The 18th Jeonju International Film Festival opened on April 27 with the opening film “On Body and Soul” by Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi. A total of 229 films will be screened during this year’s 10-day festival.
By Xu Aiying and Yoon Sojung Photos = Jeonju International Film Festival
The 2017 Jeonju International Film Festival kicked off with the opening movie “On Body and Soul” along the Street of Film in Jeonju City, marking its 18th anniversary this year.
The opening film, directed by Hungary's Enyedi Ildiko, is a love story between a woman who's always cautious and a man who's bored with everything. Love begins to bloom as they accidentally meet in the same dream every night and develop feelings for each other. Questioning what true communication is, the film won the Golden Bear Award in February.
A total of 229 films from 58 countries will attract movie lovers during the 10-day festival, which will last until May 6.
The closing film will be “Survival Family” (2017) directed by Japan's Yaguchi Shinobu. Director Shinobu is known for his previous comedy films such as “Water Boys” (2001) and “Swing Girls" (2004). His latest movie shows a family that undergoes chaos caused by a power supply cut.
The 18th Jeonju International Film Festival will end its 10-day journey with the closing film 'Survival Family' directed by Yaguchi Shinobu on May 6.
One of the must-see parts of this year’s festival includes the works of Song Gil-han, one of the most renowned screen writers in Korea.
Song has been writing many items that reveal various sides of Korean society. These themes include divisions in Korean history, the salvation of human beings and corruption. He used to work with director Im Kwon-taek. His well-known works include “Mandara” (1981) and “The Surrogate Woman” (1986) which won favorable responses from both critics and audience. Festival-goers can see a total of 11 films with screenplays written by Song. These include the partially recovered “Bhiksuni” that was left uncompleted in 1984.
This year’s Jeonju International Film Festival features 11 works with screenplays by Song Gil-han, a renowned screen writer. The photo shows a scene from 'Bhiksuni,' which has been left uncompleted since 1984.
More information about the festival is available at its homepage in English and Korean.
http://jiff.or.kr/