# Korea Queer Film Festival

The Korea Queer Film Festival (KQFF) (Korean: 퀴어영화제) is a film festival held annually in Seoul that showcases the lives of sexual minorities, which seeks to increase diversity in Korean films and the human rights of LGBTQ+ people and give insight into queer culture. KQFF was established in 2001 and has been held annually ever since. KQFF is the oldest gay and lesbian film festival in Korea, and is part of the Korea Queer Culture Festival. It aims to screen rare modern and older films on a wide range of LGBT topics. KQFF was originally named the "Rainbow Film Festival" (무지개영화제) for its 1st through 6th years, then changed its name to the "Seoul LGBT Film Festival" (서울LGBT영화제) for its 7th through 13th years, and since the 14th year has been referred to as the “Korean Queer Film Festival” (한국퀴어영화제). The festival aims to support and celebrate the LGBT community, to contribute to the development of LGBT films, to build a network among domestic and international filmmakers, establish cultural diversity and to be actively involved in cultural activism for LGBT rights.

## History
### 2002: "A New Beginning: Coming Out Celluloid"

The second annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2002 from June 4 to 6 in “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2002 festival featured 18 films from 3 countries (Korea, USA, and Argentina).

### 2003: "Homosexual Lover, Homo, and Us"

The third annual Korean Queer Film Festival was held in the same location as in 2002: “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2003 festival featured 7 films from 4 countries (USA, Colombia, Australia, and Canada). No Korean films were shown this year. In addition, the films shown were all from previous years, ranging from the late 80s to late 90s. Films were shown in three categories: Dyke Drama, Their Story, and Hey, Victor.

#### Section A: Dyke Drama

* "Ife" by H Len Keller (USA)
* "Things We Said Today" by John Miller-Monzon (USA)
* "Maya" by Caihanne Benedex (USA)
* "A Certain Grace" by Sandra Nettelbeck (USA)

#### Section B: Their Story

* "Tampon Thief" by Jorge Lozano (Colombia)
* "Chrissy" by Jacqui North (Australia)

#### Section C: Hey, Victor

* Salut Victor by Anne Claire Poirier (Canada)

### 2004: "A Shared Life"

The fourth annual Korean Queer Film Festival was held June 25 to 29 in 2004, in “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2004 festival featured 13 films from 3 countries (Taiwan, Korea, and Japan).

#### Feature films

* Goodbye, Dragon Inn by Tsai Ming-liang (Taiwan)
* Love Me, If You Can by Alice Wang (Taiwan)
* Desire by Kim Eun-Soo (Korea)
* Camellia Project-Three Queer Stories of Bogil Island by Choi Jin-sung, So Joon-moon, and Lee-Song Hee-il (Korea)

#### Short films

* "때와 장소를 가리지 않는다" ("I do not choose when or where") by 카쥬 오쉬 (Japan)
* Boys Briefs by 사이먼 청 (Japan)
* "My Father's Song" by 이지선 (Korea)
* "Wonderful Day" by Kim Hyun-Pil (Korea)
* "A Crimson Mark" by Hyeon-jin Park (Korea)
* "Military Tango" by 황종원 (Korea)

### 2005: "Beyond the Rainbow Bridge"

The fifth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2005 from June 3 to 7 at the “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2005 festival featured 15 films from three countries (Korea, Japan, and USA).
"Section A: Korean Short Films - 1" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| I'll Get This Amount (이 만큼만 가져갈게) | 성새론 | Korea | 2004 | 15 min | DV6mm |
| The Helmet (헬멧) | One (원) | Korea | 2004 | 25 min | DV6mm |
| Why Not Community (와이 낫 커뮤니티) | Park Yong-je (박용재) | Korea | 2004 | 8 min | DV6mm |
| Lesbian Censorship In School 1 (이반검열) | Lee Young (이영) | Korea | 2005 | 20 min | unknown |
"Section B: Korean Short Films - 2" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| 그럼 당연히 괜찮지 | 신조 영화 | Korea | 2004 | 15 min | DV6mm |
| Me And Doll-Playing (나와 인형놀이) | 김경묵 | Korea | 2004 | 19 min | DV6mm |
| 제이슨과 웨이나의 이야기 | 장윤주 | Korea | 2004 | 6 min | DV6mm |
| 내가 사랑하는 그녀 | 모기 | Korea | 2004 | 5 min | DV6mm |
| 난 듬직하지 않아 | 찹찹찹 | Korea | 2004 | 8 min | DV6mm |
| Ddingdong (띵동!) | 치치, 사포, 찌끼 | Korea | 2004 | 6 min | DV6mm |
| 진이신이 이야기 | 영화공작소 땀 제작 | Korea | 2004 | unknown | DV6mm |
"Section C: Japanese Special - Queer Boys and Girls on the Bullet Train" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| Queer Boys and Girls on the Shinkansen (급행열차를 탄 퀴어들): 서막하바카리-시네마 제작 평행 접촉하세가와 rps지 나는 콧노래를 부르고 그녀는 걷다가 부딪친다이리 열쇠강 옌니 랩! 랩!-10cs3울랄라 사토코 제목 없는 슬라이드 쇼하타 토모아키 199X, 치명적 구타를 위한 테크닉.타카사키 케이치 마키29히라이 요코 키스해줘이마이즈미 코이치 어느 황홀한 순간이와사 히로키 바이 바이 ‘오버 더 레인보우’허슬러 아키라 | various | Japan | 2004 | 58 min | DV6mm |
"Section D: Feature Films" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| High Art (하이 아트) | Lisa Cholodenko (리사 촐로덴코) | USA | 1998 | 101 min | 35mm |
"Section E: Feature Film" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| Funeral Parade of Roses (장미의 행렬) | Toshio Matsumoto (마츠모토 토시오) | Japan | 1969 | 105 min | unknown |
"Section F: Feature Film" :
| Title | Director | Country of Origin | Release Year | Length | Film Format |
| 백합의 향연 | Sachi Hamano (하마노 사치) | Japan | 2001 | 101 min | 35mm |

### 2006: "Queer Happy Point"

The sixth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2006 from June 6 to 11 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2006 festival featured 10 films from 5 countries (USA, Switzerland, Israel, Germany, and Thailand).

### 2007: "express you SeLFF"

The seventh annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2007 from June 6 to 10 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2007 festival featured 15 films from 7 countries (USA, UK, Korea, Japan, Germany, and Taiwan).

### 2008: "enjoy! your SeLFF"

The eighth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2008 from June 4 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2008 festival featured 20 films from 9 countries (USA, Japan, Thailand, Canada, Korea, Australia, France, Brazil, and UK).

### 2009: "PRIDE YOUR SeLFF"

The ninth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2009 from June 3 to 7 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2009 festival featured 29 films from 13 countries (USA, UK, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Japan, Mexico, Israel, Thailand, Norway, and Australia).

### 2010: "L(Lively) G(Gay) B(Beautiful) T(Tasty) Going!"

The tenth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2010 from June 4 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2010 festival featured 16 films from 6 countries (UK, USA, Argentina, Peru, France, and Korea).

### 2011: "너의 색을 밝혀라! Color of your SeLFF"

The eleventh annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2011 from June 2 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema (Hollywood Theater)” (서울아트시네마 (허리우드극장)) in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2011 festival featured 2 films from 2 countries (Korea and USA).