Wavve to Simultaneously Screen 22 Films at Seoul International Women's Film Festival

[Asia Economy Reporter Joeslgina] Wavve is sponsoring a project to support female filmmakers who are facing difficulties in film production due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and is holding a screening event for women’s films.

The online broadcasting and film service Wavve announced on the 11th that it will operate a total of 22 online simultaneous screening rooms in collaboration with the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival for five days until the 15th.

The opening films sponsored by Wavve, “Women Filmmakers Support Project: Seeing Each Other in the COVID Era” and “Baekya” from the “Film X Gender” section, are available for free viewing by anyone. The opening films will be available to Wavve paid members until October 10 after the festival.

“Women Filmmakers Support Project: Seeing Each Other in the COVID Era” is a project that shares the concerns of female filmmakers amid the global crisis and promotes solidarity. Production support funds were given to 50 teams of female filmmakers, and the videos they produced were compiled into a single work.

The Seoul International Women’s Film Festival’s main section and competition program, “Asia Shorts,” introduces films by Asian female directors active in various countries alongside Korean works such as “Marriage Is Over,” “Muhwa, Iwa, Goom,” “Girls’ Drum Sound,” “Sulrae,” “Porous Valley 2: Trickster Plot,” “Again, Born, Again,” and “Our Day and Night.” Short films can be viewed for 2,000 KRW each.

The “Linkage: Director × Critic” section, which introduces recently released or produced films, features five works including “Our House,” “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982,” “Money,” “Birthday,” and “Patriot Game 2? Jirokwi Ma.” Except for “Patriot Game 2,” these films can be viewed without additional payment if you have a Wavve paid subscription.

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