The 8st Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
GUKIFF History
1. Event Period
- July 2(Thur), 2020 ~ July 8(Wed), 2020
2. Place
- Sindorim Techno Mart Seoul, CGV Guro, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, Guro Community Service Center
3. slogan
- Happy dreams, endless imagination
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 108countries 1,886 films | -people | Cancel to Corona 19 | 89people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening film : Astro Gardener (2019, South Korea, Director : Jong Shik WON)
- Closing Film : Beyond Eva’s Challenge (2019, Spain, Director : Eloi TOMÀS)
6. Award-Winning Films
※ Featured Film
| Award Category | Selected Film |
| GUKIFF Grand Prix | Under Dog : Korea Director: Sung-yoon OH The movie depicting the division of the Korean Peninsula and the contradictions of modern society as a journey for abandoned dogs to find their ideals. |
| Director award | Southside Heros : Germany Director: Martin KIEßLING The movie that shows how children who are branded as inferior students in Germany’s education system learn society through the process of attending a reading contest. |
| Audience award | BUTTON : Korea Director: Yeoun Soo YOO A collection of short stories featuring elementary school children,which are well-melt with everyday and honest worries and emotions that children might face with a small amount of episodes. The Sweet Taste of Salted Bread : Philippines Director: Che ESPIRITU A poetic, charming film in the realm of magic and reality that makes you wonder how an unbelievable story goes to the end. |
| Dream award | Astro Gardener : Korea Director: Jong Shik WON The movie expresses the charm of Korea so that children can easily see it and has a rich story that the whole family can watch the movie together. Foxter & Max : Ukraine Director: Anatoliy MATESHKO Tell children the importance of family, love, and friendship with pets in the form of a Hollywood action genre. A Ukrainian children’s ‘Spider-Man’ nano-AI robot is used as a material and is interesting to science-loving children. |
| GUKIFriends | TEAM MARCO : USA Director: Julio Vincent GAMBUTO It tells elementary school children about the importance of family, love, and friendship with pets in the form of Hollywood action genre. The Ukrainian version of ‘Spider-Man’ Nano AI Robot’ is used as a material for children and is interesting to science-loving children. Areum Married : Korea Director: Areum PARKKANG Screening in the new adults section. In the movie, it expresses Korean women who have various identities at the same time, including women, foreigners, students, directors, heads of household, wives, and mothers. |
※ Short Film
| Award Category | Selected Film | director | nationality |
| Grand Prix | A Day In Summer | Yinzhu CUI | Korea |
| Seductive Teacher | Eun-woo JANG, Jun-hee KIM, Yun-seon LEE | Korea | |
| Flying Wagon | Kunal NARULA | India | |
| Riccardo that bounced on to the stars | Lana VLADY | Italy | |
| Vivi Wolf and the Magical Room | Isabelle SANTOS, Edu MZ CAMARGO | Brazil | |
| Best Creative Award | Daddy in the Bag | Minseob LEE | Korea |
| Clown | Jaefeel HWANG | Korea | |
| Push | Trilina MAI | USA | |
| Above | Marco SAVINI | Italy | |
| an exceptional day | Cédrick SPINASSOU | France | |
| Bright Future Award | The Angler | Seung-wook JANG | Korea |
| CDP(CDP) | Myung Jong KIM | Korea | |
| Ailin In The Moon | Caludia RUIZ | Argentina | |
| Kindergarten | Gabriel LEE | Malaysia | |
| My Little Prince | Arif MAHARRAMOV | Azerbaijan |
※ Student Short
| Award Category | Title | Student Name |
| Grand Prix | Me, Mom? I’m your mother? | Jukam Elementary School(Paju) |
