‘Film director’ Ku Hye-sun, judge at Seoul International Senior Film Festival

Jun 05, 2025

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Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun has been appointed as a judge for the 17th Seoul International Senior Film Festival.

He attracted attention by judging the submitted films together with major figures in the film industry, including director Lim Seon-ae, who directed the film ‘Love at the End of the Century,’ editor-in-chief of film magazine ‘Cine21’ Song Kyung-won, and film journalist Jang Seong-ran.

The ‘Seoul International Senior Film Festival’, now in its 17th year, is a global intergenerational film festival where people of various generations understand and communicate about life in old age through films.This year, it will be held from the 9th to the 13th.

Ku Hye-sun was selected as a juror for the ‘SISFF International Short Film Competition’ section, where stories created by young and old directors from around the world unfold.She previously had a special relationship with the ‘Seoul International Senior Film Festival’.

In 2013, Ku Hye-sun’s short film ‘Pieces of Memory’ won the Young Director Award at the festival, captivating both the audience and critics at the time.

Ku Hye-sun’s directorial work ‘Pieces of Memory’ is a 9-minute musical short film that fits the pieces of memory into a man’s life.It received rave reviews for its delicate directing with a unique sensibility, lyrical storyline, and beautiful visuals.The enthusiastic response to the work led to the honor of winning an award, drawing the attention of the world.

Meanwhile, Ku Hye-sun will take her first steps as a judge for the 17th Seoul International Senior Film Festival by attending the opening ceremony held at CGV Piccadilly 1958 on the 9th.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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