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| The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival logo / Courtesy of the Jeonju International Film Festival organizing committee |
By Kwak Yeon-soo
This year's Jeonju International Film Festival, scheduled from April 28 to May 7, will host physical screenings and bring its number of selected films back to pre-pandemic levels.
The film festival organizing committee announced Friday that it plans to resume normal operations with strict safety regulations in place.
The 23rd edition of the festival plans to present around 230 films with 500 screenings in theaters. Last year, it had 186 films in 356 offline screenings.
The festival is also planning a showcase of Taehung Pictures films to commemorate the legendary production house and its former CEO Lee Tae-won, who died in October of last year.
The retrospective of eight films will include: Im Kwon-taek's "Chihwaseon" (2002), Song Neung-han's "Fin De Siecle" (1999), Kim Yoo-jin's "My Dear Keumhong" (1995), Kim Hong-jun's "Rosy Life" (1994) and Jang Sun-woo's "The Road to Racetrack" (1991).
"It's too early to feel a sense of relief, as we are still struggling with COVID-19, but we will prepare various scenarios according to what level of quarantine measures will be required. I believe that opportunities come to those who are prepared. Since the pandemic, the JIFF has been at the forefront in setting out measures for holding film festivals in Korea. We hope to meet with more audience members than in previous years," the festival director, Lee Joon-dong, said in a statement.
