The 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival has selected “Documentaries Coming Closer to Citizens” as this year’s slogan and plans to embody it through various programs for the popularization of documentary films.

▲ DMZ Cinema, a Documentary Film Room
Located in the DMZ DOCS Organizing Office (4th floor of Goyang Bus Terminal), DMZ Cinema is a multimedia room where one can view various documentary films at one’s convenience. There are 216 documentaries that have been released in theaters including those screened at previous festivals. The operating hours are from 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays. Applications can be made at the festival’s official website (www.dmzdocs.com). Those who are unable to visit the cinema can use the documentary DVD rental service.

▲ Documentary Podcast Show “Dynamite Zone”: The uncomfortable truth exposed!
“Dynamite Zone” is a new podcast on the subject of documentary films. Actor Nam Tae-wu, a renowned podcaster, will host the show and have discussions with experts from diverse fields to explore leading issues in Korean society—such as family, labor, education, gender equality and North Korea—that have been dealt with in documentary films. This podcast will be released weekly from August 7 to September 11 through various online channels including YouTube and Facebook.

▲ DMZ Scope, Webzine of DMZ DOCS
For a deeper look into documentaries, DMZ Scope, the web magazine of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, is recommended. This publication carries the reader into the world of documentary films with vivid articles by citizen reporters who were selected via an intense competition this past April and who have interacted with the documentary film community. DMZ Scope introduces the documentary world about which readers are curious from the perspective of audience members. One can subscribe to the DMZ Scope webzine via the festival’s official website (www.dmzdocs.com).

The Good Morning House in Gyeonggi Province will host various cultural, performance and experience programs to provide residents with opportunities to enjoy quality time with their families during the summer vacation season from July 21 to August 25.
The programs for Fridays include the Story-telling & Cooking Class with Parents, Family Movie-making Class, Interior Item-ceating Class, and an exhibition-linked program.
The Story-telling & Cooking Class with Parents includes the reading of fairy tales and making of cakes that represent scenes from those stories. It is run for children from toddlers to the lower grades of elementary school. The maximum number of participants per session is limited to 80 children from 20 families.
The Family Movie Making Class is a three-week program that runs twice a week with 15 participants per session. The completed family movies will be screened during the Good Morning House’s weekend programs in the second half of the year.

The Interior Item-creating Class is provided for 30 persons in each session. Participants can make their own interior items such as picture frames, fans, candles, and wall hangings.
The exhibition-linked program is an art experience occasion linked with “Good Morning,” a work by Noh Sun-cheon, which is being displayed in a special exhibition. This program runs four times a week for 20 students from the 3rd to 6th grades of elementary school. They will participate in drawing self-portraits and making self-portraits with wires.
Cultural art performances will be held for an hour starting at 11:30 am every Wednesday from August 9. Of particular note, on August 19, Uruguayan guitarist Eduardo Fernández, one of the three greatest classic guitarists in the world, will perform.
The one-night-two-day experience program, which runs from August 7 to 22, is sponsored by the Korea Gas Corporation Seoul-Incheon Branch and KT Corporation. The program is geared for 40 children from vulnerable social groups including multicultural families, single-parent families, and North Korean defector families. The program includes activities such as lawn camping, water gun games, a magic show, making t-shirts, quizzes, recreations and a Suwon Hwaseong Fortress tour.
Participants in the one-night-two-day experience program for vulnerable social groups are selected based upon recommendations from each city and county. Applications for other programs can be made via the Good Morning House website (http://goodmorning-house.com).

[General Administration Field]

▲ Compensation for administrative trial costs

– Complaints against administrative disposition from Gyeonggi Province → Request for administrative appeal to Central Administrative Appeals Comission → Decision of full acceptance→ Partial compensation for administrative adjudgement costs (KRW 0.6 to 4.8 million for attorneys, and not more than KRW 0.6 million if no attorney was appointed)

▲ Launch of intelligent smart billing service

– Check and pay local taxes anywhere and anytime
– Download NACF (Nonghyup), Shinhan-Naver, SKT apps → Easy payment → Local tax payment

[Agricultural/ Livestock/ Forestry Fields]

▲ Expansion of award categories for Gyeonggi Province’s farmers and fishermen

– Award categories in livestock sector: From large/small and medium livestock → Hanu (cattle indigenous to Korea), dairy, pig, poultry and other livestock sectors (subdivisions)
– Funding support: From agricultural and marine product processing companies → Agricultural product management companies
– Octopus fishing and catching prohibition period: June 1 to 30 every year → June 21 to July 20

