Summer's Camera

Summer's Camera
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
여름의 카메라
RRYeoreumui kamera
MRYŏrŭmŭi k'amera
Directed byDivine Sung
Written byDivine Sung
Produced byJoy Yu
Starring
CinematographyLee Ji-min
Edited byCheon Ji-hyeon
Production
company
A Divine Film
Distributed bySidus Pictures
Release dates
  • 24 March 2025 (2025-03-24) (BFI Flare)
  • 24 June 2026 (2026-06-24) (South Korea)
Running time
82 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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.

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.

Premise

Summer 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.

Cast

Release

Summer's Camera had its world premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in the Hearts section on 24 March 2025. It had its North American premiere at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival, competing for the Grand Prize on 21 May 2025. It screened at the 2025 QCinema International Film Festival at the RainbowQC section on 17 November 2025. It competed for the Golden Hanoman Award at the 20th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Seattle International Film Festival 25 May 2025 Wavemaker Award: Best Futurewave Feature Divine Sung Won
Jeonju International Film Festival 6 May 2025 Nongshim Shinramyun Award Won
QCinema International Film Festival 20 November 2025 RainbowQC – Best LGBT Film Special Mention

References

  1. ↑ 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.
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  3. ↑ "곽민규, '여름의 카메라'로 제26회 전주국제영화제 참석". m.entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Tabbara, Mona (18 February 2025). "BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival unveils 2025 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Foreman, Alison (23 April 2025). "Seattle International Film Festival Announces 2025 Lineup with 'Four Mothers,' 'Sorry, Baby,' and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Moon, Ki-hoon (7 May 2025). "Jeonju film fest announces 2025 award winners". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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