protection, and global environment are the topics.
3) History section: Running time of about 10 minutes is about domestic and foreign history such as people, events, and great people.
3) 55 seconds part: 55 seconds of running time, free to produce advertisements, music videos, and UCC-type content under the theme of expressing healthy schools and children.
4) Non-competitive part: Free topic with running time around 20 minutes.
Period and method of application
1) the time of application
- August 1, 2023 (Tue) to September 8 (Fri) 16:00
2) How to Apply
- It is accepted online on the festival's website. (Not accepting offline applications)
- - https://www.sikff.kr/
3) submission data
- an application for exhibition
- Video (file name: movie title), file format mp4
- Thumbnail of the video (File name: Thumbnail_Movie
- Poster of work (file name: poster_movie title)
4) Precautions
- Applications for exhibition must be submitted within the deadline.
- English subtitles should be included in non-English foreign language lines.
the prime minister
the competitive part
Environmental sector
the historical section
55 seconds category
the non-competitive part
Award for Best Picture
Acting Award
for the sake
Award for Best Picture
Award for Best Picture
Award for Best Picture
Award for Best Picture
the first installment of the grand prize
(1 million won)
5 Excellence Awards
(500,000 won)
about ten flights to and from the ship
(200,000 won)
About three people
(KRW 300,000)
About three people
(KRW 300,000)
the first installment of the grand prize
(500,000 won)
Excellence Award Part 2
(KRW 300,000)
about ten flights to and from the ship
(KRW 100,000)
the grand prize
the first installment
(500,000 won)
Excellence Award Part 2
(KRW 300,000)
about ten flights to and from the ship
(KRW 100,000)
the first installment of the grand prize
(500,000 won)
Excellence Award Part 2
(KRW 300,000)
about ten flights to and from the ship
(KRW 100,000)
About 10 episodes
(KRW 300,000)
On the map (instructor award)
a special prize
Detailed Award History
❍ Competition section, environment section, history section, 55 seconds category <Picture Award>
- the grand prize and Excellence Award: Trophy and Prize money
- Winner: Award and Prize
❍ Competitive category <Acting Award>, <Filming Award>: Award and prize money
❍ Non-competitive category <Picture Award>: Trophy and prize money
❍ Map Award (Teacher Award): Award and Prize
❍ Special Award: Listed
※ Souvenirs to all award teams
※ Sponsoring Organization Award (Duplicated Award is available)
❍ Minister of Education Award (Domestic)
❍ Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Award (in Seoul)
❍ Dongdaemun-gu Mayor's Award
❍ Chairman of the Dongdaemun-gu Council Award
❍ Award for Best Film Promotion Committee
❍ Presidential Award of the Convergence Science and Culture Foundation
❍ AIA Life Award
❍ Dosan Seowon Seonbi Culture Training Center Award
※ The number of award-winning works may be adjusted according to the number of applications, and special awards such as sponsoring agency awards may be added.
※ The content of the award and the amount of the prize money may vary.