Wanju Media Center Recruiting Participants for 'Local Cinema Academy'

The Completed Work to Be Screened at the 7th Nonghanki Film Festival in December

Wanju Media Center in North Jeolla Province is recruiting participants for the '2025 Local Cinema Academy'.

According to the center on May 14, the Local Cinema Academy is a project in which local residents collaborate to produce short films. In 2023, the academy produced "Excuse," and in 2024, it produced "Gaze."

Wanju Media Center is recruiting participants for the '2025 Local Cinema Academy'. Provided by Wanju County

This year's academy consists of three programs: scenario writing, acting, and on-site filming.

One of the scripts created during the scenario writing course will be selected. Acting classes will be conducted using the selected script, and residents will participate as actors and take part in on-site filming themselves.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for up to 15 people per program, starting from May 12 via the Wanju Media Center website. Duplicate applications are allowed. There is no tuition fee.

The scenario writing course will be held in the evenings on Mondays and Tuesdays (four sessions) starting from June 9. The acting course will take place on Saturday mornings (four sessions) starting from July 5.

After the scenario writing and acting classes are completed, the center will also recruit residents to participate as filming staff (such as camera operators, sound recordists, and script supervisors).

This year, director Jang Sunghyun (professor at Jeonju University Department of Film) will lead the scenario writing course, while actor Lee Wongu (director of One Actors Academy and cast member of "Missing: The Other Side" and "A Taxi Driver," among others) will teach the acting course.

The completed work will be screened at the 7th Nonghanki Film Festival in December. For more details, please contact Wanju Media Center.

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