UNB :
The annual Korean Film and Tourism Festival 2021, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh, will begin on Wednesday at the main auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum in the capital’s Shahbagh.
The 2021 film festival will begin with an opening ceremony followed by the premiere of the popular 2019 Korean film “Parasite,” the first non-English language film to win the best picture award in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards in 2019.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid will join the inauguration ceremony as the chief guest. The ceremony will also feature K-pop performances by award-winning Bangladesh youngsters.
Total 5 in-person films will be screened over 3 days (November 24-26) at the main auditorium. From the world-famous movie “Parasite” to “Mal-mo-e: The Secret Mission,” a film based on a true story with depictions of the people who fought to defend their Korean mother tongue against foreign suppression.
