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Actor Yoo Ji-tae Invited as Juror for "Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival"

Actor Yoo Ji-tae has been invited as a juror for the international competition division of the "28th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival" to open in France on Jan. 28.

The short film "What Kinds of Dreams Does A Blind Man Have?" directed by Yoo himself has also been invited to the "Special Discovery" division of this film festival.

In a telephone interview with Yonhap News on Jan. 23, Choi Yoon-hee, president of Film Messenger--the overseas distribution agency of "What Kinds of Dreams Does A Blind Man Have?"--said, "We have recently been told by the organizers of the 'Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival' that Mr. Yoo Ji-tae has been invited as a juror for the international competition division of the festival. I understand that Mr. Yoo is the first Korean film celebrity to have ever been invited as a juror for the film festival".

As a juror, Yoo will screen a total of 79 films for the film festival. He is expected to leave for France on Jan. 27 and return to Seoul on Feb. 5, the day after the festival comes to an end.

"What Kinds of Dreams Does A Blind Man Have?" is Yoo's fifth short film he has directed. The film starred actors Oh Gwang-rok and Oh Dal-soo. The film portrays a story about how a blind masseur, who has built his own peaceful inner world, is driven into the real world full of prejudice and hatred after being shaken by the temptation from a woman.

The film was invited to the "Wide Angle Division" of last year's Pusan International Film Festival, and has been screened at the Asiana International Short Film Festival.

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