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Master Class

The JEONJU International Film Festival hosts Master Classes featuring selected experts who have achieved exceptional cinematic accomplishments and carved out their unique place in the industry.

  • Each Master Class runs for 90 minutes following the film screening.
  • Admission: KRW 15,000 (includes film screening)
  • Simultaneous interpretation services (English) will be provided.
  • Program details are subject to change depending on festival circumstances.
Master filmmaker Bae Chang-ho, who led the golden age of Korean cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, shares insights from his cinematic journey. While gaining popular acclaim with films like Whale Hunting (1984) and Deep Blue Night (1985), he also pushed artistic boundaries through works such as Hwang Jin-yi and The Dream. This master class highlights his dual identity as both a commercially successful and artistically daring filmmaker while exploring the development of his unique cinematic philosophy while balancing commercial appeal and artistic vision at pivotal moments in Korean film history.
Date & Venue May 3 (Sat) 13:30, MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1
Guest BAE Chang-ho (Director)
Moderator KIM Youngjin (Film Critic)
Screening Code 331
Acclaimed director Christopher Petit, renowned for the 1970s cult classic Radio On (1979) and London Orbital (2002) shares his approach to psychogeographical filmmaking through his latest film D is for Distance.
Date & Venue May 4 (Sun) 10:00, MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1
Guest Christopher PETIT (Director)
Moderator JEONG Jihye (Film Critic)
Screening Code 411
Montse Triola, co-founder of Andergraun Films, produced Albert Serra’s entire filmography, as well as Miséricorde by Alaine Guiraudie and Afterwater by Dane Komljen. This session explores her alternative approaches she has implemented in pursuit of independent auteur film production.

*This event is supported in part by a grant from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), a state agency.
Date & Venue May 5 (Mon) 17:00, MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1
Guest Montse TRIOLA (Producer)
Moderator Sung MOON (JEONJU IFF Programmer)
Screening Code 546
Pedro Costa is a filmmaker who has developed his own distinctive style, embracing new cinematic tools such as digital cameras in the late 1990s to depict the lives of marginalised communities in a realistic and contemporary way. In this special talk celebrating his long-awaited return to Jeonju, Costa will reflect on his body of work and the landscape of cinema today.
Date & Venue May 8 (Thu) 14:00, CGV Jeonjugosa 1
Guest Pedro COSTA (Director)
Moderator Sung MOON (JEONJU IFF Programmer)
Screening Code 845