Award, Non-Saudi Film). Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea International Film Festival) was held in the coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The International Film Festival is Saudi Arabia's first film festival and has established itself as a major film festival in the Middle East. “Red Sea International Film Festival” will be held for the third time this year
The ``Art Festival'' was held for eight days from November 30th, and was the largest in history, showing 125 films and series from around the world and selling over 40,000 tickets. The movie “Farang” is
was invited to participate in the Festival Favorites section, which invites works that received attention at the Global Film Festival in 2017.
Kaleem Aftab, director of foreign film programming at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
Aftab) said, ``The fact that 'Farang' won the Film Aura Audience Award is another example of the love and passion that Saudi audiences have for Korean films and culture in general.''
``K-pop groups have already enjoyed explosive popularity in Saudi Arabia, and now the close relationship between South Korea and Saudi Arabia is clearly reflected in the movie.''
Did. He added, ``A film about incompetence and inability to control one's own destiny in the midst of violence, 'Farang' is a genre movie with style and stability, while also having universal themes.
``It's no surprise that ``Farang'' proved so popular among the audience at the Red Sea International Film Festival.''
This year, leading domestic and international film festivals such as ``Cannes International Film Festival'' and ``Busan International Film Festival'' will be held.
Director Kim Chang-hoon, who won the Film Aura Audience Award at the ``Red Sea International Film Festival'' following the festival, said, ``When I heard the news of winning the Audience Award, I couldn't hide my excitement.
It's even more special that the audience chose this movie.''I would like to thank the Saudi audience.Most of all, I would like to thank Hong XaBin, Song Joong Ki, and Kim Hyun.
I would like to thank all the actors and staff who worked together on this movie, including actor Seo.'' ``Hwarang'' is a boy named Yong-gyu (Hong Sa) who wants to escape from his hellish reality.
This is a noir film that depicts the story of a man (Bin) who meets Chi-gon (Song Joong Ki), the middle boss of an organization, and begins to work with him in a dangerous world.
By chunchun 2023/12/22 00:19 KST
