[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-5142":3},{"festival":4,"years":25,"news":31,"about":32},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":16,"logoAppearance":17,"logoOg":23,"about":24,"isManaged":20},5142,"seoul-guro-international-kids-film-festival-gukiff-korea-south","open","Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival","서울국제어린이영화제",[11,12,13,14,15],"Seoul International Children's Film Festival","SICFF","Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival","GUKIFF","서울구로국제어린이영화제","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fseoul-guro-international-kids-film-festival-gukiff-korea-sou-cepz4eoi.png?v=067da09a",{"mode":18,"edge":19,"edgeLight":20,"plateLight":21,"plateDark":22,"crop":19,"og":19},"plate",null,false,"none","light","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F74274.jpg?v=067da09a","The Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival gives young audiences a role in judging cinema, with a children's jury for its competition of films written and directed by children. Its international programme covers features, short fiction, documentaries and animation concerned with childhood, adolescence and family life. Separate competitions recognise child directors and teenagers living in South Korea. The festival dates back to 2013 and continues the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival under its current name. Organised by the Seoul International Children's Film Festival association, it takes place in Seoul's Eunpyeong district. The 14th edition dates are 10–15 September 2026, with screenings at Lotte Cinema Eunpyeong and Eunpyeong Cultural Arts Center.",[26,29],{"year":27,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2019",true,{"year":30,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":28},"2018",[],{"aboutHtml":33,"countries":34,"focus":36,"categories":41,"nextDates":19,"awardsPrizes":44,"rules":45,"website":46,"contacts":47,"editDate":73},"\u003Cp>The Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival gives young audiences a role in judging cinema, with a children's jury for its competition of films written and directed by children. Its international programme covers features, short fiction, documentaries and animation concerned with childhood, adolescence and family life. Separate competitions recognise child directors and teenagers living in South Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival dates back to 2013 and continues the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival under its current name. Organised by the Seoul International Children's Film Festival association, it takes place in Seoul's Eunpyeong district. The 14th edition dates are 10–15 September 2026, with screenings at Lotte Cinema Eunpyeong and Eunpyeong Cultural Arts Center.\u003C\u002Fp>",[35],"South Korea",[37,38,39,40],"Animation","Documentary","Family","For Kids",[37,38,42,43],"Feature","Short","The International Feature and International Short competitions each present a Grand Prize, Jury Prize and Best Actor Prize. The International Animation Competition and Korean Youth Competition each present Grand and Jury Prizes. The International Children's Competition recognises young filmmakers through Grand and Jury Prizes and Outstanding Awards, with judging by children. Awards include cash prizes and certificates; prize amounts and category arrangements are set out in the regulations for each edition.","2026 competition regulations: Films must concern children, young people or families, regardless of genre, and must not have been submitted to SICFF before. Feature, short and animation competition entries must be completed after 1 January 2024; children's competition entries after 1 January 2025. Features run at least 40 minutes and shorts run under 40 minutes. The International Children's Competition is for directors born in 2013 or later. The Korean Youth Competition is for directors born between 2008 and 2012 who live in South Korea, regardless of nationality. Entry is free. Korean entrants submit through the festival's entry website; international entrants through FilmFreeway. Films containing generative AI must instead use the official AI entry form and submit it to the programme team. AI-generated material must not exceed 10% of the running time, and the tools, time codes and proportion must be disclosed. Films whose dialogue is not in English require English subtitles; all entrants must supply a time-coded script in English or Korean. Selected competition films cannot be withdrawn after notification. Non-competition screening requires the entrant's permission. Educational and non-profit screenings require prior consent, and educational screenings of award-winning films are notified in advance. Entrants are responsible for rights clearance and accurate disclosure.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sicff.kr\u002Feng\u002F",[48,52,55,58,60,63,66,69],{"type":49,"value":50,"note":51},"Email","office@sicff.kr","Festival office",{"type":53,"value":54,"note":51},"Phone","+82 2 869 6046",{"type":49,"value":56,"note":57},"program@sicff.kr","Programming and film submissions",{"type":53,"value":59,"note":57},"+82 70 4193 6617",{"type":49,"value":61,"note":62},"planning@sicff.kr","Planning team",{"type":49,"value":64,"note":65},"invitation@sicff.kr","Guest invitations",{"type":49,"value":67,"note":68},"press@sicff.kr","Industry and guest badge enquiries",{"type":70,"value":71,"note":72},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sicff.kr\u002Fkor\u002Faddon\u002F00000100\u002Fbadge.asp","Industry and guest accreditation",1792462337]