Lee Jehoon X-gu Exchange 'Escape' is not over yet..Chesses → London → Warsaw Film Festival Invited

Oct 08, 2024

Lee Jehoon X-gu Exchange 'Escape' is not over yet..Chesses → London → Warsaw Film Festival Invited



The action film 『Departure" (directed by Lee Jong-pil, produced by The Lamp) was officially invited to the 57th Chesses International Fantastic Film Festival, the 9th London East Asian Film Festival, and the 10th Warsaw Korean Film Festival.

First, 'escape'? was invited to the competition section of the 57th Chesse International Fantastic Film Festival Orbita, which will be held from the 3rd to the 13th of this year. The Chesses International Fantastic Film Festival is the first to know the trends of global genre films and is renowned as one of the world's top three genre film festivals along with the Brussels Film Festival and the Fantasport Film Festival. The Orbita section, in which 'escape' is invited, is a competitive segment in which fantastic genres such as thrillers, action, adventurers, and black comedy compete. Angel Sala, artistic director of the Chesses International Fantastic Film Festival, said "'The Escape' is a non-typical action film that portrays tense scenes in a fierce game.

Then 'escape' was named in the opening gala category at the 9th London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF2024), which runs from 23rd to 3rd November. The London East Asian Film Festival begins in 2017 and screens works from China, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, including South Korea, to introduce East Asian films to the UK and Europe. The opening gala section, where 'escape' was invited, marks the opening of the London East Asian Film Festival, and among Korean films, 'Dark Murder'Namhansanseong'The Secret Service' was invited. In particular, director Lee Jong-pil, who directed 'escape', will attend the Chesses International Fantastic Film Festival and the London East Asian Film Festival.



In addition, the Warsaw Korean Film Festival, which will be held in Poland from the 4th to the 11th, will open the festival with the opening film. The Warsaw Korean Film Festival, organized by the Korean Cultural Center and the Korean Film Council of the Embassy of Poland, featured films representing the year's Korean films, including 'Decision to Break Up'Spider House'Parasite'. 'Escape' will leave a strong impression on overseas audiences with thrilling action and a message full of empathy. In addition, 'escape' is officially invited to the Oakland Korean Film Festival, the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and the Frankfurt Korean Film Festival, which will be held in October, to continue meeting with audiences from all over the world.

'Escape is a life-threatening chase between a North Korean soldier who began a escape for tomorrow and a security officer who pursues a North Korean soldier to protect today. Lee Je-hoon, Koo Dong-hwan, and Hong Sabin appeared, and director Lee Jong-pil of 「Samjin Group English Toy Class""Dorihwa" took the megaphone.





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