NEW DELHI, NOV 29  :   Korean Cultural Centre India opened a three-day ‘New Delhi Korean Film Festival 2023’ as the Centre continues its marathon event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and India.

The film festival was held at the India International Centre (IIC), the festival and will be on view until November 30
Director of Korean Cultural Centre India, Hwang Il Yong welcomed all the attendees in the presence of Director of India International Centre, Kailash Nath Shrivastava and Chairperson of Film Festival for Women`s rights in Korea, Song Ran Hee. Opening day had 172 attendees, according to a media
release.

Song Ran Hee, the chairperson of the film festival for women’s rights in Korea, said, “To my UNNIE Awarded at FIWOM Awards, this movie represents going beyond the stereotypical representation of victims of domestic violence to show them as real human beings who desire, understand, and move on. Beyond This Place, awarded at the FIWOM Awards, is a power story of solidarity between migrant and non-migrant women in Korea who go beyond domestic violence.”

Hwang Il Yong, Director of Korean Cultural Centre India said, “We were able to see that local Indians’ love and interest in Korean culture and movies has deepened, and its individual tastes have become more diverse as we have prepared for this year’s New Delhi Korean Film Festival. We plan to further develop special programs to introduce and experience Korean movies while introducing and disseminating various Korean cultures in India.”

On the opening day, three movies were screened; To My Unnie “and “Beyond This Place” and Ullarivu. The screening was followed by an interactive session with directors of the movies “To My Unnie “and “Beyond This Place.”, in which the audience were well engaged. Attendees had the chance to interact with filmmakers, gaining insights into the creative process and the stories behind the films.

On the second day, ‘The Night of Moon’ was presented, which is for celebrating India`s remarkable recent achievements in space exploration technology and industry and sending a message of support to Indian society and the government, who is fostering the field with the screening of The Moon. The Moon was recently released in Korea which was selected through a survey of local Korean culture & Korean film lovers.

On the last day of the festival on Thursday the screening work of ‘The Night of Outland’ , Movie ‘Little Forest’ will be screened. The movie captures Korea’s food, countryside, and the community culture of simple country life like gathering ingredients such as vegetables and fruits, making and eating food, and sharing the cooked food together.

One of the reasons why many local Korean culture & Korean film lovers recommended this work is that there is a sense of nostalgia for the countryside no matter how much one lives in the city and

the other can be based on the recent increasing interest in Korean food in India.
The movie will be screened at 06:30 pm and is open for all.(UNI)