Save the Children Korea to Hold Children's Rights Film Festival Outdoors for First Time
In short
Save the Children said it will hold the 12th Children's Rights Film Festival on Oct 31 at Ichon Hangang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul — the first time the event is held outdoors. Ticket booking opened on the organisation's official website on Oct 6. The festival will premiere “3rd Grade Class 6 Graduation Video_V14,” a film co-produced with director Youn Dan-bi about Sofia, a 16-year-old migrant-background child.
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Save the Children said on Oct 6 that it will hold the 12th Save the Children Children's Rights Film Festival on Oct 31 at Ichon Hangang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Yonhap reported. It is the first time the festival is being held outdoors, under the theme “See the world through a child's eyes.” [ 1 , 2 ]
Ticket booking began on Oct 6 on the organisation's official website, according to Yonhap. The opening ceremony will be hosted by broadcaster Park Kyung-rim, a Save the Children promotional ambassador. [ 1 ]
The festival will premiere “3rd Grade Class 6 Graduation Video_V14,” which Save the Children produced with director Youn Dan-bi. The film follows Sofia, a 16-year-old migrant-background child, as she makes a graduation video for her friends and, in the process, confronts the stories of her friends and family, Yonhap said. Animated short films and short films by emerging directors selected through a competition will also be screened. [ 1 ]
Exhibitions and activities include “Drawing 100 Wounds,” which visualises the wounds children suffer from words, and a “Migrant Background Story Wall” introducing the lives and culture of migrant-background children, according to Yonhap. Photo booth, message card making, caricature, pin badge making and picture book making programs are also planned, with activities designed for children and adults to take part together. [ 1 ]
After the outdoor event, an online film festival and community screenings will continue through November, Yonhap reported. The festival was first held in 2015 to build social consensus on ending corporal punishment of children, and has drawn about 370,000 cumulative viewers through last year, according to the same report. [ 1 ]
Dong-A Ilbo, in a shorter report, highlighted the first outdoor venue and the release of the original film about a migrant-background child. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The festival has run since 2015 as a campaign to build public consensus on ending corporal punishment of children, drawing about 370,000 cumulative viewers through last year, according to Yonhap. Holding it outdoors for the first time and continuing with an online festival and community screenings through November extends the event beyond a single Seoul venue. The documents describe a cultural and advocacy event rather than a policy measure, so its direct impact is limited to the festival's audience and participants.
Key facts
- Save the Children announced the 12th Children's Rights Film Festival will be held on Oct 31 at Ichon Hangang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. [ 1 , 2 ]
- This is the first time the festival is being held outdoors, under the theme “See the world through a child's eyes.” [ 1 , 2 ]
- Ticket booking began on Oct 6 on the organisation's official website. [ 1 ]
- The festival will premiere “3rd Grade Class 6 Graduation Video_V14,” produced by Save the Children with director Youn Dan-bi, about a 16-year-old migrant-background child named Sofia. [ 1 ]
- Broadcaster Park Kyung-rim, a Save the Children promotional ambassador, will host the opening ceremony. [ 1 ]
- Programs include the “Drawing 100 Wounds” exhibition, a “Migrant Background Story Wall,” and photo booth, message card, caricature, pin badge and picture book activities. [ 1 ]
- An online film festival and community screenings will continue through November after the outdoor event. [ 1 ]
- The festival was first held in 2015 and has drawn about 370,000 cumulative viewers through last year, according to Yonhap. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Ticket price, capacity and the full screening schedule. Yonhap reports only that booking began on the official website; neither document gives admission details or a program timetable.
- How audiences outside Seoul can take part in the November online festival and community screenings. Yonhap states these will take place but gives no dates, platforms or venues.
- Whether “3rd Grade Class 6 Graduation Video_V14” will be screened or released beyond the festival. Only Yonhap mentions the film, and it says only that it will be unveiled at the festival.
- The festival's opening time on Oct 31. Neither document gives a time of day for the event.