| I HATE CUCUMBER | Jangwi Middle school(Seoul) | |
| Oh My Love | Dongsuyoung Middle School(Busan) | |
| Zombie friend | Jukam Elementary School(Paju) | |
| I did not have any other way. | Yeongjong Middle School(Incheon) | |
| Talent award | Why did you do that? | Imsil Elementary School(Imsil) |
| MISSING | Banan Elementary School(Busan) | |
| Assistant Librarian | Cheonan Areum Elementary School(Cheonan) | |
| Dust In The Rain | Sinnung Elementary School(Goyang) | |
| You Must Speak Korean Till the End | Youngdo Elementary School(Busan) | |
| No Way | Busan Sumi Elementary School(Busan) | |
| The Revolt of Garbages | Seoul Samkwang Elementary School(Seoul) |
7. Gallery / Video
Commission of GUKIFriends(20.6.17)
Commission of GUKIFriends(20.6.17)
Student Short Screening(20.6.13)
Student Short Screening(20.6.13)
Opening Ceremony(20.7.2)
GUKIFF TokTalk(20.6.16)
Drive-in Cinema(20.7.4)
GV(20.7.5)
GV(20.7.5)
GV(20.7.5)
Closing Ceremony(20.7.8)
Closing Ceremony(20.7.8)
The 8th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 7st Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- May 9(Thur), 2019 ~ May 16(Thur), 2019
2. Place
- Guro-gu Square, CGV Guro, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater
3. slogan
- Dream, Shine with a Movie
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 64countries 1,040 films | – | – | – |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening film : Hello Jadoo: Under the Sea (2019, South Korea, Director : Suk-Woo Son)
- Closing Film : The Silent Glow Recovering the Present (2018, Germany, Director : Anja Krug-Metzinger)
6. Award-Winning Films
※ Featured Film
| Award Category | Selected Film |
| GUKIFF Grand Prix | My Short Words : Turkey Director: Bekir Bülbül It describes the process of three boys’ bicycle trips by strengthening friendship through quarrels with each other. The movie is about confidence and hope that you can achieve what you want. |
| Director award | Kamchatka Bears. Life Begins : Russia Director: Vladislav Grishin, Irina Zhuravleva The movie naturally unravels the seven-month journey from the birth of a baby bear to the adulthood. You can see the director’s efforts to film the four seasons. |
| GUKIFF CHOICE | Stand by Me : Korea Director: Su-In Bang The movie describes the world of sensuous and dynamic racing. It is about a 15-year-old boy named Oliver’s fast growing up through racing. Born2Drive : Norway Director: Daniel Fahre The movie describes the world of sensuous and dynamic racing. It is about a 15-year-old boy named Oliver’s fast growing up through racing. |
| GUKIFriends | Beyond the Clouds : Turkey Director: Kaan Atilla Taşkın You can see the pure love of a boy, expressing various nature in Turkey’s Black Sea region with beautiful visual beauty. Granny Poetry Club : Korea Director: Jae Hwan Kim A humorous documentary showing grandmothers who are thirsty for literature trying to learn Hangul belatedly. A work that all ages can sympathize with and enjoy. Chuskit : India Director: Priya Ramasubban It is a lyrical work that depicts a girl’s desire to go to school with a background of a small village in Nepal near the Indian border in the vast Himalayas. Once In A Child’s Life : South Africa, Ecuador, Colombia Director: Sara Momtazian, Jesahel Newton, Mafer Agahi The movie depicting children’s learning in various South American countries in the form of omnibus. |
※ Short Film
| Award Category | Area | Selected Film | director | nationality |
| Republic of Korea | Meteor | Jin Choi | Republic of Korea | |
| United States of America | Meant To Be | Yuan Yue | USA | |
| Europe | Things Were Better Before
(Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero) |
