SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), South Korea’s premier platform for indie and art house cinema, is scheduled to commence later in the day, showcasing 232 films from 43 countries, the organizer said Wednesday. The 25th edition of the festival will kick off with a 10-day run, with an [...]
JEONJU, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), South Korea’s largest showcase of indie and art house films, will show 217 films from 56 different countries, as it is set to return to normal two years after the pandemic outbreak, the event’s organizers said Thursday. The 23rd edition will kick off [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country’s largest showcase of indie and art house films, opened Thursday for a 10-day run featuring nearly 200 films both online and in person amid the pandemic. Under the slogan “Film Goes On,” a total of 194 films — 120 features and [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country’s largest showcase of indie and art house films, will open in a hybrid format amid the pandemic later this month, organizers said Tuesday. The 22nd edition of JIFF will kick off its 10-day run on April 29 under the slogan [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), the country’s largest showcase of indie and art house films, opened without a public audience Thursday due to concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic. Rescheduled from the original April 30-May 9 slot, the 21st edition will run for 116 days with online screenings for [...]
JEONJU, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Jeonju International Film Festival kicked off Thursday with a growing reputation for showcasing contemporary indie and arthouse films. Some 3,000 movie fans, film industry people and Jeonju city officials attended the festival’s opening ceremony, co-hosted by actress Yoo Sun and actor Lee Jong-hyeok, in the southwestern city [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Jeonju International Film Festival will open Thursday with a growing reputation for showcasing indie and art house films. Australian director Ariel Keliman’s feature debut “Partisan” will open the 16th edition of the festival in the southwestern city of Jeonju that runs from April 30 to May [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s first cinema-centered library opened at Jeonju Movie Hotel, a movie-themed hotel on Jeonju’s ‘Movie Street’ on January 24. The Film Library is now home to 15,000 video clips, 3,400 film themed-books and 2,000 film magazines. The materials were all donated by individuals in the Korean cinema industry. The [...]