Gyeongbuk Province submitted three representative films from the Gyeongbuk International AI/Metaverse Film Festival (GAMFF), which was held for the first time in the country in June this year, to the 25th Newport Beach Film Festival held in Newport Beach, USA from the 17th to the 24th.
The Newport Beach Film Festival, now in its 25th year since its inception in 1999, is a world-renowned international film festival attended by more than 50,000 film fans and industry experts every year.
Promotional material for the Gyeongbuk AI Metaverse movie held last June.
More than 100 films, including long and short films, documentaries, and animations, from 19 countries around the world will be screened at this film festival, and filmmakers from not only Korea but also Ireland, Australia, Canada, Spain, and Germany also attended.
The film festival featured works that were highly evaluated at the Gyeongbuk International AI/Metaverse Film Festival.
The opening film Witness (Korean name: Witness, directed by Yang Ik-jun), the film category contest grand prize winner My Dear (directed by Kim So-hee), and the video category contest grand prize winner Lullaby (Korean name Lullaby, directed by Sergei Kochintsev) will be held at the ‘Korean Short Film Showcase’ on the 18th. It was screened at Triangle 4 in the ‘Short Film Showcase’ section and received a great response from local audiences.
The Gyeongbuk International AI/Metaverse Film Festival was held for the first time in the country in June this year, attracting a lot of attention by accepting 527 films from 42 countries through a contest and selecting 22 prize-winning films, presenting a new paradigm to the world film industry and establishing the Newport Beach Film Festival as the Through this, we had the opportunity to showcase our achievements to the world.
In addition, Lee Jeong-woo, head of the Gyeongbuk Province MetaAI Science Bureau, attended a reception held at Elwood Club on the 17th along with Gumi Mayor Kim Jang-ho, Christoph Waltz, who won two Academy Awards at the Newport Beach Film Festival, and Greg Shu, co-founder and CEO of the Newport Beach Film Festival. He interacted with global film industry officials, including Wenk, to promote the Gyeongbuk International AI/Metaverse Film Festival and watched the opening film, Old Guy (directed by Simon West), with key figures from the festival.
Jeong-Woo Lee, Director of MetaAI Science Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said at the opening ceremony, “It is an honor to be able to introduce the highly acclaimed representative work of the Gyeongbuk International AI and Metaverse Film Festival at a world-class film festival. “Please show a lot of interest,” he said.
At the opening ceremony, the GAMFF promotional booth was operated at the largest scale at the entrance of the venue as Korea’s representative booth, and traditional Korean desserts were provided to visitors of GAMFF representative works, drawing a great response.
Meanwhile, Gyeongbuk Province and the city of Newport Beach signed an ‘International AI/Metaverse Film Festival Cooperation Agreement (MOU)’ in 2022, and Newport Beach Film Festival co-founder Greg Schwenk and Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Chairman Steve Rozanski We have continued to interact by attending the Gyeongbuk International AI·Metaverse Film Festival.
By showcasing works from the Gyeongbuk International AI/Metaverse Film Festival at this Newport Beach Film Festival, Gyeongbuk Province has further solidified its leading position in the AI/Metaverse industry, and plans to strengthen its competitiveness by accelerating the development of the AI/Metaverse industry through global cooperation. .
Gyeongbuk Province Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “Participating in the Newport Beach Film Festival is a valuable opportunity to let the world know that Gyeongbuk Province is leading the future industry through AI and Metaverse technology,” and “At this Newport Beach Film Festival, the Gyeongbuk International AI and Metaverse Film Festival will be held.” “We are very happy that our content has been recognized once again on the global stage.”
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