According to organizers, this year's festival, now in its 27th year, will run for 10 days until May 8 and feature some 236 films from 54 countries.
The festival's curtain-raiser is American filmmaker Kent Jones' "Late Fame," which tells the story of a poet whose secluded life is suddenly thrown into the spotlight after young admirers rediscover his long-neglected work.
A special retrospective event is also scheduled in honor of the late actor Ahn Sung-ki, who died in December last year after battling blood cancer. Around seven lesser-known films from his decades-long career will be screened.
The festival, known for its lineup of offbeat and indie films, will close with director Kim Hyun-ji's "Namtaeryeong," a documentary that follows farmers who ride tractors to Seoul to demand the impeachment of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol after he abruptly declared martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, which ended in a brief overnight fiasco.
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