Jeonju International Film Festival to be Held at National Assembly Cultural Theater for Third Consecutive Year
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Lee ByungJae(2026-02-05 15:13:38)
<2025 National Assembly Cultural Theater "Winter Light" Movie Talk Photo>
The Jeonju International Film Festival (Co-executive directors Min Sung-wook and Jung Joon-ho) announced on the 5th that they will continue the National Assembly Cultural Theater program for the third consecutive year.
The National Assembly Cultural Theater, sponsored by the National Assembly Secretariat, is a cultural event aimed at promoting communication with the people through culture. To enhance the people's right to enjoy culture, various cultural programs such as movies and performances are presented for free every third Thursday of the month.
Starting in 2024, the Jeonju International Film Festival has been collaborating with the National Assembly Cultural Theater for the third year, aiming to diversify the content of the theater and expand the reach of independent and art films based on a cultural mutual cooperation system. They have showcased the National Assembly Cultural Theater with various programs such as movie talks featuring directors and actors, focusing on award-winning and screened works from the Jeonju International Film Festival.
Among the Jeonju International Film Festival works showcased at the National Assembly Cultural Theater so far are various films such as "The Secret of the Hill" in February 2024, followed by "Goodbye, Hello," "Will You Marry Me," and "The Person Wearing a Blanket." In 2025, films like "Room Sharing," "Winter Light," and "House of Encounter" have been consistently presented to meet with the audience.
The Jeonju International Film Festival will continue to meet with the public from February to the second half of the year. The first screening this year will be the Korean Cinema Section film "Rectangle, Triangle" from the 26th Jeonju International Film Festival and the special screening section film "Byunghoon's Day." These two films will be screened at the National Assembly Members' Hall on February 19th (Thursday) at 7 p.m., followed by a movie talk with director Lee Hee-joon before the screening, providing an opportunity for direct communication with the audience. Reservations can be made starting from February 5th (Thursday) on the Republic of Korea National Assembly Integrated Reservation Site (https://reservation.assembly.go.kr/).
Meanwhile, the 27th Jeonju International Film Festival will be held for 10 days from April 29th (Wednesday) to May 8th (Friday) on the streets of film and in the Jeonju area.