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Mon, January 18, 2021 | 14:09
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Film industry will boycott Busan festival
영화계, 올해 부산영화제 참가 거부 결의
Posted : 2016-04-19 16:53
Updated : 2016-04-19 20:43
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By Kim Bo-eun

Imagine a film festival without film industry people.

A group of film-related associations has vowed to boycott this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), citing the city government's interference in the organizing committee's operations.

The group of nine associations, including the Korean Film Producers Association, said Monday that it had polled its members regarding the boycott on social media and by phone during the first week of April.

More than half of the members responded and over 90 percent agreed with the move, according to the group.

"This is the first time in 10 years that those in the film industry put their voices together for a cause since the opposition against the reduction of the screen quota for domestic films in 2006," the group said.

"It is regrettable to make such an extreme decision with the festival only six months away. But we film industry people will not participate in this year's BIFF unless its independence and freedom of expression are guaranteed."

Accordingly, concerns are growing for this year's festival, scheduled for Oct. 6 to 15.

The dispute between the Busan Metropolitan Government (BMG) and festival organizers began after the BMG attempted to stop the 2014 screening of a film depicting the Sewol ferry tragedy.

The film titled "The Truth Shall Not Sink with the Sewol" criticizes the government's failed rescue efforts during the 2014 disaster, which resulted in over 300 deaths.

The city government demanded the organizers cancel the screening, citing that it "infringed on political neutrality," but the organizers refused.

It then filed a complaint against the then head of the executive committee Lee Yong-kwan, auditing him and then dismissing him.

However, Lee appointed 68 advisers with voting rights to the committee ahead of a regular general meeting in an attempt to change its internal rules, as this requires consent from two-thirds of its members.

The committee aimed at changing the rules to autonomously select the head of the organization to guarantee autonomy from the city government.

This prompted the BMG to file for a court injunction with the Busan District Court to annul the appointment of the new advisers. The court acknowledged this on April 11, halting the effectiveness of the appointments until a final ruling is made on the case.

The BMG is the festival's largest stockholder and sponsors the majority of its annual budget. It also provides financial and administrative support for the festival.

Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo, who heads BIFF's organization, offered to resign from the post in February, but has yet to follow through. The group of film-related associations has continued their calls for him to step down.

BIFF was founded in 1996 as Korea's first international film festival.


영화계, 올해 부산영화제 참가 거부 결의

부산국제영화제 지키기 범 영화인 비상대책위원회(이하 범 영화인 비대위)는 올해 10월 6∼15일 열리는 제21회 부산영화제 참가를 전면 거부하기로 결의했다고 18일 밝혔다.

범 영화인 비대위는 '지난 1일부터 일주일간 사회관계망서비스(SNS)와 전화 설문을 통해 단체별 회원들에게 부산영화제 보이콧 찬반 여부를 묻는 의견 수렴과정을 거쳤다'면서 '단체별 회원의 과반이 응답했고, 응답자 가운데 90% 이상이 보이콧에 찬성했다'고 설명했다.

영화계가 이렇게 한목소리를 내는 것은 2006년 스크린쿼터 축소 반대 이후 10년 만이라고 범 영화인 비대위는 덧붙였다.

범 영화인 비대위는 한국영화제작가협회, 한국영화감독조합, 한국영화프로듀서조합, 전국영화산업노동조합, 한국독립영화협회, 한국영화촬영감독조합, 한국시나리오작가조합, 여성영화인모임, 영화마케팅사협회 등 9개 단체로 구성됐다.

영화계의 단체 행동 방침에 따라 올해 부산영화제의 파행 운영 우려가 점점 더 커지고 있다. 최악의 경우에는 '한 지붕 두 영화제' 사태가 현실화할 가능성도 없지 않다.

전찬일 부산국제영화제연구소장은 '영화제의 핵심은 독립성과 자율성'이라며 '이번 사태를 문화적인 접근 방식이 아니라 정치 논리로 풀려고 한다면 끝까지 답이 나오지 않을 것'이라고 강조했다.

부산시와 부산국제영화제 사이에 갈등은 2014년 영화제에서 세월호 관련 다큐멘터리 '다이빙벨'이 상영된 데서 비롯됐다.

부산시의 상영 중단 요청을 영화제 측이 거부했고, 이후 이용관 당시 부산영화제 집행위원장에 대한 감사원 감사가 이뤄지면서 영화계는 '다이빙벨' 상영에 따른 보복이라는 주장을 제기했다.

이후 부산시가 감사원의 감사 결과에 따라 이용관 집행위원장을 검찰 고발과 동시에 위원장에서 해촉하면서 시와 영화계 사이에 갈등의 골은 더 깊어졌다.

서병수 부산시장이 조직위원장 민간 이양이라는 최후 결단을 내리면서 사태는 일단락되는 듯했으나 이 전 집행위원장이 영화제 정기총회를 앞두고 총회 의결권을 갖는 신규 자문위원 68명을 대거 위촉하면서 다시 대립 국면이 야기됐다.

부산시는 부산지방법원에 '신규 자문위원 위촉 효력정지 가처분' 신청을 냈고, 법원이 지난 11일 이를 인용하면서 자문위원 68명의 효력이 본안소송 때까지 정지됐다.  (연합뉴스)
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