▲ Chairman of the Joint-Executive Jeong Jun-ho proposes a toast at the Korean Film Night held at the Jeonju International Film Festival. ⓒ Presented by Jeonju International Film Festival
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Controversy has arisen after it was confirmed that actor Jung Jun-ho, co-chairman of the Jeonju International Film Festival, went to an entertainment bar in Daejeon while away during the festival. It is stated that the behavior of the executive chairman, who oversees the events of the film festival, is not acceptable.
According to the report, actor Jung Jun-ho appeared at entertainment bar A near Yuseong Hot Springs Station in Daejeon on the evening of the 8th. The informant said, “Although it was Father’s Day and the Jeonju International Film Festival was going on, the chairman left his seat and appeared in another area. The entertainment bar that Jung Jun-ho visited was Salon Room. The Jeonju International Film Festival runs from the 1st to the 10th.
In this regard, the Jeonju International Film Festival explained, “Chairman Jeong Jun-ho was absent for a while due to work related to sponsorship.” The explanation is that there was an offer to bring in companies that could support the film festival, so they visited Daejeon to meet them.
According to the Jeonju International Film Festival, Co-Executive Chairman Jeong Jun-ho is mainly responsible for external projects such as attracting sponsors and managing sponsors. Chairman Chung also said during media interviews, “We are focusing on external cooperation and getting financing, and we are setting a goal to get the top 100 sponsors within three years and working to persuade them by meeting directly with company owners. “
However, it is noted that it is not advisable to leave the event for sponsorship work while the film festival is in full swing.
A film industry person who was the executive chairman of the Jeonju International Film Festival said, “It is not wise for the chairman of the executive committee to go to a bar in another area and meet someone during the film festival period,” he said, “It is as unusual as the captain being absent from a sailing ship.” He dismissed it as “action.”
He then said, “I don’t remember discussing sponsorship issues while the film festival was going on for a long time,” and added, “Getting sponsorship is a something that is talked about after the film festival is over and the event is underway. , so it is not an issue that needs to be discussed by going to other departments.” did.
Officials from other domestic film festivals also said, “If the goal is to get funding for next year, it is common to invite people to Jeonju to tour a film festival and guide them,” and said , “Even if the festival is close to being there. In the end, they do not intend to go to other departments to discuss funding.” “I don’t understand this, and I don’t think he understands his role as executive chairman,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Jeonju International Film Festival <오마이뉴스> After the article was published, an additional statement was made, saying, “The person that Co-Executive President Jeong Jun-ho met with was from a foreign country, and because he was about to to leave the country on the 9th, it was not possible. to meet him, so we went to meet him shortly after completing the whole day’s schedule,” and “The place was also on that side.” “I went straight to the named place ,” he explained.
