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Jeonju Int'l Film Festival kicks off today
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The 11th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) officially kicks off this evening, opening with South Korean film "Should've Kissed" by critically acclaimed director Park Jin-oh.- h7 I3 V# E' Q m/ }% Y1 [
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The film fest set a new record this year by showing a total of 209 films (131 features and 78 short films) from 49 countries that have been categorized into the following sections; Competition, JIFF Project, Cinemascape, Stranger Than Cinema, Cinemafest and Focus On.2 W+ H2 J9 C( r2 Z0 B
( S5 v" e! r+ x1 aPark Jin-oh, who has won awards at numerous international events for his unique short films, is receiving heaps of publicity for his first-ever feature that will open the fest today.! T1 c- ?& Y. z7 y# G. h/ M
# R+ v, M5 Y! E$ h) y3 }" h$ d& vHe is the younger brother of filmmaker Park Jin-pyo who directed notable hits such as "You Are My Sunshine" and "Closer To Heaven."$ \' V3 p* X. e8 u: e: |
* g L$ k% ~2 T O' I0 ^Korean actress Ku Hye-sun of "Boys Over Flowers" fame will be premiering her directorial debut pic titled "Magic" in a special screening at the film fest prior to its theatrical release in June.
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Three short films by non-Asian directors will be introduced in the "Jeonju Ditial Project 2010" section; "Rosalind" by Matias Pineiro (Argentina), "Pig Iron" by James Benning (U.S.) and "The Enemy Lines" by Denis Cote (Canada). The production for the aforementioned films were sponsored by JIFF.
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The opening ceremony, to be held 6:30 p.m. today at Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do, will be hosted by Korean actors Yu Jun-sang and Hong Eun-hee and attended by numerous Korean actors including Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Young-ha, Moon Sung-keun, Park Joong-hoon and Kang Soo-yeon.
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JIFF will end its nine-day run on May 7, closing with Mexican film "To The Sea" by director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio., ^5 u7 W+ h8 S4 l; N3 p& M( P
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Reporter : Ko Kyoung-seok kave@
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