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Women's film festival kicks off in Seoul Thursday
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The International Women's Film Festival in Seoul
(IWFFIS) will kick off Thursday under the theme "See the world through women's
eyes," featuring 105 movies from 23 countries, the event's web site said.
The annual festival, which celebrates its 11th birthday this year, has grown into
one of the world's largest film events focusing on movies that reflect the female
perspective.
This year's IWFFIS will run from Thursday through April 16 on four screens in
Sinchon Artreon, northwestern Seoul.
The event will open with "Half Life," a feature debut by Asian-American director
Jennifer Phang highlighting the confusion and anxiety of an Asian family in the
United States. The film was applauded by audiences at the Sundance Film Festival.
Phang has also been invited to take part as a jury member in the competition
section of the IWFFIS.
The world premiere section will feature films including Korea's "The Time of Our
Lives," a documentary tracing the 14-day election campaign of Choi Hyeon-suk, the
country's first openly lesbian candidate to run for a parliamentary seat.
Audiences will also be offered the chance to view films screened at last month's
Berlin International Film Festival, including Germany's "Everyone Else," the
winner of the Berlin Silver Bear, and "Treeless Mountain" by Korean-American
director Lee So-yong.
Teenage angst will be part of the open cinema section, with films by three male
directors, including "The Cherry Road - Blossoming (Japan)," depicting youthful
passion and innocence, to be screened.
The festival will also explore aging and elderly life at the on aging section,
screening "Maverick Mother (Australia)" among others.
More than 200 films were submitted for the competition section of this year's
IWFFIS, according to organizers, with 18 finalists selected to compete for top
honors.
Judges will be seeking works that delve into a unique feminine perspective and
subject matter, as well as cinematic experimentation and aesthetic creativity,
organizers said.
The IWFFIS is one of the eight film fests to be held in Seoul this year, along
with the Mise-en-scene's Short Film Festival in June, the Seoul International
Youth Film Festival opening in July and the Seoul Independent Film Festival in
December.
For more information on the IWFFIS, visit www.wffis.or.kr.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The International Women's Film Festival in Seoul
(IWFFIS) will kick off Thursday under the theme "See the world through women's
eyes," featuring 105 movies from 23 countries, the event's web site said.
The annual festival, which celebrates its 11th birthday this year, has grown into
one of the world's largest film events focusing on movies that reflect the female
perspective.
This year's IWFFIS will run from Thursday through April 16 on four screens in
Sinchon Artreon, northwestern Seoul.
The event will open with "Half Life," a feature debut by Asian-American director
Jennifer Phang highlighting the confusion and anxiety of an Asian family in the
United States. The film was applauded by audiences at the Sundance Film Festival.
Phang has also been invited to take part as a jury member in the competition
section of the IWFFIS.
The world premiere section will feature films including Korea's "The Time of Our
Lives," a documentary tracing the 14-day election campaign of Choi Hyeon-suk, the
country's first openly lesbian candidate to run for a parliamentary seat.
Audiences will also be offered the chance to view films screened at last month's
Berlin International Film Festival, including Germany's "Everyone Else," the
winner of the Berlin Silver Bear, and "Treeless Mountain" by Korean-American
director Lee So-yong.
Teenage angst will be part of the open cinema section, with films by three male
directors, including "The Cherry Road - Blossoming (Japan)," depicting youthful
passion and innocence, to be screened.
The festival will also explore aging and elderly life at the on aging section,
screening "Maverick Mother (Australia)" among others.
More than 200 films were submitted for the competition section of this year's
IWFFIS, according to organizers, with 18 finalists selected to compete for top
honors.
Judges will be seeking works that delve into a unique feminine perspective and
subject matter, as well as cinematic experimentation and aesthetic creativity,
organizers said.
The IWFFIS is one of the eight film fests to be held in Seoul this year, along
with the Mise-en-scene's Short Film Festival in June, the Seoul International
Youth Film Festival opening in July and the Seoul Independent Film Festival in
December.
For more information on the IWFFIS, visit www.wffis.or.kr.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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