Yeosu 'International Webfest' in Final Preparations

Nationwide Local Governments' First 'Advanced Film Festival' Held
Selection of Award-Winning Works Completed... Opening on September 4

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 29th that it is making every effort to finalize preparations as it completes the selection of award-winning works ahead of the ‘1st Yeosu International Web Fest’.

The ‘Yeosu International Web Fest’ is an advanced film festival, the first of its kind held by a local government nationwide, tailored to the changing video industry including web dramas, web films, and short-form content. It will be held over three days from September 4 to 6.

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Yeosu City received a total of 1,306 web content entries from 76 countries as a result of an open call for participation in the web fest from April to July.

This far exceeds the city’s initial recruitment plan by tenfold, and it is analyzed that the attention is focused on Yeosu, which has established itself as a holy land for web dramas by winning awards for nine consecutive years at domestic and international web drama award ceremonies.

The submitted works were first screened by the Web Fest Selection Committee, with 67 works advancing to the finals. On the 13th, the second selection committee decided the final award-winning works, which will be announced at the awards ceremony on September 6.

Additionally, the 67 finalists will be screened free of charge at CGV Yeosu Ungcheon Branch and GS Caltex Yeulmaru Small Theater.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on the 4th at Yeosu Hidden Bay Hotel, attended by domestic and international web content stakeholders. On the 6th at 5 p.m., the highlight of the event, the red carpet event and awards ceremony, will take place at GS Caltex Yeulmaru.

In particular, before announcing the award-winning works at the awards ceremony, Yeosu City plans to establish overseas networks for web drama film festivals by signing MOUs with British (British), Brazil (RIO), Slovakia (Azyl), the United States (World Web Fest), and others.

Side events include ▲ a forum on ‘The Development Direction of Web Content and Revitalization of Local Content’ at 2 p.m. on the 5th at GS Caltex Yeulmaru, and ▲ a ‘Candlelight Concert,’ a festival of 4,000 candles and classical music, at 8 p.m. on the 5th at Ungcheon Waterfront Park.

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong said, “We will successfully hold the Yeosu International Web Fest, which will be the first step in history, to enhance the value and reputation of ‘Yeosu, an International Marine Tourism and Leisure City.’ Although there is little time left, we will do our best to prepare so that the event proceeds without any issues.”

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