The sixth Asiana International Short Film Festival will kick off its six-day run on Nov. 5 at CineCube in Seoul, featuring 70 films from 30 countries.
"This year, we have received a total of 1,723 short films from 69 countries, which made it quite difficult for the jury to decide the finalists, because many of them demonstrated a high level of creativity", said Ahn Seong-gi, chief festival organizer, at a news conference held in Seoul on Tuesday.
The opening films are "Seven Superheroes vs. Monster F" by Korean director Park Jay and "Manon on the Asphalt" by French filmmakers Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont.
"Seven Superheroes", a world premiere, involves seven people with supernatural abilities who happen to live in the same building, pretending to be normal. When a monster attacks, they join forces to fight it off, but things begin to change unpredictably after their brief victory. "Manon on the Asphalt" features a female protagonist who has an accident while riding home on...|
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