Actor Jung Joon-ho Appointed Executive Chairman of Jeonju International Film Festival

Co-Executive Chairman System with Vice Executive Chairman Min Seong-wook
"An Opportunity to Achieve Two Goals: Establishing Identity and Securing Popularity"

Actor Jung Joon-ho has been appointed as the co-executive chairman of the Jeonju International Film Festival Organizing Committee. According to the Jeonju Film Festival Organizing Committee on the 14th, Jung was decided as co-executive chairman along with Vice Executive Chairman Min Sung-wook at the board meeting held that afternoon at the Jeonju Digital Independent Cinema. The appointment was approved with the majority of the seven board members with voting rights in favor. This is the first time the Jeonju Film Festival has been operated under a co-executive chairman system. According to the board resolution, the two executive chairmen will prepare for next year’s festival starting from that day. The term is three years.

Vice Executive Chairman Min is a veteran who has served as secretary-general and vice executive chairman in the organizing committee since the launch of the Jeonju Film Festival. He also works as a professor in the Broadcasting and Entertainment Department at Baekje Arts University. Executive Chairman Jung is an actor who has been active for over 30 years in films, dramas, and advertisements. His representative works include films such as "Anarchist (2000)," "My Wife Is a Gangster (2001)," "Marrying the Mafia (2002)," "Public Enemy Returns (2005)," and "Operation Chromite (2016)," as well as dramas like "My Last Love (2008)," "Iris (2009)," "Queen of Reversals (2010)," "The Flower in Prison (2016)," and "SKY Castle (2018)." He currently serves as CEO of Owl Company and Happy Angela.

The appointment was recommended by Woo Beom-gi, the mayor of Jeonju and chairman of the film festival organizing committee. Some have criticized Jung as unqualified due to a lack of understanding of independent films and practical experience. The Jeonju Film Festival side explained, "So far, we have established a solid fan base by advocating the values of 'independence' and 'alternative,' and have built a unique foundation through support and screening of domestic and international independent art films," but also noted, "There has been a view that the festival may have a high entry barrier for the general public." They added, "We expect that the transition to a co-executive chairman system will be an opportunity to achieve both the establishment of identity and securing popularity."

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