# Jecheon International Music & Film Festival

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (제천국제음악영화제, JIMFF) strives to be both a celebration of film set in Jecheon City and music for all generations and musical tastes. Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in central South Korea.
It is the Jecheon Music Film Festival held in mid-August every year since 2005. Initially, it was a non-competitive film festival, but from the fifth episode, it is being held as a partial competition. The logo and the Korean logo type are the works of local resident Lee Cheol-soo.
In line with the name of the music film festival, most of the films screened are music-centered works. Since some year, musicians have been invited to watch silent films every time. In addition, works such as Once and Kapping Beethoven, which have already been screened and succeeded, or have been officially distributed at the festival, are also coming out. During the festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Music is also held.
Until the third episode, there was a seat even if I went and bought a ticket before the screening time, but as the word of mouth went viral, the tickets on the day were sold out immediately after the on-site release began.
The 7th Jecheon International Film Festival featured 100 films and 70 performances from 26 countries for six days from August 11-16, 2011, and organized various genres of programs throughout the festival, recording a seat share of 82.1%, and a total of 63 films were sold out, with 130,000 audiences visiting Jecheon to share the festival of film and music.
The 13th edition of JIMFF was held from 10 to 15 August 2017.
"World Music Film Today", JIMFF's sole competition section, will present films from around the world. The jury members will award two outstanding films with the Grand Prize and Special Jury Prize among the most contemporary selections related to music regardless of genre.
Other sections will introduce the various aspects of music cinema and a number of musical performances staged outdoors on the shores of Cheongpung Lake. The Jecheon Film Music Award honors film musicians who have had significant influence on Korean film and music culture and the Jecheon Film Music Academy is a program designed for specialized education about film music.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, which hit the world in 2020, the 16th festival was changed to 100% online screening, following the footsteps of the Jeonju International Film Festival.
The 17th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 12 to 17 August 2021. The World Music Film Flow (International Competition) Best Picture Award was given to A Thousand Rockers, One Band by Anita Rivaroli. The 18th edition of The Jecheon International Music and Film was held from 11 to 16 August 2022.
From the 19th Film Festival in 2023, music director Lee Dong-joon was appointed as executive chairman and screened 105 films under the slogan "Da Capo."
The 20th film festival in 2024 will begin in early September for the first time, and a K-pop concert has been planned with a budget of at least 700 million won.

## Film program

* World Music Film Today: The official competition at JIMFF for the feature-length film (More than 60mins without genre limits)
* Cine Symphony : A series of narrative films and musical films that focus on music; This program addresses various musical ways throughout acclaimed new music themed dramatic films all around the world
* Music in Sight : Documentary films that focus on any genre of music and musicians’ life
* Korean Music Film Now: The Korean latest music films in the various genres including narrative, documentaries and animated films
* Family Fest: Featuring popular films that appeal to the broad generations
* Theme and Variations: Various films under a specific theme
* Cinema Concert: The film screening that is accompanied by a musical soundtrack played by a musician in sync at the stage

## Music program

* One Summer Night
* Uirim Summer Night

## Special program

* Jecheon Music Academy
* JIMFF Forum

## History

| Year | Edition | Opening date | Closing date | Opening film | Closing film | Film | Music live |
| 2005 | 1 | 08/10 | 08/14 | Swing Girls | Allegro Non Troppo | 40 | 15 |
| 2006 | 2 | 08/09 | 08/14 | Two Sons of Francisco | Parineeta | 45 | 20 |
| 2007 | 3 | 08/09 | 08/14 | Once | Copying Beethoven | 73 | 30 |
| 2008 | 4 | 08/14 | 08/19 | Young@Heart | The Visitor | 81 | 30 |
| 2009 | 5 | 08/13 | 08/18 | The Soloist | Anvil! The Story of Anvil | 87 | 30 |
| 2010 | 6 | 08/12 | 08/17 | The Concert | The Voice of Life | 84 | 30 |
| 2011 | 7 | 08/11 | 08/16 | The Music Never Stopped | Chico and Rita | 100 | 30 |
| 2012 | 8 | 08/09 | 08/15 | Searching for Sugar Man | Paradiso, an Amsterdam Stage Affair | 101 | 30 |
| 2013 | 9 | 08/14 | 08/19 | Pop Redemption | Beware of Mr.Baker | 92 | 45 |
| 2014 | 10 | 08/14 | 08/19 | Golden Chariot in the Sky | Blue Sky Bones | 87 | 100 |
| 2015 | 11 | 08/13 | 08/18 | Try to Remember | Keep on Keepin' On | 103 | 100 |
| 2016 | 12 | 08/11 | 08/16 | Violin Teacher | Cool Cats | 105 | 100 |
| 2017 | 13 | 08/10 | 08/15 | Django | El Viaje - A Road Trip into Chiles Musical Heritage | 107 | 100 |
| 2018 | 14 | August 9 | August 14 | | | | |
| 2019 | 15 | August 8 | August 13 | Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica by Peter Webber | | | |
| 2020 | 16 | August 13 | August 18 | Da Capo | | | |
| 2021 | 17 | August 12 | August 17 | Tina | TBA | 116 | 12 |
| 2022 | 18 | August 11 | August 16 | Sonata | TBA | | |
| 2023 | 19 | August 10 | August 15 | Music Chappelle | Blue Giant | 104 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 | September 5 | September 10 | Ava: The Legend | We're going to cheer for a few minutes | 96 | 26 |