Arts & performanceJeonju, Jeonbuk State

Jeonju International Film Festival 2025 in Jeonju, Jeonbuk State, South Korea

전주국제영화제 2025

Apr – May2025
30 –9
Wed–Fri Opening ceremony 18:30 on 30 April
Past edition

30 April 2025 to 9 May 2025 · Opening ceremony 18:30 on 30 April; closing ceremony 18:30 on 9 May; free alley screenings 20:00 nightly, 1–8 May

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Jeonju International Film Festival page (Expected Apr/May 2027).

Venue this year. Jeonju Film Street and venues across Jeonju

Dates30 Apr – 9 May 2025
HoursOpening ceremony 18:30 on 30 April; closing ceremony 18:30 on 9 May; free alley screenings 20:00 nightly, 1–8 May
WeatherApril average 20/7 °C (67/44 °F), 78 mm of rain
May average 25/13 °C (77/55 °F), 83 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Jeonju station.
VenueJeonju Film Street (Gosa-dong) and venues across Jeonju전북특별자치도 전주시 완산구 전주객사3길 22 (고사동, 전주영화제작소)
AdmissionGeneral screening: ₩10,000 · Event screening or Jeonju Talk! Talk!: ₩12,000
Previous edition2024: 1–10 May 2024
Next edition2026: 29 Apr – 8 May 2026

Program

  • Wed 30 Apr 18:30opening ceremony in the Sori Arts Center Moak Hall with Kontinental '25 by Radu Jude
  • 224 films from 57 countries; screenings 1–9 May at the Sori Arts Center, Jeonbuk National University Cultural Center, Jeonju Digital Independent Cinema, CGV Jeonju Gosa, Megabox Jeonju Gaeksa, Jeonju Cinema Town and the ONCE, TIME OFF Showroom
  • 1–8 May, 20:00free alley screenings, no booking, at 11 sites including Yeonhwajeong Library, Seohak Art Village Open Yard, EcoCity Square and Pungnammun (18 films)
  • 2–6 Mayperformances in the Festival Zone and in front of Megabox Jeonju Gaeksa; Jeonju Cinetour × Music concerts sold through Melon Ticket
  • Fri 9 May 18:30closing ceremony at Jeonbuk National University Cultural Center with In the Land of Machines by Kim Ok-young

Prices

ItemPriceNote
General screening₩10,000
Event screening or Jeonju Talk! Talk!₩12,000
Master class₩15,000
Opening or closing ceremony, midnight screening, or Shoah₩20,000
Jeonju Cinetour × Music₩40,000Sold through Melon Ticket

Notes on the 2025 edition

26th edition. Box offices: J Lounge from 09:00 and the Film Street cinemas from 09:30, each until 30 minutes after the last screening starts. Cancellation until 30 minutes before the start, ₩1,000 per ticket on the day. Over 70,000 attendances and a ticket sales rate of 81.8% (Herald Gyeongje).

About the festival

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JEONJU IFF) is a ten-day festival of independent and experimental cinema, held since 2000 around Jeonju Film Street in Gosa-dong, in the old city centre near Jeonju Hanok Village. The 27th edition ran 29 April–8 May 2026 with 236 films from 54 countries; 2027 dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026, but recent editions have run from the last days of April into early May. Screenings are paid, roughly ₩10,000–20,000 a ticket (general screenings at the low end, the ceremonies and late-night shows at the top), sold online on the official site from about two weeks before opening, while the outdoor alley screenings at 20:00 each night are free. No source confirms whether foreign-issued cards work on the ticket site; the on-site box offices sell unsold seats for card or cash.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jeonju International Film Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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