SUBMISSIONS

• 24/09/2021 - 30/11/2021

  Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) is the first international film festival in South Korea, dedicated to present and promote films & culture dealing with mountains, adventure, exploration, nature, and the environment.

  The 7th Ulju Mountain Film Festival will be held in Ulju, South Korea from April 1 to 10, in 2022.

   

  Submission Period        2021. 9. 24. Fri. ~ 11. 30. Tue. 24:00 (CET)

  Awards                       ○ International Competition

  • Grand Prize                                     Trophy, 10,000,000 KRW
    The best film among the finalists from the International Competition
  • Best Alpinism & Climbing Film                     Trophy, 5,000,000 KRW
    The best film dealing alpinism or climbing of various kinds as well as professional ascents and climbing
  • Best Adventure & Exploration Film     Trophy, 5,000,000 KRW
    The best film showing the pleasure and meanings of life through adventure or exploration in nature
  • Best Nature & People Film                Trophy, 5,000,000 KRW
    The best film portraying the people who love and enjoy the mountains and nature
  • Special Jury Prize                            Trophy, 3,000,000 KRW
    Special selected outstanding film regardless of its category

  ○ Asian Competition

  • NETPAC Award                               NETPAC certificate, a prize gift worth 1,000,000 KRW
    The best Asian film selected by NETPAC Jury
  • Special Youth Jury Award                  UMFF certificate, a prize gift worth 1,000,000 KRW
    The best Asian film selected by Youth Jury

  ※ The films in the competitions are not limited to one award
  ※ As for the award-winning films, the festival has been approved to screen them without a screening fee in screenings hosted by UMFF until the next festival.
  ※ Some submitted films could be selected as non-competition films with the submitter’s agreement.
  ※ Finalists for Asian Competition will be selected among Asian films regardless of section.

  Eligibility          ○ International Competition
  Films related to alpinism, climbing, mountaineering, mountain sports & culture, adventure & exploration, nature & environment, ecology, etc.

                        ○ Asian Competition
  Films produced by Asian director(s) or Asian country(s) and contains or be related to nature, human, environment, ethnography, etc.

  ※ Films of every genre, and duration are eligible for submission.
  ※ Films produced prior to the year 2020 will not be eligible for the competitions.
  ※ Films in the non-English language must have English subtitles to submit.
  ※ In the case of being selected, English subtitles or an English dialogue list is required in the case of English dialogue films as well.

  ※ Preview screener link for submission must be available until April 2022.

  Privacy             Ulju Mountain Film Festival collects personal information items for the submission like the followings.
  • The submitter’s name, phone number, and e-mail address

  Ulju Mountain Film Festival uses the collected personal information for the following purposes.
  • Identification, processing/management of submission (inquiry and verification), and notification delivery
   • Preparing and procedure for the festival screening, invitation, competitions, awarding, additional screening events, promotion for the festivals afterwards

  Inquiry             umff.programming@gmail.com