18th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival2026.9.10—16
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony & Opening Film Screening
DateSep 10 (Thu) 19:00
VenueMultipurpose Hall, Paju Bookcity Jijihyang
Guest Lounge
Happy Hour with SEVENBRÄU
DateSep 11 (Fri) 18:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 3F Terrace (outdoor area connected to MEGABOX Kintex)
*Badge holders and same-day ticket holders only. No minors permitted.
Program Event
Master Class | Basma al-Sharif: Far from Palestine, Close to Images
DateSep 11 (Fri) 19:30 (after the screening of Morning Circle + Old Masters + Home Movies Gaza)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 7
DMZ Docs Forum&Talk
DMZ Docs Forum | Forum Co-hosted with the Korean Film Council: Future Strategies for Documentary
DateSep 11 (Fri) 16:00-18:00
Venue2F Seminar Room(PDR) 2, Gloucester Hotel Kintex
DMZ Docs Forum&Talk
DMZ Docs Industry Talk | Case Studies from EBS Productions: Generative AI in Documentary Production: Prospects and Debates
DateSep 11 (Fri) 14:30-17:00
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 3
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 11 (Fri) 10:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 11 (Fri) 10:00-17:30
VenueGuest Lounge (Lakins Shopping Mall 3F Terrace)
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 11 (Fri) 10:00-20:00
VenueLOTTE CINEMA Paju Yadang
Guest Lounge
Happy Hour with SEVENBRÄU
DateSep 12 (Sat) 18:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 3F Terrace (outdoor area connected to MEGABOX Kintex)
*Badge holders and same-day ticket holders only. No minors permitted.
Program Event
Master Class | Erika Balsom: Why Landscape?
DateSep 12 (Sat) 19:10 (after the screening of Ten Skies)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 7
Program Event
Docu Talk | Critics' Choice Conversation: The Subject-and-Form Equation in Documentary
DateSep 12 (Sat) 14:00 (after the screening of Karma)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 6
Program Event
Docu Talk | Depardon the Witness, or the Cinema of an Archivist Preserving Life
DateSep 12 (Sat) 16:00 (after the screening of San Clemente)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 5
Program Event
Docu Talk | Cinema of the Wanderer Who Remains on the Road
DateSep 12 (Sat) 19:00 (after the screening of Tin Castle)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 4
Program Event
Club Cinema | SALT: What It Means to Watch Together — From Screening to Communing
DateSep 12 (Sat) 16:10 (after the screening of Essay Compilation 3)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 8
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 12 (Sat) 10:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 12 (Sat) 10:00-17:30
VenueGuest Lounge (Lakins Shopping Mall 3F Terrace)
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 12 (Sat) 10:00-20:00
VenueLOTTE CINEMA Paju Yadang
Guest Lounge
Happy Hour with SEVENBRÄU
DateSep 13 (Sun) 18:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 3F Terrace (outdoor area connected to MEGABOX Kintex)
*Badge holders and same-day ticket holders only. No minors permitted.
Program Event
Master Class | Kamal Aljafari: The Image Struggle for Cinematic Justice
DateSep 13 (Sun) 16:20 (after the screening of Recollection + It’s a Long Way from Amphioxus)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 7
Program Event
Docu Talk | Eco-Documentary: Online Conversation with Hamaguchi Ryusuke
DateSep 13 (Sun) 12:30 (after the screening of Storytellers)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 4
Program Event
Docu Talk | Portraits of a Vanishing Humanity: On the Profiles Farmers Trilogy
DateSep 13 (Sun) 10:30 (after the screening of Profiles Farmers: The Approach)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 6
Program Event
Docu Talk | Belonging Nowhere — A Sense That My Place Is Out There Somewhere
DateSep 13 (Sun) 20:00 (after the screening of Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 7
Program Event
Club Cinema | Lothringen: How to Look at the Sky
DateSep 13 (Sun) 16:30 (after the screening of Ten Skies)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 4
DMZ Docs Forum&Talk
DMZ Docs Forum | Main Forum: Political Documentary Today
DateSep 13 (Sun) 16:30-19:00
Venue9F Topaz Hall, Hyundai Department Store Kintex Branch
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 13 (Sun) 10:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 13 (Sun) 10:00-17:30
VenueGuest Lounge (Lakins Shopping Mall 3F Terrace)
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 13 (Sun) 10:00-20:00
VenueLOTTE CINEMA Paju Yadang
Guest Lounge
Happy Hour with SEVENBRÄU
DateSep 14 (Mon) 18:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 3F Terrace (outdoor area connected to MEGABOX Kintex)
*Badge holders and same-day ticket holders only. No minors permitted.
DMZ Docs Forum&Talk
DMZ Docs Forum | International Forum: The Dilemma of Cultural Boycotts
DateSep 14 (Mon) 16:30-19:00
Venue9F Topaz Hall, Hyundai Department Store Kintex Branch
DMZ Docs Forum&Talk
DMZ Docs Industry Talk | Filling the Gaps in the Record: Documentary and SFX
DateSep 14 (Mon) 14:00-16:00
Venue2F Seminar Room(PDR) 2, Gloucester Hotel Kintex
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 14 (Mon) 10:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 14 (Mon) 10:00-17:30
VenueGuest Lounge (Lakins Shopping Mall 3F Terrace)
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 14 (Mon) 10:00-20:00
VenueLOTTE CINEMA Paju Yadang
Guest Lounge
Happy Hour with SEVENBRÄU
DateSep 15 (Tue) 18:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 3F Terrace (outdoor area connected to MEGABOX Kintex)
*Badge holders and same-day ticket holders only. No minors permitted.
Program Event
Club Cinema | Image Book: The Conditions of Youthness
DateSep 15 (Tue) 16:30 (after the screening of I Heard That They Are Not Going to See Each Other Anymore)
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 4
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 15 (Tue) 10:00-20:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 15 (Tue) 10:00-17:30
VenueGuest Lounge (Lakins Shopping Mall 3F Terrace)
Audience Event
Lucky Draw: Peace Pass
DateSep 15 (Tue) 10:00-20:00
VenueLOTTE CINEMA Paju Yadang
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony & Awards Ceremony
DateSep 16 (Wed) 18:00
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 7
Closing Ceremony
Closing Film Screening
DateSep 16 (Wed) 19:30
VenueMEGABOX Kintex 6
Audience Event
Photo Booth - RECORDING FOR PEACE
DateSep 16 (Wed) 10:00-15:00
VenueLakins Shopping Mall, 1F