Jeonju Digital Project

Every year since 2000 the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea has awarded 50 million won to three international filmmakers, to make a 30–minute digital film.

The ‘Jeonju Digital Project’ is definitely a ‘Dare’ project. The Jeonju International Film Festival has dared to commission films, which very few organizations are willing or able to do anymore. The Festival does not dictate content, yet all of the filmmakers they select are known for making non–commercial, complex and often demanding work. In this time of shrinking resources and (though I am loathe to admit it) apparent shrinking attention...