The Seoul Women's Film Festival, which is held every two years, will open its third round for 8 exciting days from April 15. About 70 films will be screened under 8 categories, including 20 films that show the recent trends in women's films, the works of Agnes Varda, the mother of French Nouvelle Vague, films by Taiwanese women directors, and old Korean comedies from the sixties.
One significant achievement of the festival is that it has widened its once local scope to embrace Asian women's films. This is evident in the purpose of the festival, which is to respond to growing global interest in Asian and women's films by discovering young women talent in Asia and going on to create a network of Asian film makers.
The Seoul Women's Film Festival was organized and opened for the first time in 1997 by the Women Culture and Arts Center. Since then, it has introduced a variety of cinematic viewpoints on the lives of women and discovered several talented women directors such as Jang Hee-sun and Chung Jae-eun. All in all, the festival has been an active link between women and visual art.
