1. Films longer than 40 minutes are regarded as feature films, and films less than 40 minutes are regarded as short films.
2. All genres are eligible for both competitive and non-competitive sections,
3. Eligibility for competition sections are as follows:

• Films completed after January 1, 2024
• Films directed by a female director, or with at least one female director in co-production.
• Competition sections
  • Discovery : First or second feature-length films
  • Asian Shorts : Short films by a director of Asian nationality or ethnic identity
  • I-Teens : Korean short films by a director born after 2006

1. The entry regulations must be read and agreed upon before the submission.
2. Online screeners of all submitted films must be valid until July 31, 2025, and the same version as the film’s final screening copy for the festival.
3. For non-English dialogue films, all screeners and all final screening copies must have English subtitles.
4. If the final screening copy is different from the screener submitted or needs to be changed after the festival selection, the entrant must notify and consult with the festival in advance.
5. Materials submitted to the festival will not be returned.
6. Selected films that agree to participate in online screenings may be screened at the festival’s online screening platform during the festival dates. The online screening will be geo-blocked to domestic regions within Korea.

The Seoul International Women’s Film Festival evaluates all submitted films. Selected films will be individually notified to the entrants by mid-July, and the competition finalists will be announced on the festival website.