Lu Pulici | Italy | |
| Asia | Pencil | Gina Tan | Singapore | |
| Middle East Asia | Belly Flop | Jeremy Collins, Kelly Dillon | South Africa | |
| Best Creative Award | Republic of Korea | Yuwol: The Boy Who Made The World Dance | Byung Yoon Lee | Republic of Korea |
| United States of America | Haru’s New Year | Alice Shin | Canada | |
| Europe | Fish
(The Importance of Finding the Other) |
Javier Quintas | Spain | |
| Asia | Sherbert Rozencrantz, You’re Beautiful | Natalie van den Dungen | Australia | |
| Middle East Asia | Cuckoo | Kaan Atilla Tasskin | Turkey | |
| Bright Future Award | Republic of Korea | Hands and Wings | Sung Bin Byun | Korea |
| United States of America | Treetop Family : Sparrow Learn to Fly | Brett Jubinville, Troy McDonald | Canada | |
| Europe | Funny Fish | Krishna Chandran | France | |
| Asia | Eternal Promise | Koji Akai | Japan | |
| Middle East Asia | The Lunch Break | Ozan Yoleri | Turkey |
※ Kids Movie
| Award Category | Title | Student Name / School Name |
| Grand Prix | I know | YoonJi Song / Jangsu Elementary School in Incheon |
| Jealousy | SeoYoon Kim / Dongsuyeong Middle School in Busan | |
| RUN | HyunJoon Oh / Sariwool Middle School in Incheon | |
| Mask | Jooha Seo / Suncheon Maean Elementary School in South Jeolla Province | |
| wee-wee | JaeEun Lim / Namyangju Middle School in Gyeonggi Province | |
| Talent award | MAGIC CAVE | JiSub Kim / Gocheok Elementary School in Guro |
| Korea~ I love you. | Un-seo Kim / Yangdong Middle School in Yangcheon |
7. Gallery / Video
Commission of GUKIFriends(19.2.19)
Student Short Screening(19.4.6)
Opening Ceremony(19.5.9)
Movie Workshop Classes(19.5.15)
Closing Ceremony(19.5.16)
The 7th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 6th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- May 10(Thur), 2018 ~ May 17(Thur), 2018
2. Place
- Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, CGV Guro, Sindorim Techno Mart Seoul, Guro Community Service Center
3. Slogan
- Dreaming the World Through Movie
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 73 countries 909 films | 13,022 people | 30 countries 47 people | 250 people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening film : Let the Child be the Guide [2017, France, Director : Alexandre Mourot]
- Closing Film : My Last Love [2017, South Korea, Director : Gwang Gyo Jin]
6. Award-Winning Films
※ Featured Film
| Title | Selected Film |
| GUKIFF Grand-Prize | Title Hero Steps (Columbia) Director : Henry Rincón A message of peace and hope for children. It is about a child who lost one leg as a victim of the Columbian war but overcomes obstacles and form a soccer team to find happiness. |
| Jury Award | My last love (Republic of Korea) Director : KwangKyo JIN A touching drama about a father who cares about his family more than anyone else and his family becoming one through pain. |
| Audience Award | Let the child be the guide (France) Director : Alexandre Mourot Documentary about the world famous kid’s school. Snow Queen 3 (Russia) Director : Alexey Tsitsilin Kid Hero who saved the world from the Snow Queen. |
| Cultural Exchange Award | Lesson (Azerbaijan) Director : Rafig Aliyev, Javid Tavakkul Gives lesson through showing how wrong school bullying is. Nelly’s Adventure (Germany) Director : Dominik Wessely Artistic presentation of a girl’s farm life. Cleo&Paul (France) Director : Stéphane Demoustier Two lost twins and adults through the eyes of the twins. Beautiful Pain (Malaysia) Director : Tunku Mona Riza Expressing what adulthood is through the eye of a child. |
※ Short Film
| Award Category | Area | Selected Film |
| Grand Prize | Republic of Korea | |
| Title : Audition | ||
