'2020 Brilliant Women's Film Exhibition' to launch at 25 theaters from August

A poster for the "2020 Brilliant Women's Film Exhibition," which runs from Aug. 1 to Sept. 29. [CHALLAN FILM]

Film distribution company Challan Film will present six female-centered films for the "2020 Brilliant Women's Film Exhibition" (translated) at 25 theaters nationwide from Aug. 1 to Sept. 29 in collaboration with the Korean Film Council to support theaters that have been hit hard due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The exhibition is divided into three sections: dream, love, and hope. In the dream section, director Kim Cho-hee’s romantic film "Lucky Chan-sil” (2019) and director Choi Yoon-tae’s sports film "Baseball Girl" (2019) will be played.

The love section introduces director Lim Dae-hyung’s melodrama "Moonlit Winter" (2019) and director Bart Freundlich’s family drama “After the Wedding" (2019) which features Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore.

In the hope section, Kim Jin-yu’s drama film "Bori" (2020) and director Zara Hayes’ dance film "Poms" (2019) that has yet to be released in Korea, starring Diane Keaton, will also be presented.

Twenty-five theaters will participate in the exhibition including CGV Gimhae Yulha branch and Lotte Cinema Premium Jinju branch in South Gyeongsang, Megabox Gangnam branch in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, Megabox Jeju branch on Jeju Island, CineQ Theater Sungshin University branch in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, Aegwan Theater in Incheon, and Nangman Theater in Cheonan, South Chungcheong.

BY KIM YEON-AH [kim.yeonah@joongang.co.kr]