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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[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

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 [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

  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.
  2. ↑ Allah, Amari (12 October 2025). "Summer's Camera". Wherever I Look. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  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.
  10. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (22 November 2025). "Cannes Winner 'A Useful Ghost' Takes Top Honors at QCinema in Philippines". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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