| Director : Seul Ki Kim | ||
| Asia | ||
| Title : One Fine Day | ||
| Director : VIBIN M.R, (India) | ||
| United States of America | Title : Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero | |
| Director : Kendall Goldberg, (United States of America) | ||
| Europe | ||
| Title : Gold | ||
| Director : Abbe Hassan, (Sweden) | ||
| Middle East Asia | ||
| Title : The Last Embrace | ||
| Director : Saman Hosseinpuor, (Iran) | ||
| First-Prize Award | Republic of Korea | |
| Title : Seesaw | ||
| Director : Yoo Kyoung Cha | ||
| Asia | ||
| Title : Kounotori | ||
| Director : Ran Levy-Yamamori (Japan) | ||
| United States of America | Title : The Importance of Finding the Other | |
| Director : Marcey Frutchey, (United States of America) | ||
| Europe | ||
| Title : Place Cards | ||
| Director : Andrzej Święch, (Poland) | ||
| Middle East Asia | ||
| Title : Empty View | ||
| Director : Ali Zare Ghanatnowi (Iran) | ||
| Exellence Award | Republic of Korea | |
| Title : Again, Today | ||
| Director : Joon Woo Kim | ||
| Asia | ||
| Title : Fighting Air Pollution | ||
| Director : Hung Ju Huang, (Taiwan) | ||
| United States of America | Title : Rag Dolls | |
| Director : Justin & Kristin Schaack, (United States of America) | ||
| Europe | ||
| Title : The Silence | ||
| Director : Ali Asgari, (Italy) | ||
| Middle East Asia | ||
| Title : Pale white | ||
| Director : Gholamreza Jafari, (Iran) |
※ Student Short
| Title | Student Name / School Name |
| Change | Yoon Jong Noh / Yong-In .Gyeong-Gi. Bek Bong Elementary |
| Young Fragile Flower | Joon Seo Park/ Go-Yang, Gyeong-Gi. Mok-Am Middle School |
| Right Words, Right Mind | Ye Young Kim/ Bong-Hwa, Gyeong Buk. Beop Jeong Joong-Ang Elementary |
| We are Brothers | Ji Eun Jeong / Gyeong Buk, Bong-Hwa Elementary |
| Our Summer | Min Seo Ryu / Jeon-Nam Soon-Cheon Mae-An Elementary |
7. Gallery / Video
Student Short Screening
Student Short Screening
Student Short Screening
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
The 6th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 5th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- May 23(Tue), 2017 ~ May 30(Tue), 2017
2. Place
- Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, CGV Guro, Guro-gu Square, Guro Community Service Center
3. slogan
- Movie is for My Dream
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 53 countries 649 films | 12,010 people | 12 countries 23 people | 310 people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening film : Brothers of the Wind [2016, Austria, Director : Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker]
- Closing Film : The World of Us [2016, South Korea, Director : Ga-Eun, Yoon]
6. Award-Winning Films
※ Featured Film
| Award Category | Selected Film |
| GUKIFF Grand Prize | Norman the Snowman (Japan, Animation, Yashiro Takeshi) |
| International Jury Award | Brothers of the Wind (Austria, Drama, Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker) |
| Audience Award | Two Worlds (Poland, Documentary, Maciej Adamek) |
| Cultural Exchage Award | 1st Sem (Philippines, Drama, Allan Michael Ibanez) |
| Cultural Exchage Award | Maybe Tomorrow (Austria, Drama, Alex K. Lee) |
| Cultural Exchage Award | Motu Patlu: King of Kings (India, Animation, Suhas Kadav) |
| Cultural Exchage Award | Govan Young (United Kingdom, Drama, David Archibald) |
※ Short Film
| Grand Prize | Republic of Korea | Green Light (Animation/Seong-Min Kim ) |
| Asia | Home Swim Home (China, Drama, Yiyu Wang) | |
| America | The Pixie Fighters (United States, Drama, Dani Schoffman) | |
| Europe | Kummernasch (Germany, Drama, Tibor Kovac) | |
| Middle East Asia | About Arif (Turkey, Drama, Hasan Kalender) | |