[City/ Transportation/ Construction Field]

▲ Loan rate support for Ddabok House standard rental deposit

– For tenants who received loans to pay rental deposits for Ddabok House (10,000 units) and Happy House (50,000 units)
– Application: for Ddabok House → Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation / Happy House → LH Corporation
– Interest subsidy to be directly deposited to account of tenant on 20th of every month

▲ Establishment of Gyeonggi Province’s Green Building Design Standards

– Application of Green Building Design Standards to every building approval and deliberation of building committee from September 1
– Applicable to: Buildings with floor area of over 500㎡, apartment houses with more than 30 units, urban living houses with more than 50 units, etc.
– Applying energy performance enhancement measures (i.e. LED lighting), smart meters, building energy-management systems, etc., in design process depending on building scale
– Design criteria: Recommendations
– Benefits such as relaxing of restrictions on floor area ratio according to energy efficiency level and green building certification grade; tax reductions

▲ Service expansion of double-decker bus, Ddabok bus, and Ddabok Taxi

– Double-decker bus: To be introduced to 7 cities including Seongnam, Goyang, Yongin, Hwaseong, Siheung, Gwangju, and Hanam in second half of year
– Number of buses in operation to be expanded from 33+85 vehicles to 118 vehicles
– Ddabok Bus: 6 lines to be added in Goyang, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, and Hwaseong.
– Existing 14 lines in 8 cities and counties → 20 lines in 12 cities and counties
– Ddabok Taxi: Service expansion from 6 cities (Icheon, Anseong, Pocheon, Yeoju, Yangpyeong, and Gapyeong) to 7 cities (+ Yongin)

[Disaster Safety Field]

▲ Obligatory stability level indication for private buildings

– Private buildings are required to indicate structural safety levels such as earthquake-resistant levels starting from September
– Governor’s safety confirmation document should be attached to nameplate

Jangheung Hanok Swimming Pool, Yangju

The Hanok Swimming Pool is located in Jangheung of Yangju City. The magnificent tile-roofed of the traditional Korean building (hanok) was constructed by a hanok research and restoration team. As the bottom of the pool is made of natural jade, the water appears as fresh as the emerald sea of Jeju Island.

– Address: 322-60, Gwonyul-ro Jangheung-myeon, Yangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
– Contact: +82-31-829-2288
– Web site: hanokswimmingpension.modoo.at
– Hours: 10:00-18:00
– Fee: KRW 15,000 for adults, KRW 13,000 for children, KRW 25,000 for a low wooden bench, KRW 60,000 for a hanok bungalow (capacity: 8 people)

Narin Auto Campground, Yeoncheon

The Narin Auto Campground is popular among camping enthusiasts for its great facilities. The decks are spacious and cars can be parked nearby tents.

In Haejigae Zone, campers can use newly installed premium decks with hammock stands and private rooms in addition to wooden decks. The savory smell of meat and sausages being grilled on burning charcoal will beckon children otherwise absorbed by playing in the water.

– Address: 391-81, Eosam-ro Misan-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do
– Contact: +82-10-2955-6078
– Web site: narincamp.com
– Hours: 14:00 to 12:00 of the next day
– Fee: KRW 40,000 for 4 people per night in Garam Zone/ KRW 60,000-80,000 for 4 people per night in Haejigae Zone

Kumwon Tree Garden Pool, Gwangju

This is a good place for families who prefer a facility where they can leisurely relax surrounded by nature rather than enduring a crowded and artificial amusement facility.

The pool is located in a dense forest extending along the promenade, and features a children’s pool, an adolescents’ pool and an adults’ pool, so everyone can enjoy swimming safely regardless of age.

– Address: 389, Taeheojeong-ro Namjong-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do
– Contact: +82-31-762-3702
– Web site: www.kwgarden.co.kr
– Hours: 09:00-20:00
– Fee: KRW 19,000 for adults, KRW 15,000 for children (36 months to elementary school age)

Gorangpo Trail

This trail covers the area near Gorang Port where the goods of Hanseong (present-day Seoul) and Gaeseong (a North Korean city) were exchanged along the Han River. The trail was named after the port to convey the hope for exchanges between South and North Korea. The course is over 20km in length and requires endurance. Beverages and snacks should be prepared in advance.
•Course: Jangnamgyo Bridge (Wondang-ri)—Jangnam-myeon Office—Entrance to Biryongdaegyo Bridge of Nogok-ri— Dolmens in Hakgok-ri—Sungui Shrine
•Distance: 22km
•Time Required: 6 hours

Dolmens in Hakgok-ri

-Hakgok-ri is a town famous for its attractive murals.
-There is a dolmen with a history of thousands of years in the center of the town.

