Film-Music Fest Wraps up in Jecheon
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A summer film and music festival was held in the nation's central area.
Our Son Hee-kyung was in Jecheon the host of the annual event.
Defying the sweltering heat hundreds of people attended the opening ceremony of the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival which wrapped up early this week.
"Here, not only can you enjoy the festival, but with a beautiful lake, it's a perfect location to come to on vacation".
"Listening to exhilarating music really helps to cool off from the heat wave".
Attending the opening ceremony were Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myung-gon filmmakers from around the world and several celebrities who wished for a successful festival.
Now in its its second year the event is relatively small in scale with this year seeing only 45 films screened from 27 countries.
"We have chosen films with a balance of music and visuals. Films with outstanding sound-tracks, musicals, or movies that deal with the lives of musicians".
The aim of the festival is to deepen the bond between music and film.
"Spectators have an opportunity to enjoy different genres of movies from 27 countries and listen to live music all in one setting. In a unique approach to entertainment a series of programs here combine the latest trends in contemporary cinema with live musical performances".
Music lovers got to enjoy the Korean pop bands Loveholic and YB Band are on the concert schedule.
Movie fans also had reason to smile.
One highlight is "M.A.I.D: Mission Almost Impossible Done" by a famous Thai director of comedies.
The story revolves around a group of Thai housemaids who accidentally become spies for their country.
"Its initials are M.A.I.D. and if you read it, it's going to mean a housewife or a servant. This is a comedy film and when you split up MAID, it can be Mission Almost Impossible Done".
His musical selection represents the uniqueness of Thai culture.
The director says his goal is to get more people around the world to take an interest in his homeland.
"The Sound of Silents" by German filmmaker Ilona Ziok was another highlight of the festival.
In her latest work Ziok proved once again that cinema cannot exist without music.
Her film is about the original silent pianist of the 1920s and takes viewers back to the earliest days of the motion picture.
"Cinema never existed without music. In the beginning when it was born, there were no words, no dialogue, because it was silent. But there was music. So music was always the main besides the images it was the main character of a film".
A message that these filmmakers share in common is that without the element of music, films wouldn't be complete.
The festival's organizers say they hope to draw more spectators at next year's Jecheon International Music and Film Festival with an exciting lineup of events.
This year 80-thousand spectators came up from last year's 50-thousand.
The setting for all this was the scenic city of Jecheon, known for Lake Cheongpoong a favorite among sightseers.
Son Hee-kyung, Arirang News.
Our Son Hee-kyung was in Jecheon the host of the annual event.
Defying the sweltering heat hundreds of people attended the opening ceremony of the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival which wrapped up early this week.
"Here, not only can you enjoy the festival, but with a beautiful lake, it's a perfect location to come to on vacation".
"Listening to exhilarating music really helps to cool off from the heat wave".
Attending the opening ceremony were Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myung-gon filmmakers from around the world and several celebrities who wished for a successful festival.
Now in its its second year the event is relatively small in scale with this year seeing only 45 films screened from 27 countries.
"We have chosen films with a balance of music and visuals. Films with outstanding sound-tracks, musicals, or movies that deal with the lives of musicians".
The aim of the festival is to deepen the bond between music and film.
"Spectators have an opportunity to enjoy different genres of movies from 27 countries and listen to live music all in one setting. In a unique approach to entertainment a series of programs here combine the latest trends in contemporary cinema with live musical performances".
Music lovers got to enjoy the Korean pop bands Loveholic and YB Band are on the concert schedule.
Movie fans also had reason to smile.
One highlight is "M.A.I.D: Mission Almost Impossible Done" by a famous Thai director of comedies.
The story revolves around a group of Thai housemaids who accidentally become spies for their country.
"Its initials are M.A.I.D. and if you read it, it's going to mean a housewife or a servant. This is a comedy film and when you split up MAID, it can be Mission Almost Impossible Done".
His musical selection represents the uniqueness of Thai culture.
The director says his goal is to get more people around the world to take an interest in his homeland.
"The Sound of Silents" by German filmmaker Ilona Ziok was another highlight of the festival.
In her latest work Ziok proved once again that cinema cannot exist without music.
Her film is about the original silent pianist of the 1920s and takes viewers back to the earliest days of the motion picture.
"Cinema never existed without music. In the beginning when it was born, there were no words, no dialogue, because it was silent. But there was music. So music was always the main besides the images it was the main character of a film".
A message that these filmmakers share in common is that without the element of music, films wouldn't be complete.
The festival's organizers say they hope to draw more spectators at next year's Jecheon International Music and Film Festival with an exciting lineup of events.
This year 80-thousand spectators came up from last year's 50-thousand.
The setting for all this was the scenic city of Jecheon, known for Lake Cheongpoong a favorite among sightseers.
Son Hee-kyung, Arirang News.
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