Ulju County

2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concludes after drawing 600,000 visitors

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Articles, Income distribution, Market socialism, Universal basic income, Ulju County, Economy

b'The 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair, the world\'s largest venue for public discussions on basic income, attracted more than 600,000 online and offline visitors before ending its three-day program on April 30.\nSUWON, South Korea, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Held under the theme of "Humans Humanely, Basic Income" and organized bytheGyeonggi Provincial Government,the 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concluded its three-day program on April 30.\nThis year\'s fair was held both online and offline in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.

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  • b'The 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair, the world\'s largest venue for public discussions on basic income, attracted more than 600,000 online and offline visitors before ending its three-day program on April 30.\nSUWON, South Korea, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Held under the theme of "Humans Humanely, Basic Income" and organized bytheGyeonggi Provincial Government,the 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concluded its three-day program on April 30.\nThis year\'s fair was held both online and offline in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
  • Basic income guarantees economic recovery and continuous growth by expanding demand through income support.
  • "\nDuring the opening ceremony, 53 local governments, including the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, joined the inaugural meeting of the Local Government Council on Basic Income and selected Ulsan\'s Ulju Mayor Lee Sun-ho as the first chairperson of the Council.
  • We will make an effort to expand various basic income policies and models discussed at the international conference.

2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concludes after drawing 600,000 visitors

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Articles, Ulju County, Universal basic income, Ulsan, South Korea, East Asia, Economy

b'SUWON, South Korea, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Held under the theme of "Humans Humanely, Basic Income" and organized bytheGyeonggi Provincial Government,the 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concluded its three-day program on April 30.\nThis year\'s fair was held both online and offline in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.

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  • b'SUWON, South Korea, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Held under the theme of "Humans Humanely, Basic Income" and organized bytheGyeonggi Provincial Government,the 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concluded its three-day program on April 30.\nThis year\'s fair was held both online and offline in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
  • Basic income guarantees economic recovery and continuous growth by expanding demand through income support.
  • "\nDuring the opening ceremony, 53 local governments, including the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, joined the inaugural meeting of the Local Government Council on Basic Income and selected Ulsan\'s Ulju Mayor Lee Sun-ho as the first chairperson of the Council.
  • We will make an effort to expand various basic income policies and models discussed at the international conference.

6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival Competition Award Winner Announcement and Accomplishment

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Special Jury Prize, Ulju County, Mountain film

The Best Alpinism & Climbing Film was awarded to Everest The Hard Way by Pavol BARAB who won the grand prize at the 2017 2nd Ulju Mountain Film Festival.

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  • The Best Alpinism & Climbing Film was awarded to Everest The Hard Way by Pavol BARAB who won the grand prize at the 2017 2nd Ulju Mountain Film Festival.
  • The Best Adventure & Exploration Film went to Into the Storm, which was directed by Adam BROWN who won the grand prize at the 2020 Kendal Mountain Festival.\nThe Best Nature & People Film was bestowed to The Magnitude of All Things by Jennifer ABBOTT.
  • The Special Jury Prize went to Climbing by KIM Hye-mi, which was the only Korean film in the International Competition section.
  • The jury\'s Special Mention went to Marcin POLAR\'s The Tough.\nThe Youth Jury Special Award, which was meaningful as students of Ulsan Cheonsang High School participated as jurors, unanimously selected by Rahim ZABIHI from Iran.\nThe 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival recorded approximately 3,600 offline audiences and about 18,000 online audiences, thus recording around 21,600 total number of audiences.

6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival announced the winners of the competition sector

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Friday, March 26, 2021
Ulju County, Film festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Events, South Korean culture

SEOUL, South Korea, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF Festival Director BAE Chang-ho) announced the winners of the competition sector of the 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival.

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  • SEOUL, South Korea, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF Festival Director BAE Chang-ho) announced the winners of the competition sector of the 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival.
  • Despite the short submission period and the slow film production environment due to COVID-19, a total of 463 films from 64 countries were submitted to the 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival Competition sector.
  • Judges for the International Competition were composed of Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival Director Joanna CROSTON, Wild Flower Film Awards Director Darcy PAQUET, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Programmer MO Eun-young, UAAA Secretary General Christine Kyung-mi PAE, and film critic CHENG Pinhung from Taiwan.
  • It was decided to hold the 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival in the spring and the scheduled was finalized to span across 10 days from April 2 to 11.

South Korea's only mountain-themed film festival opens in Ulju

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Monday, September 9, 2019
Film festival, Ulju County

ULJU, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) kicked off on last Friday for a five-day run in the southeastern county of Ulju, with 31 movies from 20 countries set to be screened.

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  • ULJU, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This year's Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) kicked off on last Friday for a five-day run in the southeastern county of Ulju, with 31 movies from 20 countries set to be screened.
  • "Piano to Zanskar," a British documentary film by Michal Sulima, opens the festival, according to organizers.
  • The festival will close with Sundance Award-winning documentary "Honeyland," co-directed by Ljubomir Stefanov, and Tamara Kotevska.
  • The festival also holds a special screening program, "UMFF Focus," to introduce a mountainous country's perspective on mountains and nature.

Curtain falls on Ulju Mountain Film Festival

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Ulju County, Film festival, Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, Geography of South Korea, Geography of Korea

ULJU, South Korea, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The final curtain has fallen on an annual international alpine film festival in the southeastern county of Ulju following the screening of almost 140 movies from around the world.

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  • ULJU, South Korea, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The final curtain has fallen on an annual international alpine film festival in the southeastern county of Ulju following the screening of almost 140 movies from around the world.
  • The2018 Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) wrapped up its five-day run with great fanfare Tuesday, with "Cloudboy," which depicts a troubled boy embarking on an emotional journey after losing someone he loves, being its closing film.
  • A total of 139 movies from 41 countries were presented during the film festival with the slogan of "New Journey," drawing a steady stream of viewers.
  • The establishment of the NETPAC award came after the South Korean mountain film festival joined the Singapore-based network this year as its 45th member.