"Films Created by Small Schools"… Opens in Mokpo, Jeonnam

Students from Jeonnam, across Korea, and five countries participate
46 films from 35 schools to be screened
Full program with GV sessions, forums, and special screenings
Superintendent Kim Daejung: "A platform connecting local communities and the world"

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education will hold the "2025 Jeonnam Office of Education Small School Film and Video Festival" from December 18 to 20 at Mokpo CGV Peace Square, Fontana Beach Hotel, and Mokpo Cinema MM.

The Office explained that the event aims to find ways to ensure the sustainability of small schools amid declining school-age populations and the risk of regional extinction, and to establish a foundation for glocal education through student-created films that tell local stories.

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education will hold the "2025 Jeonnam Office of Education Small School Film and Video Festival" at Mokpo CGV Peace Square, Fontana Beach Hotel, and Mokpo Cinema MM. Provided by the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

This year's festival will feature 46 films from 35 schools, including small elementary, middle, and high schools in Jeonnam, as well as students from across Korea and five other countries. Side events such as GV (Guest Visit: Q&A with the audience), a Small School Specialization Forum, and a Glocal Film Education Forum have also been prepared.

The event will begin on the 18th with an opening ceremony and screenings of student-created works. Films will be shown sequentially in CGV theaters 1 and 4 through 8, and immediately after each screening, directors and student actors will meet the audience through GV sessions.

On the same day, a forum on the outcomes of small school specialization education will be held at the Fontana Beach Hotel in the afternoon, and "Michelangelo: The Divine Sculptor" will be screened at the Jeonnam Education Cinemuseum.

On the 19th, the "Glocal Film Education Forum" will be held, featuring film education experts from Asia, including Japan and Taiwan. Participants will review film education cases in Jeonnam and discuss directions for international cooperation and the development of the "East Asia Glocal Student Film Festival."

On the 20th, special screenings of "Third Grade, Second Semester" and "Masters of the World" for high school students and young adults will take place at Mokpo Cinema MM.

The films to be screened were planned and filmed directly by students from small schools in Jeonnam as part of their curriculum, covering a wide range of topics such as the ecological environment, village history, friendship, and career paths. International works from Ukraine, Taiwan, Denmark, Mexico, and Spain will also be introduced.

Superintendent Kim Daejung stated, "The Small School Film and Video Festival is a platform for students to connect their communities with the world," adding, "I hope this will expand into an educational model where Jeonnam children take center stage."

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