[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-63035":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":26,"about":27},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":13,"logoAppearance":14,"logoOg":20,"about":21,"isManaged":17},63035,"seoul-international-extreme-short-image-film-festival","open","Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival","서울국제초단편영화제",[11,12],"SESIFF","서울국제초단편영상제","\u002Fimg\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fm1fd95gd.png",{"mode":15,"edge":16,"edgeLight":17,"plateLight":18,"plateDark":19,"crop":16,"og":16},"plate",null,false,"none","light","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71398.jpg?v=8978bd06","The Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) is a Seoul festival devoted to very short films. Its international competition separates work by length: an extreme-short category for films under 3 minutes 30 seconds and a short category for films from 3 minutes 30 seconds to 20 minutes. A separate AI Competition accepts films made with AI technology, and the New Generation competition is reserved for Korean directors whose work has not yet screened at a festival. Beyond the competitions, the programme includes the E-CUT strand, a children's section, genre and world cinema showcases, and an audience award. The festival dates back to 2009 and is based in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. The 18th edition runs 23–28 October 2026, mainly at CGV Yeongdeungpo, with further screenings at Chung-Ang University and other venues in the city.",[23],{"year":24,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":25},"2020",true,[],{"aboutHtml":28,"countries":29,"focus":31,"categories":32,"nextDates":34,"awardsPrizes":35,"rules":36,"website":37,"contacts":38,"editDate":56},"\u003Cp>The Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF) is a Seoul festival devoted to very short films. Its international competition separates work by length: an extreme-short category for films under 3 minutes 30 seconds and a short category for films from 3 minutes 30 seconds to 20 minutes. A separate AI Competition accepts films made with AI technology, and the New Generation competition is reserved for Korean directors whose work has not yet screened at a festival. Beyond the competitions, the programme includes the E-CUT strand, a children's section, genre and world cinema showcases, and an audience award.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival dates back to 2009 and is based in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. The 18th edition runs 23–28 October 2026, mainly at CGV Yeongdeungpo, with further screenings at Chung-Ang University and other venues in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>",[30],"South Korea",[],[33],"Short","23 October 2026 — 28 October 2026","Extreme-shorts & Shorts Competition: Grand Award (3 million KRW and a trophy), Best Extreme-short Film Award (1 million KRW and a trophy), Best Short Film Award (1 million KRW and a trophy).\nAI Competition: Best AI Film Award (1 million KRW and a trophy).\nNew Generation Competition: Best New Generation Award (1 million KRW and a trophy).\nAudience Award: 1 million KRW and a trophy.\nAward details and titles may change from year to year.","Competition entries for the 2026 edition were accepted from 1 to 31 July 2026.\n\nExtreme-short Competition: films completed after January 2025, shorter than 3 minutes 30 seconds.\nShort Competition: films completed after January 2025, from 3 minutes 30 seconds to 20 minutes.\nAI Competition: films of 10 seconds to 10 minutes produced using AI technology.\nNew Generation Competition: films up to 20 minutes by directors with no previous festival screenings; open to Korean submissions only.\n\nA preview copy (up to 2 GB) is registered through Short Film Depot or FilmFreeway. Films with dialogue in a language other than English need English subtitles. All costs of the entry are paid by the submitter.","https:\u002F\u002Fsesiff.org\u002F",[39,43,47,50,53],{"type":40,"value":41,"note":42},"Email","program@sesiff.org","Program team: submissions and programming",{"type":44,"value":45,"note":46},"Phone","+82 70-8868-6852","Program team",{"type":40,"value":48,"note":49},"manager@sesiff.org","General enquiries",{"type":44,"value":51,"note":52},"+82 70-8868-6850","Festival office",{"type":54,"value":55,"note":52},"Address","Room 307, 3F Heungmu Building, 18 Yeongsin-ro 38-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07251, South Korea",1792009093]