Jangseong-gun to Host 'Namdo Food Film Talk Show and Namdo Gugak Festival' on the 19th

Published 17 May.2023 15:40(KST)

Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, will hold the ‘Namdo Food Film Talk Show’ and the ‘44th Namdo Gugak Festival’ during the ‘Jangseong Hwangryonggang Hong Gildongmu Flower Road Festival,’ which opens on the 19th.

According to the county on the 17th, the ‘Namdo Food Film Talk Show,’ held at 3 p.m. on the 19th at the Small Theater of Jangseong Culture and Arts Center, consists of short film screenings centered on food and a talk show with Namdo food experts.

The photo shows the autumn flower festival site last year <br>[Photo by Jangseong-gun]

The photo shows the autumn flower festival site last year
[Photo by Jangseong-gun]

The films to be shown include four works: Temple food and life by Monk Jeonggwan, Salsa and Japchae, If Darwin Sat at the Table, and Finland’s Beer Master. These films were featured at the Seoul International Food Film Festival and last about 10 to 30 minutes each, making them easy to enjoy without burden.

After the films, a talk show on Namdo food will follow.

‘Food Humanist’ Joo Young-ha, Director of Jangseogak at the Academy of Korean Studies, Kim Hyun-jin, Director of the Namdo Traditional Food Culture Research Institute, and Hwang Hye-rim, Programmer of the Seoul International Food Film Festival, will gather to share interesting stories about food and films.

For participation inquiries, contact the Agricultural Distribution Division of Jangseong-gun.

The ‘44th Namdo Gugak Festival’ will take place over two days, on the 19th and 20th. Started in 1979, the Namdo Gugak Festival is an exciting traditional music festival where more than 1,200 Jeollanam-do gugak performers gather annually to compete and celebrate together.

This year, it is hosted by the Jeollanam-do branch of the Korea Gugak Association and organized by the Jangseong-gun branch, with support from Jeollanam-do, Jangseong-gun, the Korea Gugak Association, and the Jeonnam Federation of Arts and Culture Organizations. It is especially notable as it is held in Jangseong-gun for the first time in 12 years since 2011.

On the first day, the first session will feature preliminary competitions in percussion, Namdo folk songs, pansori, and dance categories, while the second session will include nongak (farmers’ music) and final competitions, the opening ceremony, awards ceremony, and celebratory performances, offering a variety of programs for the audience.

The 44th Namdo Gugak Festival, which will widely promote the excellence of ‘gugak,’ a Jeollanam-do intangible cultural asset and UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is free to attend with no age restrictions. For inquiries, contact the Jeonnam Gugak Association.

County Governor Kim Han-jong said, “This will be a valuable opportunity to confirm the infinite possibilities of Namdo food and traditional music through the artistic genres of film and gugak,” and added, “We ask for your great interest, participation, and support.”