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We are living at a time where eco-friendliness is not a choice but has become a must. Now, the question is how to inspire people to be concerned in the environment, change their perceptions and take action. There was an event held to discuss the environmental crisis in films of various genres; the Seoul International Eco Film Festival (SIEFF). SIEFF is an annual event held in honor of World Environment Day. This year marks its 19th anniversary which was hosted by the Korea Green Foundation and sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Ministry of Environment, EBS and more. This event took place both online and offline through Megabox, Seongsu, and digital theaters from June 2 to Jun 8, 2022. (The 19th Seoul International Eco Film Festival official poster | image: SIEFF Official Website) SIEFF , calls for action beyond appreciation ‘Ecoverse’ is the slogan of this year. The word Ecoverse is a portmanteau word of eco and universe meaning “to build a future-oriented eco-worldview ...

  The 18 th Seoul Eco Film Festival was held on June 3rd to 9th, which is known to be the largest scale focusing on the environmental issues in Asia and also one of the world’s 3 biggest eco film festivals. It has been moving forward overcoming the difficulty as it is not for the commercial films. This year, it was co-organized by Korean Green Foundation and MBC – one of the leading Korean television and radio network companies - and a celebrity Song Eun Yi, and a film director, Jang Hangjun were appointed as ‘Eco-friend’, representatives for those who pursue eco-friendly life.   All the Aspects of the Festival The slogan of this year’s Seoul Eco Film Festival is ECOvolution, which is a compound word of Eco as in ecosystem and the environment and evolution/revolution as in changes and innovation. Therefore, the word ECOvolution delivers a message that we should accomplish a grand switch for the environment for the future. During the festival, 64 movies were released and...