ASEAN Culture House in South Korea Holds Free Screenings of 15 ASEAN Films1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ASEAN Culture House (ACH) is hosting screenings of 15 ASEAN films from March 12 to 25. The lineup includes Singapore’s Tiong Bahru Social Club and Wet Season.
Titled “2021 ASEAN Cinema Week ― On: Tact,” the two-week event is the second of its kind. The previous one was held in 2019 to mark the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit.
Back then, the screenings were held as part of efforts to bolster cultural exchanges between the two sides ― a goal of the Korea Foundation, a government-affiliated public diplomacy organization that manages the ACH.
The 15 films were made between 2019 and 2020 in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, in genres ranging from romance to comedy, action and horror. The screenings are available for free on Naver TV’s “ASEAN Cinema Week.”
They are also available offline at the CGV Apgujeong branch in southern Seoul from March 13 to 14, and the Busan Cinema Center from March 20 to 21. Admission is free. But in accordance with social distancing, only up to 50 people will be admitted to each session after reservations are made in advance at the ACH website.
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