Seoul International Eco Film Festival (previously known as Green Film Festival in Seoul) (SIEFF), held in Seoul, South Korea, is the largest international environment film festival in Asia. Established in 2004, it is an annual event held in time with World Environment Day – June 5.[1] The festival is a non-competitive film festival with partial competitions within sections and 111 films from 35 countries will be screened during the festival.
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| Location | MEGABOX Seongsu 1, 2, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Predecessor | Seoul Eco Film Festival |
| Founded | 2004 |
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| No. of films | 57 films from 27 countries |
| Festival date | Opening: 2 June 2022 Closing: 8 June 2022 |
| Language | International |
| Website | en |
GFFIS of 2014 was held from 9th to 15 May, every day from 11:00 to 18:00 at the Seoul Museum of History, Cinecube and INDIESPACE, Gwanghwamun. The festival has been renamed the 'Seoul Eco Film Festival' since 2018. The new English name features the festival's venue, 'Seoul' and the film festival's personality.[2]
The 18th edition of the film festival was held from June 3 to June 9, 2021, at the Rachel Carson Hall of the Korea Green Foundation with no on-site audience. It was di live-streamed via SEFF's YouTube channel. A total of 64 films from 25 countries were screened; the opening film was Who We Were (2021) by Marc Bauder.[3]
With 19th edition of the festival name was again changed to Seoul International Eco Film Festival, and it will be held from June 2 June 8, 2022. With the expansion of the film festival this year's slogan has been kept as 'Ecoverse'.[4]
Program of Festival
edit- Green talk - It is a talk program designed to diagnose climate change problems and explore alternatives from a long-term perspective for future generations.
- Cinema Greenteen - This program is designed to teach children and teenagers about the importance of the environment. The program offer opportunities to see, experience, and participate in the Seoul Film Festival. Elementary, middle and high school students from across the country can apply.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ryu, subin. "Seoul, the venue for coexistence of man with nature". Kormore. Kormore. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ DESIGNPIXEL. "SEFF". SEFF (in Korean). Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "The 18th Seoul International Eco Film Festival on Jun. 3–9". Seoul Metropolitan Government. June 6, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Son Bong-seok (April 15, 2022). "'제19회 서울국제환경영화제' 올해 포스터 & 슬로건 공개" ['The 19th Seoul International Environmental Film Festival' poster & slogan released]. Sports trend (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 15, 2022.