The Asiana International Shortline marked the start of the seventeenth festival.
The meeting was attended by Ahn Sung-ki, chairman of the executive committee, Jang Joon-hwan, chairman of the judging committee, Park Seo-joon, special judging committee member Ju Bo Young,
A total of 5752 entries from 118 countries were exhibited in this year's competition. Among them, 54 entries from 35 countries were selected in the international competition, 15 entries in the domestic competition, and 6 entries in the new film maker category.
"This year is the 100th anniversary of Korean movies, but it is a short festival, but there is a unique feeling," said Ahn Sung-ki, executive chairman. "As our Film festival has always done this year, Linda Ronstadt in Cine and the complex cultural space Emu. I hope you find a lot of them. "
The judge's director was directed by Jang Joon-hwan. "I think that movies are a process of meeting with audiences and creating different personal films, and I feel a bit sorry to judge them on such a standard," said Jang Joon-hwan, director of the film.
"The Film festival seems to offer a lot of such conditions and directions to make the next short film. I think it is a very good festival. "" I will do my best to make sure that the judges do their best so that they do not become anyone to the audience. "
This year's judges, along with director Jang Joon-hwan, include Shin Yoo-kyung, CEO of "The Filmer", a publicist who promoted the marketing of more than 200 domestic and foreign films, and many film books. Recently, "Cine 21" editor Joo Sung-chul, who is appearing in film programs such as "Room 1st Column", Cinema16 in Italy: American Short Films Center and Torino Cinema16: American Cinema16 Rebecca Green, who is also a producer in the American independent film industry, produces the film "Follow" which is also released in Korea and is also the chairman of the An Short Films Market.
Actors Park Seo-joon and Joo Bo-young have appeared as special judges this year.
Park Seo-joon said, "In my activities, I didn't have much opportunity to get to see Cinema16: American Short Films often. I am so grateful that you have asked me to see many Cinema16: American Short Films while I am with Ahn Sung-ki, "said Ahn Sung-ki." "The part of the screening seems to come to me in a different sense. I think I should review the movies as objectively as possible on my standards. "
Joo Bo-young, who won the "Short Face Award" at the Film festival last year, said, "I did not realize what I won last year. I feel like I am finally feeling it because I am here. "He said," I had a lot of worries about going on this road every year. I think that the 'face of the shortcut' was an opportunity for me, so this new year seemed to have passed calmly. I will do my best to select an attractive person while coordinating well with Park Seo-joon "
Following the introduction of the Film festival by the Ji Se-yeon programmer, the current situation is also reported that it is trying to show the progress of the 17th event every year.
"I feel that the Film festival has improved a little bit and the capacity has improved a lot," said Ahn Sung-ki, executive chairman. "We are continuing to try to make a little visible progress. "Asif Casting Market" will be such a new attempt. We will continue to think about new ideas based on what we have done in the future."
The opening film of the year is "Bermuda," a Swedish short film directed by Eric Barolin, and "The Plunderers," a South African short film directed by Greg Rom.
The 17th Asiana International Short Film festival will be held at CineCube and Complex Cultural Space Emu for six days from October 31 to November 5.