Nam Jong-seok, programmer, appointed judge of the U.S. Overlook Film Festival..the first time for Koreans

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• BIFAN Nam Jong-seok, programmer of Asia's leading genre film festival, appoints Korea's first feature film judge at the U.S. Overlook Film Festival

Nam Jong-seok, programmer of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), has been appointed as a judge for the Overlook Film Festival.

The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival announced on the 8th that programmer Nam Jong-seok was appointed as a judge in the feature film section of The Overlook Film Festival in the United States. This is the first time for Koreans.

Programmer Nam Jong-seok, along with Vera Drew and Jen Yamato, will join the judging panel for the festival's feature competition to determine the Grand Judy Prize and Scariest Film, and select one special mention for each category.

Nam Jong-seok, a programmer, has been active at the Busan International Film Festival since 1997 and served as the director of the Asia Film Promotion Organization (NETPAC). Since joining BIFAN in 2007, Spain's Chesses Pan Peach, Argentina's Ventana Sur Fantastic! He is active as a judge and selection committee member at leading genre film festivals around the world, promoting his international status as a representative genre film expert in Korea.

Regarding the appointment of judges at the Overlook Film Festival, programmer Nam Jong-seok said, "I am very happy to participate as a judge at the Overlook Film Festival, where genre fans from all over the world are enthusiastic, and I plan to explore a new vision of modern genre films through this screening."

Meanwhile, the 30th BIFAN, where Nam Jong-seok, a programmer in the Western region, is a film and industry programmer, will be held in Bucheon from July 2 to July 12.

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