DMZ Industry Cash Prize
* In case when no suitable candidate can be identified, the Prize will not be granted.
| Program Category | Eligibility | Region | Title | Director | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMZ Best Project | Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch - Production Pitch | Korea | More (Working Title) |
LEE Il-ha | ￦30,000,000 |
| Vietnam | Children of the Mist | HA LE Diem | ￦30,000,000 | ||
| DMZ Best Project Young Talent |
Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch - Production Pitch directed by a promising filmmaker (who made no more than two feature-length documentaries) |
Korea | The Mothers’ Brave Journey (Working Title) |
BYUN Gyu-ri | ￦20,000,000 |
| India | I, Poppy | Vivek CHAUDHARY | ￦20,000,000 | ||
| DMZ Excellent Project | Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch: Production Pitch Projects directed by either established or up-and-coming filmmakers whose project grasps the spirit and vigor of the documentary filmmaking |
Korea | Mother Care Service | CHUN Chanyoung | ￦15,000,000 |
| Let the Light in | Claire SANFORD | ￦15,000,000 | |||
| Hong Kong | Blue Island | CHAN TzeWoon | ￦15,000,000 | ||
| China | Singing in the Wilderness | CHEN Dongnan | ￦15,000,000 |
| Program Category | Eligibility | Region | Title | Director | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMZ Excellent Project | Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch - K-Doc Curated Projects that incorporate perseverance and fortitude of Korean documentaries |
Korea | Sewing Sisters: Continuing the Legacy of JEON Tae-il | KIM Jungyoung | ￦5,000,000 |
| Romani Live (Working Title) | KIM Tae-il, JU Romi | ￦5,000,000 | |||
| The Life of Sand Castle (Sasang) | PARK Bae-il | ￦5,000,000 |
| Program Category | Eligibility | Region | Title | Director | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMZ Best Project | Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch: Rough Cut Presentation | India, Korea | Pearl of the Desert | Pushpendra SINGH | ￦25,000,000 |
| DMZ Excellent Project | Projects pitched at the DMZ Docs Pitch: Rough Cut Presentation | Korea | Areum Married | PARKKANG Areum | ￦10,000,000 |
| China, Korea, Netherlands | Smog Town | HAN Meng | ￦10,000,000 |
DMZ Industry In-kind Support Awards
* Eligibility: DMZ Industry’s official projects presented at the DMZ Docs Pitch: Production Pitch, Rough Cut Presentation and K-Doc Curated
* The winner of each Award will be selected by each sponsor. In case when no suitable candidate can be identified, the Award will not be granted.
| Prize Category | In-kind Support | Sponsored by | Region | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA (Seoul Business Agency) Award |
|
Seoul Business Agency | Korea | LIFE | JANG Minkyung |
| Mother Care Service | CHUN Chanyoung | ||||
| Post Fin Award |
* Project must bear the cost for the additional services. |
Post Fin | Korea | More (Working Title) | LEE Il-ha |
| MovieBloc Award |
|
MovieBloc | Korea | The Life of Sand Castle (Sasang) | PARK Bae-il |
| China | Born to be Second | FAN Jian | |||
| Feel&Plan Award |
|
Feel&Plan | Korea | 1989 Berlin, Seoul 2019 | CHOI Wooyoung |
| Artnine Award |
|
Artnine | Korea | Fly Back | KIM Sang-kyu |
| Docedge Kolkata Award |
|
Docedge Kolkata (India) | Korea | The Mothers’ Brave Journey (Working Title) |
BYUN Gyu-ri |
| Vietnam | Children of the Mist | HA LE Diem | |||
| AIDC (Australian International Documentary Conference) Award |
|
AIDC (Australian International Documentary Conference) | Korea | More (Working Title) | LEE Il-ha |