Darden Brothers Directors Visit Korea, Start Jeonju Film Festival Schedule

Master director brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne visited Korea for the first time.

According to Jinjin Film, the Dardenne brothers arrived in Korea on the 26th through Incheon International Airport. They will begin their schedule at the Jeonju Film Festival from the 27th and meet audiences in Seoul starting from the 30th.

[Photo by Jinjin Films]

On the same day at 7:30 PM, the Dardenne brothers will attend the screening of the opening film of the 24th Jeonju Film Festival held at Moak Hall in the Korean Sound Culture Hall, and on the 28th at 7:30 PM, they will participate in a master class at CGV Jeonju Gosa Theater 4. Director Yoon Ga-eun, known for 'Our Body' (2016) and 'House of Hummingbird' (2020), will attend as the moderator. Then, on the 29th at 10 AM, they will join a Q&A session with the audience for 'Tori and Lokita' at CGV Jeonju Gosa Theater 6.

The directors will meet Seoul audiences for two days from the 30th to the 1st of next month. On the 30th at 7 PM, they will hold a GV (Guest Visit) at Megabox COEX, and on May 1st at 3 PM at Art Nine, 6:10 PM at Seoul Art Cinema, and 7:30 PM at Cinecube, respectively.

Last year at the Cannes Film Festival, the film 'Tori and Lokita,' which received the 75th Anniversary Special Award, tells the story of siblings Tori and Lokita who want to protect each other, becoming guardians for one another as they live and survive together. The film will be released on May 10.

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