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The first steps of a nineteen-year-old towards an uncertain future and a job, but with a little hope. Nineteen-year-old Chang-woo, a field intern at a small company, spends his last semester at an unfamiliar factory instead of school. Despite his supervisor's cold assessment, he feels the joy of work, the camaraderie, and the excitement and anxiety of social life. But an unexpected farewell with a co-worker leaves him feeling chaotic...
Director LEE Ran-hee
Korea 2024 105min DCP Color Fiction 12
Mirae begins preparing to end a life devoid of dreams and hope and seeks out her uncle to entrust him with the care of her father.
Director BAK Sungjin
Korea 2024 76min DCP Color Fiction 15World Premiere
Min-seo, a welfare recipient, borrows the identity of Seo-yeon, who is preparing for employment, in order to work and escape her difficult reality. However, due to Min-seo's greed, their secret is in danger of being exposed.
Director SONG Wonjae
Korea 2024 89min DCP Color Fiction 12
"At midnight on November 11th. Discover a postcard heading to the Ivy League in the security office." One winter, rumors are circulating at the Korea Leadership Academy. On a quiet night, Jiwoo, unable to secure a recommendation letter despite her confident demeanor, and Hoon, a graduate dreaming of voluntary euthanasia in Switzerland, encounter someone else at the Academy.
Director AN Junguk, JO Hyunkyung
Korea 2024 86min DCP B&W Fiction 15
The reality of designated drivers who cannot take their eyes off their phones for even a second while fighting a war to get designated driver calls, and the harsh lives of female designated drivers who have to silently endure insults from rude customers and drive to their destinations are revealed without reservation. Those who have to work themselves to death until dawn to complete one more designated driving call also need warm encouragement. They met sisters who did the same job when they joined the 'Kabugi Mutual Aid Association', a mutual aid organization for designated drivers. Until then, they were lonely individuals who worked separately. They shared their joys and sorrows, created an app to find a late-night restroom, and also grew a community that helped designated drivers who were having a harder time than them. The reality is not easy, but the weed-like vitality of these female designated drivers who encourage each other and live faithfully every day is tenacious.
Director LEE Changwoo
Korea 2023 58min DCP Color Documentary 15
His father, who ran a photo studio, passed away on May 18, and Jae-seung naturally took over his father's photo studio. Then one day, he takes a picture of Hyun-joo, who has scars from domestic violence, and the two become closer because of that relationship. After marriage, at Hyun-joo's suggestion, Jae-seung takes nude pictures of people who want to preserve their youth. The business goes well, but Jae-seung feels a deep emptiness in his heart, as if he is wearing clothes that do not fit him, and a conflict begins between the two...
Director BAEK Jeongmin
Korea 2025 88min DCP Color Fiction 15World Premiere
Sa-rang is obsessed with Cheol-su, who visits the pharmacy where she works every day. Unfortunately, Cheol-su's heart is completely taken by Jong-hui, the pharmacist and Sa-rang's cousin.
Director BAEK Seung-bin
Korea 2024 81min DCP Color Fiction 15
A Ray of Sunlight was created based on the struggles of the haenyeo during the Sea Landfill incident in 1988. It portrays the story of a family that gradually loses each identity over years of suffering brought about by large-cap corporations. The father's legacy, the laundry, has a decades-long history. Eun-young, who desperately needs money to regain custody of her daughter, becomes interested in her father's legacy and grows up caught up in the whirlpool of redevelopment in the process.
Director MOON Sook-hee
Korea 2024 104min DCP Color Fiction All
While driving at night, Jeong-yeon offers a ride to Yoon-kyung, who is walking alone with her injured leg. Initially refusing, Yoon-kyung is rescued by Jeong-yeon from a threatening drunk and eventually gets into Jeong-yeon's car. While remaining cautious, Yoon-kyung discovers by chance that Jeong-yeon is the mysterious author of novels that she loves.
Director JUNG Eunmi
Korea 2025 18min DCP Color Fiction 15World Premiere
Seulgi, who spoke up about unfair treatment, loses everything and comes down to her hometown and goes through the same thing again. Seulgi, who hesitated whether to endure or not to endure in order not to lose, will choose.
Director KIM So-yeong
Korea 2025 29min DCP Color Fiction 12World Premiere
Yujin, a sixth-grade student, is suddenly forced to transfer to a new school, leaving her anxious about the changes ahead. On her first day, filled with uncertainty, she walks into the classroom—only to meet another Yujin.
Director SON Jayoung
Korea 2023 13min DCP Color Fiction 12
Jung Hyun-woo, a North Korean defector who dreams of becoming a rocker like Ha Hyunwoo of Guckkasten, parts ways with his mother, who has given up on settling in the South. Determined to start anew while hiding his hometown, he soon finds himself facing an unexpected events.
Director ZANG Minhye
Korea 2024 18min DCP Color Fiction 12World Premiere
Eun-ah, once the worst student in school, hears a rumor about a top student ghost. Desperate to escape her overbearing mother's pressure, she strikes a deal with the ghost and becomes possessed. While her mother is initially thrilled by Eun-ah's sudden transformation into the top student, suspicion soon arises.
Director NAMGUNG Yeonyi
Korea 2024 24min DCP Color Fiction 12
On his way home from work, Youngsik talks to his mother on the phone. The moment she asks how he is doing, time begins to flow backward.
Director OH Se-seop
Korea 2024 26min DCP Color Fiction 15
Middle school student Soeun spies on her father's phone call.
Director PARK Jaehyun
Korea 2024 37min DCP Color Fiction 12
We are experiencing the bias and polarization that progress brings. However, people deceive themselves into thinking that everyone is equal and engaged in fair competition. This animation portrays several small episodes arising from this phenomenon in the form of fables. I wanted to capture these five fables in a bittersweet and humorous way.
Director HWANG Yun-jeong
Korea 2024 13min DCP Color Animation All