'The 2nd Hanappunin Jigu Film Festival' ... Cinema Center, Opens September 1

Building Public Consensus on the Climate Crisis

A festival for the future of the blue planet will be held in Busan.

Busan Cinema Center.

Busan City announced that the "2nd One and Only Earth Film Festival" will take place from September 1 to 5 at the Busan Cinema Center.

The event is organized by "Finding the Rights of Nature" (Chairman Jang Je-guk) and the "Busan Cinema Center" (CEO Kim Jin-hae).

Now in its second year, the film festival consists of ▲ environmental film screenings ▲ environmental video and poster contests ▲ exhibitions and experiences ▲ and a conference. The opening ceremony will be held on September 1 at 7 PM at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center.

▲ The environmental film festival will screen 52 works from 18 countries focusing on the theme of the climate crisis. Admission to the opening and closing ceremonies is free for everyone to watch the opening and closing films.

The opening film is "Legacy" by French director Yann Arthus-Bertrand, emphasizing action and practice for the Earth suffering from chaotic humanity.

The closing film will be selected from among the videos submitted to the environmental video contest. The closing ceremony will be held on September 5 at the small theater of the Busan Cinema Center.

Additionally, on the weekend of September 2 and 3, outdoor screenings will be held once a day at 8:30 PM at the outdoor plaza of the Busan Cinema Center.

▲ The awards ceremony for the environmental video and poster contests will take place alongside the closing ceremony at 5:10 PM on September 5 at the small theater of the Busan Cinema Center.

The "Environmental Video Contest" received a total of 2,322 entries from 113 countries between April 13 and June 7. Among these, 16 works were selected and screened from September 1 to 5, after which six outstanding works will be chosen and awarded.

The "Environmental Poster Contest" was held from August 1 to 21 targeting preschool, elementary, and middle school students, receiving a total of 67 entries. The works that passed the first screening will be exhibited at the outdoor plaza of the Busan Cinema Center during the event, and 16 winning works will be selected through on-site voting by visitors and awarded.

▲ The Green Life Show features eco-friendly product booths, a White Elephant Market, and environmental experience programs, held from September 1 to 3 at the outdoor plaza of the Busan Cinema Center.

The eco-friendly product booths are composed of about 40 booths across five zones, with approximately 30 companies participating. Various eco-friendly products will be exhibited and sold, along with electric bicycle experiences and electric car displays.

At the White Elephant Market, secondhand items priced under 10,000 KRW will be sold and shared, with 10% of the sales proceeds donated to environmental charity activities.

The environmental experience programs include making coffee grounds pencils, and on September 2 and 3, the "Pureumi Mobile Environmental Classroom" bus equipped with various environmental educational tools will be stationed to provide environmental education opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Especially on September 3 at 4:30 PM, a recycled mini car racing competition will be held for families with children aged 6 to 10 who have pre-registered.

▲ The conference will be held on September 2 at 2 PM in the 17th-floor conference room of Dongseo University Centum Campus, under the theme "ESG Strategies for Climate Crisis Response Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)."

Distinguished domestic and international figures such as Cha In-hyuk, advisor at CJ OliveNetworks, Professor Jang Byung-tak of Seoul National University's Department of Computer Engineering, and Kim Dong-soo, director of the ESG Management Research Institute at Kim & Chang Law Firm, will participate as presenters and discussants to discuss linking AI-based social value management (ESG) policies with local companies and raising awareness.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun stated, "Natural disasters have been relentless due to rapid climate change recently, and we are directly feeling the seriousness of the climate crisis. Through this One and Only Earth Film Festival, I hope it will be a good opportunity not only to raise citizens' awareness and shift values regarding the climate crisis but also to spread the practice of green living in daily life."

Movie tickets can be purchased through the Busan Cinema Center website or app, and on-site ticketing is also available. For more details, please visit the official website of the One and Only Earth Film Festival.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.