EBS International Documentary Festival also known as EIDF, is an annual film festival hosted by the Educational Broadcasting System of South Korea since 2004.[1] It is "Asia’s prestigious documentary festival",[2] with focus on highlighting documentary films on Asia or made in Asia. It is open to countries from around the world. In addition to screenings and broadcasts, EIDF events also include master classes and workshops.[3]
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| Opening film | Dark Red Forest |
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| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Awards | Festival Choice (Competition): Global Grand Prize |
| Hosted by | Educational Broadcasting System of South Korea |
| No. of films | 63 films |
| Festival date | Opening: 22 August 2022 Closing: 28 August 2022 |
| Language | Korean & International |
| Website | EIDF |
15th edition of festival was held from August 20 to August 26, 2018. 72 films from 33 countries were screened during the event in theaters as well as through TV via EBS local news channels and live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook.[4]
History
edit| Year | Date (Opening) | Date (Closing) | Opening Film | Number of Screening | Award-Winning Film |
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| 2004 | August 30 | September 5 | Deconstruction of Korean Housewife | 129 films 99 televised | Last Home Standing |
| 2005 | August 29 | September 4 | Another Myanmar, Mae Sot | 98 films 94 televised | Bunso – The Youngest |
| 2006 | July 10 | July 16 | The Journey of Vaan Nguyen | 83 films 83 televised | Out of Bounds |
| 2007 | August 27 | September 2 | Heimatklänge | 58 films 54 televised | Puujee |
| 2008 | September 22 | September 28 | Encounters at the End of the World | 43 films 43 televised | If We Knew |
| 2009 | September 21 | September 27 | Google Baby | 50 films 50 televised | Unmistaken Child |
| 2010 | August 23 | August 29 | Planet of Snail | 49 films 49 televised | Last Train Home |
| 2011 | August 19 | August 25 | How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming? | 51 films 43 televised | Marathon Boy |
| 2012 | August 17 | August 24 | Bully | 48 films 34 televised | Private Universe |
| 2013 | October 18 | October 25 | Blackout | 54 films 23 televised | Which Way Is the Frontline from Here? |
| 2014 | August 25 | August 31 | Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory | 50 films 23 televised | Return to Homs |
| 2015 | August 24 | August 30 | Good Things Await | 52 films 32 televised | La Once |
| 2016 | August 22 | August 28 | Brothers | 53 films 30 televised | Natural Disorder |
| 2017 | August 21 | August 27 | Unarmed Verses | 70 films 24 televised | Family in the Bubble |
| 2018[4] | August 20 | August 26 | Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist | 72 films most televised | The Distant Barking of Dogs |
| 2019[2] | August 17 | August 25 | Midnight Traveler | 73 films most televised | Honeyland |
| 2020[2] | August 17 | August 23 | Maddy the Model | 69 films most televised | Cinema Pameer |
| 2021[5] | August 23 | August 29 | First We Eat | 64 films through EBS 1TV and D-BOX | The Jump |
| 2022[6] | August 22 | August 28 | Dark Red Forest | 63 films through emu CINEMA and EBS 1TV | TBA |
Awards
edit- Festival Choice Grand Prix (US$10,000) : Awarded to the most complete and elaborate documentary among the twelve nominees in the EIDF main competition
- Edu Choice Grand Prix (US$10,000) : Awarded to the best documentary among the nominees in the EIDF 2012 main competition which provides refreshing insights for education as well
- Spirit Award (US$7,000) : Awarded to the documentary among the twelve nominees for the EIDF main competition that best reveals the director's artistic spirit and genuine message according to the theme of each year's EIDF
- Special Jury Award (US$5,000) : Awarded to the documentary among the twelve nominees for the EIDF main competition that shows outstanding approach in experimentation and form
- UNICEF Special Award (US$5,000) : Among the existing entries, awarded to the films which contain children related contents or have hopeful messages for children
- Audience Award (US$3,000) : Awarded to the documentary among the twelve nominees for the EIDF main competition that receives the most votes over the online and offline voting system
Special Events
edit- Master's Class : The Master's Class offers special events for general audiences who have genuine interest in documentaries and documentary makers. The audience will be able to have a glimpse into the present state of documentary through filmmakers' and/or producers' own voices.
- Master's Class of EIDF 2009 : Kaori Sakagami (Out of Frame: Search for Alternatives through Documentary Filmmaking), Thom Andersen (Get out of the Media) & Yves Jeanneau (Sunny or Cloudy?: International Co-Production)
- Director's Class : In the Director's Class, directors of Festival Choice will share their passion, experience and knowledge with festival participants, who will be able to obtain practical know-hows such as documentary production and filmmaking.
- Director's Class of EIDF 2009 : Mary Katzke & Nati Baratz (Character Driven Documentary Storytelling), Karen Michael (Documentary of the Multiplatform Era), Andrei Dascalescu (Emerging Film Director), Sally Gutierrez Dewar (Micro-narratives, Gender and How We Document) & Stelios Koul (Finctional Documentary)
- Special Class : EIDF provides the special event of award-winning documentary makers with Korean participants from internationally known documentary film festivals such as HOTDOC and IDFA.
- Special Class of EIDF 2009 : Simon El Habre, Award-winner of Best Documentary at HOTDOCs 2009 (For International Competence in Documentary-making: The Interaction of Structure and Editing)
EIDF Documentary Fund (EDF)
editEIDF has launched EIDF Documentary Fund (EDF) assisting projects to develop and supply documentary contents for better quality. EDF has attracted many documentary directors and reinforced the works of documentaries in development. EDF announced that the Best Choice of EIDF 2009 is The Hazy Journey of the Illuminating Tree directed by Yi Seung Jun, and the winner will gain the financial support of KRW 30,000,000. Moreover, the winner's final production will be shown on the 7th EIDF in 2010.
Award-Winning Films in the Past
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Festival Choice (Competition): Global Jury
Festival Choice (competition): Asian Jury
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Festival Choice (Competition) Asia
Me and the Cult Leader by Sakahara Atsushi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography: Gunny Hyoung". Asian Side of the Doc 2018 conference website. 2018. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c "'Stand for Truth' executive producer brings honor to the Philippines". Manila Standard. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "EBS EIDF". global.ebs.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "EBS documentary fest returns this week : Films on aging couples, nagging mother-in-law are annual event's highlights". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Kang Jin-ah (August 20, 2021). "장성규, 제18회 EBS국제다큐영화제 개막 방송 MC" [Jang Seong-gyu, MC for the opening broadcast of the 18th EBS International Documentary Film Festival]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Kwon Yi-sun (August 4, 2022). "EBS 국제다큐영화제 3년 만에 관객 만난다" [EBS International Documentary Film Festival Meets Audience After 3 Years]. Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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