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| ▲ This poster for the 16th Seoul Barrier-Free Film Festival, to be held on Nov. 11-15, 2026, at the Korean Film Archive's Cinematheque KOFA and the Seoul Film Center, is provided by the organizer. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The 16th Seoul Barrier-Free Film Festival will be held from Nov. 11-15 at the Korean Film Archive's Cinematheque KOFA and the Seoul Film Center.
According to the Barrier-Free Film Committee on Tuesday, the festival will offer free screenings of 33 feature-length and short barrier-free films across seven sections.
Barrier-free films are produced to allow everyone, regardless of disability, to enjoy them by providing audio descriptions for visually impaired audiences and subtitles for hearing-impaired audiences.
The opening film will be "Conclave," a thriller starring Ralph Fiennes. The film depicts the desire for power and the hidden sides of human nature through the process of electing a new pope. Director Kim Mijo directed its barrier-free version, with actress Park So-dam participating as narrator.
The feature-length section will include newly produced barrier-free films such as "My Name Is," "Number One," "People and Meat," "Hanran" and "Our School Uniform Days," as well as the animated films "David" and "Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberish."
"The Man Who Lives With the King" will also be screened in a closed-captioned format, in which nondisabled audiences can watch the film in the conventional manner while disabled audiences use separate assistive equipment.
Under the "Screening for Everyone" program, which allows audiences with developmental disabilities to talk freely and enter or leave the theater during screenings, the animated film "Fireheart" will be shown.
In the short film section, barrier-free versions of "Cherry Blossom Roll Call," "Sisters' Hiking" and "A Star in the Sky," selected through a barrier-free film production support program, will be unveiled for the first time.
During the festival, three films, including Naomi Kawase's "Radiance," will also be available online through the Barrier-Free Film Committee's YouTube channel.
Various side events, including cine talks and a barrier-free film forum, will also be held.
The festival will take place at the Korean Film Archive from Nov. 11-14, followed by screenings at the Seoul Film Center on Nov. 14-15.
Detailed screening schedules and programs are available on the official website of the Seoul Barrier-Free Film Festival.
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