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Actor Ahn So-hee attends the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival in Jeonju, North Jeolla, on April 30, 2025. [NEWS1]

Jeonju International Film Festival to kick off Wednesday with both local and international works

Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will kick off on Wednesday, honoring major releases from both in and outside of Korea under the slogan “Beyond the Frame.”

2026.4.27

A red carpet image from the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2024 [JIFF]

Actors Kim Shin-rock, Seo Hyun-woo to host JIFF opening ceremony

Actors Kim Shin-rock and Seo Hyun-woo are set to host the opening ceremony for the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) at 6:30 p.m. on April 30, the festival’s organizers said Tuesday.

2025.4.29

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A still from 'Kontinental ’25,' the opening film for the 26th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival [JIFF]

Jeonju International Film Festival to kick off April 30 with 224 films to be screened

The 26th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will kick off on April 30 and run through May 9. A total of 224 films from 57 countries will be screened during the 10-day event, including 126 international and 98 Korean titles.

2025.4.14

Japanese director Sho Miyake speaks during a press conference at the Jeonju Cine Complex on Wednesday for his latest film 'All the Long Nights,' which is the opening film of the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival. [YONHAP]

From conflict to friendship: Sho Miyake's 'All the Long Nights' opens JIFF

Japanese director Sho Miyake's heartwarming film 'All the Long Nights' opens the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival, showcasing the unlikely friendship between colleagues dealing with personal challenges.

2024.5.2

Actors Gong Seung-yeon, left, and Lee Hee-jun pose for cameras on the red carpet before the opening ceremony of the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival at Sori Arts Center in Jeonju on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Jeonju International Film Festival 2024 kicks off to huge fanfare

This year celebrates the 25th edition of JIFF, and the opening ceremony kicked off Wednesday evening on a grand scale, leaving Jeonju’s own citizens stunned at the event's extravagance.

2024.5.2

A still from “All the Long Nights,” a Japanese film by director Sho Miyake, selected as the opening film of the 25th Jeonju International Film Festival [JIFF]

JIFF to open next month with 102 Korean films

The 25th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) is set to kick off on May 1 and will run for 10 days.

2024.4.4

Left, Luc Dardenne, left, with his brother Jean-Pierre Dardenne, speaks during the opening ceremony for the 24th Jeonju International Film Festival on Thursday. [JIFF]

Dardenne brothers give voices to the underrepresented at JIFF in ‘Tori and Lokita'

The Cannes-awarded filmmaking duo, the Dardenne brothers, are famed for their documentary-like films that shed light on the lives of young humans whose voices often go unheard. To the brothers, making films to amplify these voices and help...

2023.5.1

Organizers of the Jeonju International Film Festival and directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne answer questions during a press conference held at Jeonju Cine Complex in Jeonju on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Jeonju film festival opens for first time since Covid-19 pandemic

JEONJU — The streets of Jeonju, one of the traditional cultural hubs of Korea, saw many excited cinephiles on Thursday for the 24th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF). Opening in full form for the first time in three years since...

2023.4.27

Co-director of Jeonju International Film Festival Min Sung-wook speaks during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily in Mapo District, western Seoul on April 5, 2023. [PARK SANG-MOON]

JIFF's co-director is ready to face challenges head on

Some say that the experience of traditional cinema is dead in this age of digital streaming services and easily accessible home theaters. But Min Sung-wook, the co-director of one of Korea’s largest and oldest film festivals, Jeonju International...

2023.4.7

Main poster for the 24th Jeonju International Film Festival [JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL]

Jeonju International Film Festival to invest in barrier-free films

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will invest in the production of a barrier-free version of the films for screening and signed a business agreement with the Korean Barrier Free Films Committee (Kobaff), JIFF announced Tuesday.

2023.3.1