"Show Your Own Voice" The 24th Korea Youth Film Festival Held

Event at Jeonil Building 245, Gwangju from the 15th to the 17th

The Macji Youth Social Education Institute announced on the 11th that the 24th Korea Youth Film Festival will be held on the 15th. Photo by Korea Youth Film Festival

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Macji Youth Social Education Institute announced on the 11th that it will hold the 24th Korea Youth Film Festival on the 15th.

Marking its 24th year this year, the Korea Youth Film Festival, which began in 1999, is the longest-running youth film festival in Korea, providing a platform for youth film production and discovering numerous aspiring filmmakers.

This year, the festival is managed by Baek Hakgi, a poet and film director who serves as the organizing chairman, and Seo Gilseok, head of the Marv Storytelling specialist group, who is the executive chairman. The event will take place over three days and two nights at Jeonil Building 245 in Gwangju.

This festival has formed a youth executive committee so that young people can directly lead the festival, working jointly with the professional executive committee in planning, operation, and judging.

The festival slogan, "Show Your Own Voice," was selected directly by the youth executive committee. It conveys the meaning of asking for voices unique to youth, not adults.

About 130 works, including short films, animations, and documentaries, were submitted to this year's festival.

The professional jury includes film director Bong Mandae as the head judge, film producer PD Ahn Youngjin (CEO of Miin Pictures), cultural content producer Lee Hyunghoon (CEO of Company A ent), Professor Jeon Giju (majoring in Broadcasting and Video at Junghwa Arts University), and Professor Han Donghyun (majoring in Broadcasting and Video at Junghwa Arts University).

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