The judges for the International Competition section of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival have been confirmed. The jury, composed of master directors, a star actor, and a noted scholar, is set to review this year's entries that will open the door to cinematic aesthetics of the 21st century.

 

The jury consists of five noted figures in cinema from Korea and abroad and include Darezhan OMIRBAYEV, who will be serving as the head of the jury for the International Competition section of this year's Jeonju International Film Festival, Don FREDERICKSEN, professor of film at Cornell University, Santosh SIVAN, a respected director in contemporary Indian cinema, RYOO Seung-wan, a noted action movie director in Korea, and JUNG Woo-sung, a young icon who metamorphosed into an actor who can play a vast spectrum of roles.

 

 

Darezhan OMIRBAYEV receives the spotlight at various film festivals around the world every time he releases a new film and has become a key figure in modern cinema for his portrayal of the unique aesthetics and rhythm of life in Central Asia, despite the relatively harsh working conditions of Kazakhstan's movie industry. He began to receive international acclaim after receiving the Silver Leopard and the Fipresci Award at the Locarno Film Festival for his feature debut, Kairat, in 1995. His second film, Kardiogramma, was invited to the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 and then received the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival. He developed a relationship with Jeonju when he participated in Talk to Her, the 2006 Jeonju Digital Project, along with Eric KHOOand Pen-Ek RATANARUANG.

 

  

 

  

Don FREDERICKSEN is a Senior Professor at the department of Theater, Film, and Dance at Cornell University in the U.S. He has taught classes on criticism, analysis, theory and history of cinema, and is especially well known as an expert on experimental films, documentaries, and modern European art films. He has written various books related to film and has served on the jury for the Krakow Film Festival in Poland and the Plus Camerimage (The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography). He is currently the chairman of the International Association for Jungian Studies and is active in a wide range of fields that include giving lectures about film and the environment, and psychology in various countries in Europe as well as working as a psychotherapist.