The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has released a trailer still cut that catches the eye with the appearances of Kim Go-eun and Koo Kyo-hwan.

The released still cuts show a woman(Kim Go-eun)and a man(Koo Kyo-hwan)meeting in a small repair shop.Director Um Tae-hwa, who directed the trailer, teased the story in an interview with Cine21, saying, “It’s a breezy melodrama-like story about a reunion after four years,” and shared his directorial intentions, saying, “It’s about how I feel about the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, which will soon resume.” Directed by visualist Um Tae-hwa, who won the grand prize at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival with “The Forest” and then directed “Hidden Time” and “Concrete Utopia,” the trailer for the 21st Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, starring Kim Go-eun and Koo Kyo-hwan, is scheduled to be released for the first time on Naver TV in early August.

The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival began in 2002 with the aim of discovering and supporting films with a new sensibility that crosses genres, with leading directors in the Korean film industry participating as judges, led by Executive Director Lee Hyun-seung.

It has produced many star directors representing Korea, such as Kim Han-min of ‘Roaring Currents’, Na Hong-jin of ‘The Wailing’, and Yoon Jong-bin of ‘War of Crime’, and star actors such as Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Go-eun, Ahn Jae-hong, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik, and Han Ye-ri, establishing itself as a true ‘gateway to the commercial film industry’.The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, which has enjoyed a reputation for over 20 years, is about to resume after a four-year hiatus since its 20th edition in 2021.The 21st Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival will feature seven directors as executive committee members: Um Tae-hwa, Yoon Ga-eun, Lee Sang-geun, Lee Ok-seop, Jang Jae-hyun, Jo Sung-hee, and Han Jun-hee.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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