Seoul International Architecture Film Festival Held in September... Professor Yu Hyun-jun Appointed as Ambassador

The 16th Seoul International Architecture Film Festival, hosted and organized by the Korea Institute of Registered Architects, will open this September.

On the 31st, the Korea Institute of Registered Architects held a press conference at the Architects Hall in Seocho-gu, Seoul, announcing this. Offline screenings will take place from September 5 to 8 at Art House Momo inside Ewha Womans University, and online screenings will be available from September 8 to 15 via Naver TV.

This year, 32 films from 19 countries are scheduled to be screened. The opening film is "Radical Landscapes" directed by Elettra Fiumi. Director Fiumi’s work follows the legacy of her father, who imagined innovative architecture with a radical architectural group, discovering the experimental utopia her father dreamed of.

The festival’s screenings are organized into six sections: "Opening Film," "Master & Masterpiece," "Master & Masterpiece Special: J-Architecture," "Urbanscape," "Beyond: Korean Short Films and Architecture," and "Special Section: Architecture, Art, and Platform."

Kim Jae-rok, President of the Korea Institute of Registered Architects (right), is presenting the appointment certificate of the 16th Seoul International Architecture Film Festival Ambassador to Yoo Hyun-joon, Professor at Hongik University College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Photo by Korea Institute of Registered Architects

Professor Yoo Hyun-jun of Hongik University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning was appointed as the festival’s ambassador. Professor Yoo said, “It is an honor to be appointed ambassador of the Seoul International Architecture Film Festival, where I participated as an executive committee member over 10 years ago,” adding, “I hope architecture will continue to be introduced to the public through various media to popularize architectural culture.”

Kim Jae-rok, president of the Korea Institute of Registered Architects, stated, “Through this year’s theme, ‘Platform,’ we plan to explore how architecture connects with the lives of diverse people and creates new opportunities,” and added, “We hope everyone can experience various aspects of architectural art through films and grow closer to architecture.”