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In a world where images are created every second, the JEONJU International Film Festival strives to provide authentic film viewing experiences. This lecture series features film scholars and critics who guide audiences beyond merely “watching” films to truly “understanding” them, offering diverse interpretations and context about film history.

  • Each session runs for 60 minutes following the film screening.
  • Admission: KRW 12,000 (includes film screening)
  • English Interpretation services are available only for specially marked events.
  • Program details are subject to change depending on festival circumstances.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and 40 years since the world premiere of Shoah. Following a viewing of All I Had Was Nothingness, which features previously unreleased footage from Shoah, renowned critic Jung Sung-il offers insights into this Holocaust documentary.
Date & Venue May 3 (Sat) 10:30, CGV Jeonjugosa 3
Moderator JUNG Sung-il (Film Critic)
Screening Code 305
Experience In This Life’s Body in 16mm—an intimate, personal film by Corinne Cantrill, who collaborated with Arthur Cantrill over the course of six decades. Join film critic Adrian Martin for a unique perspective on Australian film history.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 3 (Sat) 13:30, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Adrian MARTIN (Film Critic)
Screening Code 323
Explore slow cinema master James Benning’s little boy with independent curator Kim Eunhee. Benning’s new film serves as a gateway into his distinctive cinematic world.
Date & Venue May 3 (Sat) 14:00, MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 5
Moderator KIM Eunhee (Independent Curator)
Screening Code 334
Discover the diverse filmography of Bill Mousoulis, whose work spans experimental cinema, documentaries, and musical features while examining everyday human relationships. Film critic Adrian Martin offers special insights into Australian film history.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 4 (Sun) 16:00, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Adrian MARTIN (Film Critic)
Screening Code 437
Filmmaker Guy Maddin, known for his distinctive low-budget, experimental productions, returns with Rumours, his first major studio collaboration. This session examines how this apocalyptic horror-comedy fits within his unique artistic world.
Date & Venue May 4 (Sun) 17:00, CGV Jeonjugosa 3
Moderator KIM Byeonggyu (Film Critic)
Screening Code 440
One Is Few, Two Would Fill is a film directed by Odilon Lopez, one of the first black directors in the history of Brazilian cinema. Leonardo Bomfim, programmer at Cinemateca Capitólio who led the film’s restoration, discusses its significance in Brazilian film history.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 4 (Sun) 20:00, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Leonardo BOMFIM (Cinemateca Capitólio Programmer)
Screening Code 455
Renowned film critic Jung Sung-il explores Jean-Luc Godard and his cinematic legacy through his final works Scénarios and Exposé du film annonce du film “Scenario.”
Date & Venue May 4 (Sun) 21:00, CGV Jeonjugosa 3
Moderator JUNG Sung-il (Film Critic)
Screening Code 457
Discover the world of Margot Nash, who transitioned from acting to become an independent experimental filmmaker, through her landmark work Vacant Possession and her recent short Undercurrents: meditations on power. Film critic Adrian Martin offers special insights into Australian film history.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 5 (Mon) 21:00, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Adrian MARTIN (Film Critic)
Screening Code 555
Following a screening of The Sealed Soil, a powerful film from Iranian women’s cinema, Beatrice Loayza, a contributing film critic to the New York Times and Sight & Sound, introduces the cinematic world of Director Marva Nabili.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 6 (Tue) 10:30, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Beatrice LOAYZA (Film Critic · Historian)
Screening Code 601
Haden Guest, Director of the Harvard Film Archive and longtime friend of the JEONJU International Film Festival, presents three 35mm films. Following screenings of works by Disney, Sucksdorff, and Frammartino, Guest examines the ethics and approaches to filming animals.

*Consecutive interpretation service (Korean and English) will be provided.
Date & Venue May 6 (Tue) 17:00, JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema
Moderator Haden GUEST (Director of Harvard Film Archive)
Screening Code 639