Jeonju International Film Festival 2011

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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 12:00

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From:  http://eng.jiff.or.kr/

Screening Info at: http://eng.jiff.or.kr/b20_screen/20_screening.asp

The 12th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will be held from 28 April to 6 May, 2011 in Jeonju, a traditional and beautiful city of Korea. 

Launched in 2000, JIFF is now being recognized as one of the most important film festivals in Asia and a window of independent and experimental films around the world.

JIFF has been focusing on unique voices of independent films from all over the world by presenting various and meaningful contemporary cinematic world to the audience during the past 11 years. Since 2000, a number of new filmmakers have been introduced to the world stage through JIFF. 
The awardees of JIFF resulted in getting acclaimed internationally, and the efforts and accomplishments of JIFF have been well recognised by film professionals and cineastes in the world.

JIFF also has been drawing international and domestic cineastes and critics’ interests by introducing world famous master filmmakers’ new films and a wide range of programmes presented at JIFF each year, including priceless Masterclasses, various retrospectives and special screenings. JIFF is always trying to get with the flow and changes in the film industry by producing and distributing Jeonju Digital Project and Short! Short! Short!, 
the two main project of JIFF.

Beyond the accomplishment and the triumph JIFF has achieved during last 11 years, it now opens a new chapter for the next decade. 
With the passion and respect for the new and a broad variety of films JIFF2011 will be a truly cinematic journey for every cineaste in the world.