About

The Seoul International New Wave Film Awards (SINFA) is an international film festival dedicated to discovering and spotlighting new waves at the forefront of the rapidly evolving visual media landscape. Even at this very moment, the formats for cinematic expression continue to expand.

Moving beyond the traditional horizontal screens of movie theaters, to vertical screens consumed in the palm of your hand, and even to works born from collaboration with AI tools—SINFA views these changes not as a threat, but as a boundless possibility.
At the same time, we deeply respect the heritage of cinematic language accumulated over more than a century.

Just as past "New Waves" did, we believe that a new wave always begins with an understanding of and affection for preceding generations.