Kicking off yesterday, the annual touring festival will present a range of about 450 films, commercials and music videos for nine days in Seoul, its 19th destination. Under the theme of "Keep It Curious" this year, the 7th festival here features a variety of events, such as seminars, concerts and talk shows, along with the screenings. The festival consists of six programs _ Global Shorts, Music Videos, Culture & Life, Artists' Retrospective, Korean Screenings and Special Screenings. Other special programs include "Talk Show", a freer version of a seminar, which offers a chance for guests to exchange their ideas under the title of "What's Your Big Idea?" and night screenings on tonight, tomorrow and Nov. 19. The ticket price is 7,000 won. The two venues are located within walking distance of exit 2 of Myongdong Station on subway line 4. For details: call (02) 798- 7759 or visit Open the link
"Sopyonje" (1993)
Seoul Selection Bookstore
Saturday at noon
Master director Im Kwon-taek's lyrical film looks at the fading art of pasori, or Korean traditional narrative song, in the early 1960s when the nation was on the eve of a period of rapid Westernization and modernization. Located near Anguk Station on subway line 3. Tickets: 3,000 won. Details: (02) 734-9565 or Open the link
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