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Yangju City holds the 7th Yangju Barrier Free Film Festival... On the outdoor stage at Okjeong Lake Park on the 12th.

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  • Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, will hold the '7th Yangju Barrier Free Film Festival' at the outdoor stage of Okjeong Lake Park from 6 p.m. on the 12th.
  • We prepared the theme of 'movies seen together from everyone's perspective' so that disabled and non-disabled people can enjoy and communicate with each other, and the winning films among the 59 films submitted to the short film contest will be screened.

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The Yangju Barrier Free Film Festival is an event where disabled and non-disabled people can enjoy movies together, and this year marks its 7th anniversary.

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(Yangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Noh Seung-hyuk = Yangju City, Gyeonggi-do announced on the 10th that the '7th Yangju Barrier Free Film Festival', where anyone can enjoy movies together beyond the boundaries between disabilities and non-disabilities, will be held at the outdoor stage of Okjeong Lake Park from 6 p.m. on the 12th.

The film festival was designed to allow disabled and non-disabled people to watch and communicate with films together under the theme of ‘watching films together from everyone’s perspective.’

A total of 59 works with various themes and perspectives were submitted to this year's short film contest.

The winning films selected after expert screening will be revealed to the audience on the day of the film festival.

Starting with a congratulatory performance at 6 p.m., followed by an awards ceremony at 7 p.m., the winning films will be screened.

Hong Mi-young, head of the Culture and Tourism Department of Yangju City, said, "This year, a variety of works were submitted, allowing us to present good films to citizens. We hope that you will visit Okjeong Lake Park with your family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy movies and performances and feel the meaning of a film festival for everyone."

The Yangju Barrier Free Film Festival has established itself as a local festival where people with different environments and conditions can naturally meet and empathize through movies.

Open Questions

  • What are the specific titles and contents of the award-winning work?
  • What are the details of the celebration performance?

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