| First Prize Award | Republic of Korea | Mr.MAEU, The Little Clown (Animation, Republic of Korea , Moonjoo Lee) |
| Asia | DON’T CRY (Japan, Animation, Tomoya Takashima) | |
| United States of America | EMMA (Canada, Drama, Martin Edralin) | |
| Europe | A Brave Bunch (Poland, Documentary, Tomasz Stankiewicz) | |
| Middle East Asia | Playing House (Turkey, Animation, Özgül Gürbüz & Cenk Köksal) | |
| Excellence Award | Republic of Korea | Almond: My Voice is Breaking(Drama, Joonho Park) |
| Asia | My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree (Russia, Animation, Olga Poliektova) | |
| United States of America | Treasures Under The Rocks (United States of America, Drama, Anna Antonova) | |
| Europe | The Debt (Ireland, Drama, Helen Flanagan) | |
| Middle East Asia | DYAb (Iraq, Documentary, Mazin M Sherabayan) |
※ Student Short Film Jury Award
| Film Title | School Name |
| How to Skip After School | Busan Dae-Yeon Elementary |
| Let’s Just be Happy | Busan Dae-Yeon Elementary |
| Family Photo | Bucheon Buin Middle School |
| Ocean Man vs Pollution Man | Busan Dae-Yeon Elementary |
| April 4th | Ansan Ho-Won Elementary School |
7. Gallery / Video
Movie Festival_Stage Children’s Cheer
Movie Festival Front
Movie Workshop Classes
Forum
The 5th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 4th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- October 30(Fri), 2015 ~ November 5(Thur), 2015
2. Place
- Gocheok Sky Dome, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, CGV Guro, CGV Sindorim, CGV Hagye, CGV North-Suwon Kid’s Theater
3. Slogan
- What is Your Dream?
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 42 countries 267 films | 10,594 people | 6 countries 31 people | 300 people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening film : Sheep and Wolves [2016, Russia, Director : Maxim Volkov]
- Closing Film : A Legacy of Oblivion [2016, South Korea, Director : Sung Hoon, Won]
6. Award-Winning Films
| No | Award Category | Title | Director | Country |
| 1 | Grand Prize | Rauf | Baris Kaya | Turkey |
| 2 | Grand Prize | Otto | Job/Joris/Marieke | Netherlands |
| 3 | Grand Prize | Freeze | Sanghyuk Kim | Republic of Korea |
| 4 | First Place Award | Hordur | Ekrem Ergun | Germany |
| 5 | First Place Award | The Daughter | Hee-Jeong Kim | Republic of Korea |
| 6 | First Place Award | The Duty of Youth | Seon-Tek Lim | Republic of Korea |
| 7 | First Place Award | Pepper Grandpa | Cheol-Ho Ann | Republic of Korea |
| 8 | First Place Award | Sheep and Wolves | Maxim Volkov | Russia |
| 9 | First Place Award | Zoostory | Veronika Zacharova | Czech |
| 10 | First Place Award | Little Folk of the Arctic | Neil Christopher | Canada |
| 11 | First Place Award | Some Thing | Elena Walf | Germany |
| 12 | Special Award | A Way Back to Mother | Lee Soo-Sung | Republic of Korea |
| 13 | Student Jury Award | The Temptation of Makeup | Lee Ga-Young | Republic of Korea |
| 14 | Student Jury Award | We Found It! | Chang-Hyeon Elementary School Film Society | Republic of Korea |
| 15 | Student Jury Award | Spring | Lim Jin-Bum | Republic of Korea |
| 16 | Student Jury Award | My Own Guardian Angel | Lee Chae-Yeon | Republic of Korea |
| 17 | Student Jury Award | So What | Park Jun-Seo | Republic of Korea |
7. Gallery
Workshop-Camera
Opening Ceremony-Judges
Opening Ceremony
The 4th Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 3rd Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- October 30(Fri), 2015 ~ November 5(Thur), 2015
2. Place
- Gocheok Sky Dome, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, CGV Guro, CGV Sindorim, CGV Hagye, CGV North-Suwon Kid’s Theater
3. Slogan
- Spread Out Your Dream!
