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Posted : 2021-05-07 11:50
Updated : 2021-05-07 16:45
Actors Kwon Hae-hyo, left, and Park Ha-seon speak as they host the Jeonju International Film Festival s opening ceremony at Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do in Jeonju s Deokjin District, April 29. Yonhap
Organizers of the ongoing Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) said Friday it will partly scale down its remaining events as two COVID-19 cases have broken out among its volunteers and spectators.
According to the municipality of Jeonju, the host city of the annual film festival located about 240 kilometers south of Seoul, one JIFF volunteer recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
All 53 volunteers were tested for the virus and received negative results. Seven of them, who worked in the same venue with the patient, have gone into self-quarantine as part of precautionary measures, the city government said.
Serbian film opens 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival
Posted : 2021-05-02 12:01
Updated : 2021-05-02 15:49
A movie fan takes a photo of the film poster for Father, which was chosen as the 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival s opening film on Jeonju Film Street, Saturday. Yonhap
By Kwak Yeon-soo
JEONJU ― The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), an annual celebration of indie films, kicked off its 10-day run Thursday and will run through May 8, featuring nearly 200 films.
Under the slogan, Film Goes On, a total of 194 films from 48 countries will be screened during the festival at four local theaters. For those unable to attend, 142 films are also available on the local streaming platform Wavve.