In celebration of the 12th DIAFF, various programs including performances, outdoor screenings, and experiences will be held at the Central Plaza Incheon Art Platform to enjoy the film festival. You are cordially invited to the space of hospitality to let go of all the exhaustion you feel in daily life.

The board game “DIA-Ground” will be formed in Hospitality Square in a form resembling the game “Monopoly.” All film festival visitors may participate, and event games for prizes and sponsor item giveaways will be held at certain times. Let’s go on a trip around the world by throwing the dice!

This year’s DIA-LIBRARY has gathered all the written works of Professor Suh Kyung-sik, who was a Zainichi Korean scholar and DIAFF consultant who passed away last December. He was a Zainichi Korean who floated across the borders of Joseon, Korea, and Japan, and enlightened us to the significance of coexistence through the senses of a diaspora member. Find out about his journey through his words and writings that seem even more original today.

Make precious memories of fun times at the photo booth “DIA-Moment” prepared by DIAFF. “DIA-Moment” can be freely used by anybody who visits the film festival.

DIA-Picnic was prepared through collaborations with famous local restaurants in Incheon and features booths where delicious food and beverages can be enjoyed. Special DJing performances and various events on the spot have been prepared, so make a visit with your friends and family and enjoy the DIA picnic.

A walking tour program for exploring “Incheon, the open port city,” where the DIAFF will be held, with Incheon’s cultural planners. Explore the hidden attractions of Incheon around every corner that you didn’t know of before!

The eco-friendly flea market “Manguk Flea Market” will be held in Hospitality Square during the film festival period. Manguk Flea Market goes beyond a simple market for buying and selling items and will be reborn as a cultural space for dreaming of peace through the small changes in everyday life. Life art creators in the Incheon area participate as sellers to display and sell their handmade work and items.

• Schedule : May 18 (Sat.)-May 19 (Sun.) 13:00-19:00
• Venue : Hospitality Square (Central Plaza at Incheon Art Platform)
• Cooperation : Living Culture Space “Darine”

DIA GOTCHA, the lucky draw event at the DIAFF! Head to the event booth right now if you want to test out your luck.

• Schedule : May 18 (Sat.)-May 21 (Tue.) 11:00-19:00
• Venue : Hospitality Square (Central Plaza at Incheon Art Platform), Ae Kwan Theater Lobby

The DIAFF has always posed questions about the entities and values beyond this world. In that case, what are the borders of film? Now, video content hovers between spaces, shapes, and platforms, and is making provocations by breaking through the conventional forms of film. That also applies to this year’s DIAFF. The “diasporic practices” implemented by the directors or artists are erasing the borders within cinema and are expanding in ev er-changing ways. By gathering such films in one place and screening them in theaters and exhibition halls, the DIAFF will once again ask questions about the existential meaning of films. (Hyuksang Ksan LEE)

Exhibited Films

Gallery 1(G1)

Mouth to Mouth JUENG Hye-jin / Korea / 2023 / 7′
Grafted Words, Eliminated Names AN Yuri / Korea / 2023 / 11′
Track_ing LEE Chanyeol, CHO Hanna, Samgar RAKYM, Ali TYNYBEKOV / Korea, Kazakhstan / 2024 / 23′
Making a Map About Invisible Mountain JEONG Jinah / Korea / 2024 / 14′
Miss Kim Lilac CHUNG Jisoo / Korea, USA / 2023 / 19′

Gallery 3(G3)

Taiwan, the Foreign Land, and the Other SHIN Mijung / Korea / 2023 / 17′
The Wanderer's Portrait LIM Jisu / Korea / 2023 / 11′
Waves, Everywhere Kodac KO, Johannes MALFATTI / Korea, Germany / 2023 / 19′
From Ibyang-a to Ibyang-in: 70 years of Korean International Adoption KIMURA byol LEMOINE / Canada / 2023 / 12′
SEOLMUNDAE Maïté Minh Tâm Maeum JEANNOLIN / UK, Korea, Belgium / 2023 / 5′

A concert connected with ‘Diaspora in Focus - Portrait of Diaspora: Suh Kyung-Sik's Beloved Films’ which intends to share the life and journey of the late Suh Kyung-sik, who had stood up for the minorities and marginal people. This performance will showcase performances by his constant journey partner and Classical Vocalist, Funahashi Yuko, and his much-beloved Vocalist, Lee Eunhee, through a repertoire filled with diverse vocal music pieces including Schumann love songs and opera arias.