The Korea Queer Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Seoul that showcases the lives of sexual minorities, which seeks to increase diversity in Korean films and the human rights of LGBTQ+ people and give insight into queer culture. KQFF was established in 2001 and has been held annually ever since. KQFF is the oldest gay and lesbian film festival in Korea, and is part of the Korea Queer Culture Festival. It aims to screen rare modern and older films on a wide range of LGBT topics. KQFF was originally named the "Rainbow Film Festival" for its 1st through 6th years, then changed its name to the "Seoul LGBT Film Festival" for its 7th through 13th years, and since the 14th year has been referred to as the “Korean Queer Film Festival”. The festival aims to support and celebrate the LGBT community, to contribute to the development of LGBT films, to build a network among domestic and international filmmakers, establish cultural diversity and to be actively involved in cultural activism for LGBT rights.
The second annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2002 from June 4 to 6 in “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2002 festival featured 18 films from 3 countries.
2003: "Homosexual Lover, Homo, and Us"
The third annual Korean Queer Film Festival was held in the same location as in 2002: “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2003 festival featured 7 films from 4 countries. No Korean films were shown this year. In addition, the films shown were all from previous years, ranging from the late 80s to late 90s. Films were shown in three categories: Dyke Drama, Their Story, and Hey, Victor.
The fourth annual Korean Queer Film Festival was held June 25 to 29 in 2004, in “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2004 festival featured 13 films from 3 countries.
The fifth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2005 from June 3 to 7 at the “Gwanghwamun Il-Joo Arthouse - My Artcube” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2005 festival featured 15 films from three countries.
The sixth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2006 from June 6 to 11 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2006 festival featured 10 films from 5 countries.
2007: "express you SeLFF"
The seventh annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2007 from June 6 to 10 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2007 festival featured 15 films from 7 countries.
2008: "enjoy! your SeLFF"
The eighth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2008 from June 4 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2008 festival featured 20 films from 9 countries.
2009: "PRIDE YOUR SeLFF"
The ninth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2009 from June 3 to 7 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2009 festival featured 29 films from 13 countries.
The tenth annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2010 from June 4 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2010 festival featured 16 films from 6 countries.
2011: "너의 색을 밝혀라! Color of your SeLFF"
The eleventh annual Korea Queer Film Festival was held in 2011 from June 2 to 8 at the “Seoul Art Cinema ” in Jongno-Gu in Seoul. The 2011 festival featured 2 films from 2 countries.
