The 19th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, which is considered Asia's largest film and music festival, concluded with a grand closing ceremony on August 15th. The event took place at the Jecheon Cultural Center in the afternoon and was overseen by director Lee Moo-young and announcer Jeong Da-hee, who moderated the ceremony. The closing ceremony included a pre-performance session followed by an awards presentation. 

In the Korean competition category, the short film award was bestowed upon Bright Sound A directed by Kim Eun-young. The award for the Korean competition featured film category award was granted to Looking Four directed by Kim Tae-hee, which had received production support from the festival the previous year.

The most prestigious award, the Grand Prize (Best Prize), which came with a cash reward of 20 million won, was claimed by Little Richard: I Am Everything, a documentary directed by Lisa Cortes from the USA. This film was part of the international competition category.

Additionally, Dancing Queen from Today in the international competition category, Knock in the feature film category of the Korean competition, and Early Death Project in the short film category of the Korean competition received special mention from the judges.

Jecheon Mayor Kim Chang-kyu, who is also the chairman of the film festival, highlighted that the upcoming 20th-anniversary edition of the festival would further solidify its position as a mature international music and film event. Organizing Committee Chairman Lee Jang-ho officially concluded the festival while reflecting on its highlights, mentioning the opening film Music Chapelle, various films, music programs, and events that took place throughout the event.

During the closing ceremony, an eight-member band, featuring saxophonist Park Dong-joon who is active in Jecheon, delivered a pre-performance. The closing act was a unique performance where accordion player Jehee reimagined movie soundtracks into jazz renditions, collaborating with jazz pianist Kim Dae-gyu in an accordion and piano duo. Before the closure in commemoration of Liberation Day, a musical film titled Hero was screened, focusing on the final year of Dr. Ahn Jung-geun, a notable historical figure. The 7-day festival reached its peak on August 16th at 2:30 pm at the Jecheon Cultural Center with a free screening of the closing film, Blue Giants, a Japanese animation feature. 

The festival, with the theme of Da Capo (Back to the beginning), screened 104 films from 29 countries since it started a decade ago. Alongside film screenings, various performance programs like “One Summer Night” were presented, and the event also featured related activities such as night markets and camping sites.

Despite challenging weather conditions marked by heat waves and heavy rains, the festival experienced a mixed response at the box office, with both moments of joy and disappointment. Due to Typhoon Kanun, the opening ceremony, originally planned for the outdoor stage at Cheongpung Land on the 10th, was relocated indoors to a gymnasium in Jecheon, which somewhat affected the festival's atmosphere. The attendance of the audience was impacted as some programs had to be adjusted due to unexpected rain showers. As a result, there's a growing need to devise strategies to ensure the quality of outdoor performances in light of changing weather patterns, as well as potentially adjusting the timing of the film festival itself.