I’ll Be Seeing Her: Images of Women in Korean Cinema is the latest work of Kim Soyoung, a film scholar and filmmaker, commissioned by the Ministry of Gender Equality to be permanently exhibited in the Women’s History Exhibition Hall collecting vast material of Korean film history from the very earl .. More view

This year’s WFFIS premieres two awardees of the 1st Ock Rang Award. The Ock Rang Award is a support project for documentary films made by women, which was inaugurated during the 4th WFFIS in the year 2002. It is designed to support women creating, experimenting and developing new cinematographic lan .. More view

It is both hard and enjoyable to select the films for the ‘Asian Short Film and Video Competition,’ since we always have a great deal of unique and challenging films submitted every year. The total number of submissions increased to 157 (121 films from Korea and 36 films from other parts of Asia s .. More view

From last year, ‘Feminist Film and Video Activism’ section expanded its range to include film and videos from abroad. This year we have four categories. “Young Girls’ Works” is comprised of 10 films by young girls tackling issues on the struggles of being a teenager. More view

Léa Pool has consistently pursued the theme of immigration and diaspora, the inner exile and wandering of women, and obscure sexual identity through her work. The autobiographical nature of writing, which has been recognized as one of the main characteristics of female films, can also be found .. More view

Filipina filmmakers once produced 270 films a year. However, the recent focus has been on domestic release and box office revenues. As result, Filipina Cinema has been overlooked abroad despite its long history. But the reason we focus on Filipina Cinema is because, relatively, so many women director .. More view

‘The temptress of the century.’ ‘The actress with modern glamour.’ ‘The personification of activeness and glamourousness.’ ‘The actress with the coquettish appearance, glamorous body and everlasting youth.’ These are some of the praises that followed the name of Do Kum-bong in her heyday. She .. More view

This year’s ‘Deep Focus’ section features women’s experimental film and video works. Feminist experimental film and video works have not gained enough attention at film festivals despite their profound significance in the history of feminist filmmaking. The 5th WFFIS intends to take this opportun .. More view

In the last several years, the role of Korean women filmmakers’ within the industry has grown at more than an amazing rate. Women have only been taking an active part in the filmmaking scene, which was considered largely a man’s field, as recently as ten years ago. Women have broken into various ar .. More view