Gyeonggi Province and the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ DOCS) announced on May 5 that they will jointly hold the DMZ Docs Korean Film Festival through which leading Korean documentary films will be screened for Filipino and Canadian audiences.
In this special festival for overseas audiences, a total of ten leading documentary films from among those screened at DMZ DOCS will be shown. DMZ DOCS expects that this will be an opportunity to promote the excellence of Korean documentaries internationally.
First, a special screening for Filipino audiences will be held from May 11 to 13 at the Film Institute of the National University of the Philippines in cooperation with DMZ DOCS, the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, and the National University of the Philippines.
A total of seven Korean documentaries will be screened over three days, including Mrs. B. A North Korean Woman, the opening film, and My Love Don’t Cross That River. After the screening of Mrs. B. A North Korean Woman, Director Yun Jae-ho and the Filipino audience will meet and talk about the film during a conversation session.
A special screening co-hosted by DMZ DOCS and the Korean Cultural Center in Canada will be held for Canadian audiences from May 31 to June 2 at the Korean Cultural Center in Ottawa,. For three days, Canadian audiences will be able to view three Korean documentaries including My Love, Don’t Cross That River, Dream of Snail, and Le Tour: My Last 49 Days.
The 9th DMZ DOCS will be held in Goyang City and Paju City from September 21 to 28.