The 23rd edition of the Seoul International Women's Film Festival, was held from August 26 to September 1, 2021 at the Megabox Sangam World Cup Stadium and the Oil Tank Culture Park.

The 2013 Sundance documentary about Anita Hill was shown which consisted of a similar scandal involving her sexual assault accusations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Clarence Thomas.

SIWFF added a panel following the screening to dissect the recent news of similar accounts while critiquing the gender hierarchy embedded in our society.

[5] In March 2018, SIWFF's director Kim Sunah worked with the government agency KOFIC to broaden the film industry's standards regarding gender equality.

For example, for this year's 20th festival, SIWFF added an International Feature Competition to shed light on gender inequality from a diverse perspective.

"[7] These conferences strive to evaluate the role of film and feminism embedded in social trends like online hashtag movements and gender politics.

The film festival did not shy away from recognizing the 16 missing people in the 2014 South Korean sinking of MV Sewol Ferry Accident.