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 39 countries 245 films | 8,424 people | 7 countries 13 people | 45 people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening Film : The Three Dogateers [2014, U.S.A, Director : Jesse Baget]
- Closing Film : Polaroid [2015, South Korea, Director : Ho Sung, Joo]
6. Award-Winning Films
| No. | Section | Title | Director | Country | |
| 1 | Grand Prize | Shana: The Wolf’s Music | Nino Jacusso | Switzerland | |
| 2 | Grand Prize | La Petite Sasserole d’Anatole | Eric Montchaud | France | |
| 3 | First Place-Film | B12 | Omid Niaz | Iran | |
| 4 | First Place-Film | Atelier | Min Ho Seo | Republic of Korea | |
| 5 | First Place-Film | The Children of the Forest | Jae Wook Jeong, Ji Won Jeong | Republic of Korea | |
| 6 | First Place-Film | First Love | Chan Hee Kim | Republic of Korea | |
| 7 | First Place-Animation | The Taxi Driver | Munenori Nagano | Japan | |
| 8 | First Place-Animation | Luma St | Daniel Escobar | United Kingdom | |
| 9 | First Place-Animation | The Present | Jacob Frey | Germany | |
| 10 | First Place-Animation | The Girl’s Wish | Paul Gomez Lopez | Mexico | |
| 11 | Audience Award | When Bucketwheet Flowers Blossom | Jae Hoon An,Hye Jin Han | Republic of Korea | |
| 12 | Audience Award | The Three Dogateers | Jesse Baget | United States of America | |
| 13 | Student Jury Award | While You Were Sleeping | Hye Jin Seol | Republic of Korea | |
| 14 | Student Jury Award | ROBOT | Gyeong Tae Kim | Republic of Korea | |
| 15 | 〃 | Scary of Art Museum | Soo Jeong Shing, Eun Jeong Kim, Ji Woo Lee | Republic of Korea | |
| 16 | 〃 | Pawo | Antje Heyn | Germany | |
| 17 | 〃 | An Invisible Man is Lonely | Hye Ryeong Kwon(Chang Hyeon Elementary School) Republic of Korea | Republic of Korea | |
| 18 | Positive Thinking Purblishing Company Award | It’s Okay to be Ugly | Ryu Se Rin(Mog Un Elementary School) | Republic of Korea | |
| 19 | Positive Thinking Purblishing Company Award | Zoombies at School | Yoon Seo Jang(Chang Hyeon Elementary School) | Republic of Korea | |
| 20 | Popularity Award | Polaroid | Ho Sung Joo | Republic of Korea |
7. Video
The 3rd Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 2nd Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- July 25(Fri), 2014 ~ July 29(Tue), 2014
2. Place
- Sindorim Techno Mart Seoul, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, CGV Guro, CGV Sindorim
3. Slogan
- To the Future with Dream Like a Bird!
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Invited Foreigners | Student Short-Film Jury Applicant |
| 36 countries 164 films | 5,562 people | 6 countries 9 people | 7 people |
5. Opening / Closing Film
- Opening Film : Friends [2014, Korea, Director : Lee Young Jae]
- Closing Film : Anina [2013, Columbia, Uruguay, Director : Alfredo Soderguit]
6. Gallery / Video
Opening Ceremony Rainbow Choir
Film School Completion Ceremony
The 2nd Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival
The 1st Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival//
1. Event Period
- October 23(Wed), 2013 ~ October 25(Fri), 2013
2. Place
- Sindorim Techno Mart Seoul, Guro Artsvalley Art Theater, Guro Community Service Center
3. Slogan
- Dream with Movie, Play with Movie!
4. Event Scale
| Films | Audience | Foreign Film Makers |
| 21 countries 147 films | 5,400 people | 4 countries 5 people |
5. Gallery / Video
Closing Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Blog Children’s Press Conference
The 1st Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival