President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany
Visits the K-Arts School of Film, TV &
Multimedia
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, president of Germany, visited
the Korea National University of Arts during his official visit to Korea from 3
to 5 November 2022.
President and first lady visited the classes of K-Arts
on the Seokgwan campus on Friday, 4 November. Taking a glimpse of the site of
Korean film education, they showed their deep interest in Korean film education
and industry. President Steinmeier paid attention to the distinguished
achievements of Korean film in various international film festivals, including
the Berlin International Film Festival, and met with the professionals in the
Korean film industry and film education. On the visit, Dieter Kosslick, the
former director of the Berlin Film Festival (2001-2019), the Korean German
documentary filmmaker Cho Sung-hyung, and related others in the German film industry
joined the president. At the K-Arts, Kim Daejin, president of K-Arts, and
professor-film director Kim Yong-hwa, Dean Nam Soo-young of the School of Film,
TV & Multimedia, and Director Kim Hongjun of the Korean Federation of Film
Archives (also the emeritus professor of the K-Arts) welcomed the guests.
Starting from observing the class of the Department of Filmmaking, President
Steinmeier attended the scenario writing theory class and had a one-hour
informal talk followed by questions and answers on the Korean film and its
industry with the professors. President Kim Daejin of K-Arts said, “It is our
great pleasure to have President Steinmeier here at K-Arts while the K-Arts is
gaining worldwide recognition as an excellent institution for film and
broadcasting education.” He also emphasized, “It's been a while since we have
been trying to respond to the increasing demand by international students who
wish to study film in our school. As the Berlin Film Festival has recognized
the value of Korean film in the international film scene and enabled Korean
film to develop and bloom based on it, now it is our turn to do our best to
advance the educational exchange not to mention with Germany but also beyond
for those who wish to study film in Korea."