Summer's Camera (Korean: 여름의 카메라) is a 2025 South Korean coming-of-age romantic drama film directed and written by Divine Sung in her directorial debut. It stars Kim Si-a as Summer, a high school student who is coping with the loss of her father.
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| Hangul | 여름의 카메라 |
| RR | Yeoreumui kamera |
| MR | Yŏrŭmŭi k'amera |
| Directed by | Divine Sung |
| Written by | Divine Sung |
| Produced by | Joy Yu |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Lee Ji-min |
| Edited by | Cheon Ji-hyeon |
Production company | A Divine Film |
| Distributed by | Sidus Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Summer's Camera had its world premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival on 24 March 2025. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in South Korea by Sidus Pictures on 24 June 2026.[1]
Premise
editSummer is a high school student who lost her father a year earlier. She picks up one of his cameras to document her first year in high school and take photos of the school's soccer star, Yeon-woo, whom she has a crush on. When Summer develops the film roll in the camera, she discovers something about her father that he had kept hidden.[2]
Cast
edit- Kim Si-a as Summer
- Kwak Min-gyu as Maru[3]
- Yu Ga-eun as Yeon-woo
Release
editSummer's Camera had its world premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in the Hearts section on 24 March 2025.[4] It had its North American premiere at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival, competing for the Grand Prize on 21 May 2025.[5] It screened at the 2025 QCinema International Film Festival at the RainbowQC section on 17 November 2025.[6] It competed for the Golden Hanoman Award at the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.[7]
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Seattle International Film Festival | 25 May 2025 | Wavemaker Award: Best Futurewave Feature | Divine Sung | Won | [8] |
| Jeonju International Film Festival | 6 May 2025 | Nongshim Shinramyun Award | Won | [9] | |
| QCinema International Film Festival | 20 November 2025 | RainbowQC – Best LGBT Film | Special Mention | [10] |
References
edit- ↑ Kang Bo-ra (22 May 2026). "김시아 주연 '여름의 카메라', 6월 24일 개봉 확정…퀴어 성장 무비". Single List (in Korean). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ Allah, Amari (12 October 2025). "Summer's Camera". Wherever I Look. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "곽민규, '여름의 카메라'로 제26회 전주국제영화제 참석". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ Tabbara, Mona (18 February 2025). "BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival unveils 2025 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Foreman, Alison (23 April 2025). "Seattle International Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup with 'Four Mothers,' 'Sorry, Baby,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Wang, Mel (23 October 2025). "New Filipino Films, Cannes Picks, New Paul Mescals, and More at QCinema 2025". Rolling Stone Philippines. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (8 November 2025). "Garin Nugroho's 'Opera Jawa' to Open 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, 'Comedy Buddy' to Close". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Carey, Matthew (26 May 2025). "Seattle International Film Festival: 'Seeds,' 'Tinā,' 'Suburban Fury,' 'The Crowd' Among Top Prize Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Moon, Ki-hoon (7 May 2025). "Jeonju film fest announces 2025 award winners". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (22 November 2025). "Cannes Winner 'A Useful Ghost' Takes Top Honors at QCinema in Philippines". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2025.