The 16th Jeonju International Film Festival unveils the 2nd edition of must-watch list!

- Total 8 recommendations including Outdoor Screening Films such as The Trip to Italy and Shaun the Sheep

- Presenting those from diverse regions including Greece and Estonia, with various genres and styles

The 16th Jeonju International Film Festival (Jeonju IFF) announced total 8 films for the 2nd edition of must-watch list, following the 1st edition on last April 13.

Those 8 films presented on April 21 are two Outdoor Screening Films, The Trip to Italy(Michale WINTERBOTTOM) and Shaun the Sheep(Mark BURTON, Richard STARZAK), KOZA(Ivan OSTROCHOVSKY), In the Crosswind(Martti HELDE), Sheltered(Diego LERMAN), Stray Dog(Debra GRANIK), Norway(Yannis VESLEMES), and The Days Come(Romain GOUPIL).

The most notable films from this year’s Jeonju IFF are 6 Outdoor Screening Films which will be screened at Jeonju Sports Stadium with 4,000 seats. The Trip to Italy sketches two men’s journey to 6 cities of Italy, including Toscana, Rome, and Amalfi, together with delicious food. People can indirectly experience beautiful scenes and banquets of Italy through a screen.

Shaun the Sheep is the movie for families to celebrate Family’s Month May. It is a new animation by Aardman Studio, clay animation production company which is famous for Wallace & Gromit series. It is a troublesome adventure about mischievous sheep Shaun, who escapes from country farm, and his friends looking for him. Especially, celebrating ‘Children’s Day’, on the screening day of Tuesday, May 5, Shaun the Sheep holds a special event for children who come with their families, and Jeonju citizens. Maximum 2 children from 3 to 12 years old can watch this film for free, if they are accompanied by adults(Adults should pay).

Films from diverse countries including Estonia, America and Greece, with various genres and themes, are also noticeable. KOZA is a drama starring a real former Atlanta Olympic boxer Koza Balaz, enhancing reality. In the Crosswind, based on the tragic history under the reign of Russian government, Stalin, Stary Dog, the documentary dealing with Vietnam War veteran, ‘Ron’ who enjoys riding Harley Davidsons, and The Days Come, the self-reflective movie by Romain GOUPIL who is from French revolution time of 1968 illuminate the past and present of Estonia, America, and France, respectively. Also, Sheltered which shows the journey of mother and son who escaped from the husband’s violence with an impressive camera walking, and Norway that covers a vampire’s eccentric travel story in modern Greece seem to attract many cinephiles with their unique styles.

Since ticket reservation for Outdoor Screening Films and General Screening Films starts on April 16, Jeonju IFF has been continuing high rate of reservation. Online sold-out films are also reservable at on-site box offices on the screening day, in a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation for Opening Ceremony, Opening Film, General Screenings, and Outdoor Screenings is available through Jeonju IFF’s official website(http://eng.jiff.or.kr), and also at the basement of ’CAFE ZIP&JIFF’ in ’Cinema Street’ which is an on-site box office for early reservation, until April 24. The 16th Jeonju IFF will be held from Thursday, April 30 to Saturday, May 9.