DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (), also known as DMZ Docs, is a South Korean film festival for documentary films jointly presented by Gyeonggi Province, Paju and Goyang. Launched in 2009, it is held annually for seven days in September/October less than twenty kilometers from the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and showcases films dealing with "peace, coexistence and reconciliation."
History
1st DMZ Docs, October 21-26, 2009
Films screened: 61 films from 33 countries
Opening film: The Heart of Jenin, Lior Geller and Marcus Vetter, Germany
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2nd DMZ Docs, September 9-13, 2010
Films screened: 74 films from 35 countries
Opening film: Peace, Kazuhiro Soda, Japan
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3rd DMZ Docs, September 22-28, 2011
Films screened: 101 films from 30 countries
Opening film: After the Apocalypse, Antony Butts, Britain
Closing film: The Tiniest Place, Tatiana Huezo, Mexico
4th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2012
Films screened: 115 films from 36 countries
Opening film: Ping Pong, Hugh Hartford, Canada
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5th DMZ Docs, October 17-23, 2013
Films screened: 119 films from 38 countries
Opening film: Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits, Park Chan-kyong, South Korea
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6th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2014
Films screened: 163 films from 33 countries
Opening film: Crying Boxers, E Il-ha, South Korea
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7th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2015
Films screened: 102 films from 43 countries
Opening film: I Am Sun Mu, Adam Sjöberg, United States
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8th DMZ Docs, September 22-29, 2016
Films screened: 116 films from 36 countries
Opening film: One Warm Spring Day, Chung Su-eun, South Korea
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9th DMZ Docs, September 21-27, 2017
Films screened: 114 films from 42 countries
Opening film: Old Marine Boy, Jin Mo-young, South Korea
Closing film: 10th DMZ Docs, September 13-20, 2018 Films screened: 142 films from 39 countries Opening film: Coming to You, Minu, Jee Hye-won, South Korea Closing film:
11th DMZ Docs, September 20-27, 2019
Films screened: 151 films from 46 countries
Opening film: Across the Desert, Through the Lake Let's Peace!, Park So-hyun, South Korea Closing film:
12th DMZ Docs, September 17-24, 2020
Films screened: 122 films from 33 countries
Opening film: A Long Way to School, Kim Jeong-in, South Korea
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13th DMZ Docs, September 9-16, 2021
Films screened: 126 documentaries from 39 countries
Opening film: Soup and Ideology, Yang Young-hee, South Korea
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14th DMZ Docs, September 22-29, 2022
Films screened: 137 documentaries from 53 countries
Opening film: Keep Stepping, Luke Cornish
Grand Prize: Disturbed Earth
15th DMZ Docs, September 14-21, 2023
Films screened: 147 documentaries from 54 countries
Opening film: The Eternal Memory, Chile
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Awards
International Competition: White Goose Award (cash prize of ); Special Jury Award () Korean Competition: Best Korean Documentary Award (); Special Jury Award () Audience Award () Youth Competition: Best Youth Documentary Award (); Excellence Award ()