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ULSAN, South Korea, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 6th Ulju Mountain Film Festival closed its curtains after completing its

10-day schedule (2nd - 11th April).

Prior to the closing, award winners were announced in a total of seven award

winners of the international competition and NETPAC Award on April 7.

The honor of the grand prize went to The Wall of Shadows, directed by Eliza

KUBARSKA, which was highlighted by its unrivaled narrative tension and

outstanding filming techniques. The Best Alpinism & Climbing Film was awarded

to Everest – The Hard Way by Pavol BARABÁŠ 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.

The 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.

NETPAC (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award was decided as

<Bandar Band>.

The Youth Jury Special Award, which was meaningful as students of Ulsan

Cheonsang High School participated as jurors, unanimously selected <Holy Bread>

by Rahim ZABIHI from Iran.

The 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. This is a 20% increase compared to the previous edition.

Furthermore, there were about 53,000 views for the film festival contents

uploaded to the official YouTube channel, and it was estimated that about 6,600

general people including to exhibition and experience programs visited the

event.

Just as the film festival chairman and director stated several times that the

goal of this year's film festival is a 'safe' festival, all of the events were

held under heightened infection safety rules. Furthermore, as a new way for

communication in this pandemic era, GV (guest visits) with overseas directors

and mountaineers via online received a lot of positive reviews. Furthermore, a

concert program by artists of Ulsan called "Song of Spring" and UMFF offered

enjoyment suited to the nature of the festival through climbing experiences.

SOURCE Ulju Mountain Film Festival Organizing Committee

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   Caption: Grand prize winner in the competition section of the 6th Ulju Mountain Film

Festival, The Wall of Shadows by Eliza KUBARSKA