Imjin River

-Korea’s seventh largest river
-This river originates from Duryusan Mountain in Deokwon-gun, Hamgyeongnam-do and flows 254 km to the southwest to join the Han River at Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Seokjangri Art Museum

– Located at the northernmost part of Korea, this museum is operated by installation artists.
– It is a place where visitors can appreciate the vivid beauty of nature in all seasons.

Imjinjeokbyeok Trail

This trail starts from the Sungui Shrine, attesting to the history of the Kingdom of Goryeo, and leads to a superb view of columnar joints formed in the middle of the Imjin River. It is a place where visitors can enjoy various vistas created by wildflowers, autumn leaves and reeds.
•Course: Sungui Shrine—Entrance to Dangposeong Fortress—Columnar joints—Imjin Bridge—Herb Village—Gunnam Flood Control Reservoir
•Distance: 19km
•Time Required: 5 hours and a half

Dangposeong Fortress Trail

-Located around rapids allowing the crossing of the river, Dangposeong Fortress was a strategically significant place for the defense of the region.

Columnar Joints

– Columnar joints formed by volcanic activity at Dongi-ri.
– It is a place where visitors can appreciate the vivid beauty of nature in all seasons.

Gunnam Flood Control Reservoir

– Located at the uppermost part of the Imjin River that is accessible to visitors.

Tongilieum Trail

This trail is where travelers can find quiet woods and green fields with adlay, one of the specialties of Yeoncheon County, and appreciate the clean and refreshing environment of the region. This course covering Sinmang-ri Station, Banga Bridge, and Sintan-ri Station goes through the cofferdam of Chatan Riverside. At Sintan-ri Station, the end point of the Pyeonghwa-Nuri Trail, there is a sign indicating that the Gyeongwon Line Railroad is no longer operating due to the division of the Korean peninsula. This sign is famous for the phrase “We want to be back on track.”
•Course: Gunnam Flood Control Reservoir —LOHAS Park— Sinmang-ri Station—Banga Bridge of Dosin-ri—Sintan-ri Station
•Distance: 24km
•Time Required: 7 hours and 10 minutes

LOHAS Park

-New-concept rural recreation complex for modern people’s health and environment

Results of Major Facility Indoor Air Quality Measurements and Evaluations Released

• •Purpose of release: To enable residents to select facilities with better air quality and facilities to voluntarily improve their air quality
• •Evaluated facilities: Public multi-use facilities (movie theaters, underground shopping malls, postpartum care centers, day care centers, etc.) and newly constructed apartments
• •Released items: Fine dust, formaldehyde, total airborne bacteria, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide
• •Release channels: Official websites of Gyeonggi Province and each city/county
• •Release time: Quarterly (results of previous year’s measurements released at beginning of following year)

Free Indoor Air Quality Measurements and Consultations for Facilities for the Vulnerable

• •Beneficiaries: Facilities for children, elderly, and disabled (childcare institutions, daycare centers, senior care facilities, etc.)
  – Small public facilities under no legal regulations (self-measurement, supervision and inspection, etc.)
• •How to apply: Submit request for free measurement and consultation to environmental department of corresponding city/county

Supervision & Inspection of Indoor Air Quality Management

1.Current Status Inspection
-Enter indoor air quality management status in comprehensive information network
2.Self-measurement and Education System Guide

• •Self-measurement times by facility
  – During first half: general facilities
  – During second half: facilities for sensitive groups
  (Day care centers, medical institutions, senior care centers, postpartum care centers)
• •Survey of facilities requiring education
• •Selection of facilities

3.Supervision & Inspection
-Inspection of air purification facility, self-measurement and education participation status, Indoor air quality management consultation
4.Evaluation
-Advanced notification that results of air quality evaluation will be disclosed, Cooperation with Institute of Health and Environment

>> Go to Gyeonggi Province Indoor Air Quality Management
>> Go to Gyeonggi Province Atmospheric Environment Information Service

Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Content Agency are recruiting participants until July 2 for the Gyeonggi VR/AR Creation Audition to be held on July 13 to 14 at the Pangyo Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation.
This year, a total of 28 teams will be selected, including 20 teams in the idea planning category, 5 teams in the commercialization category, and 3 teams in the public project (designated project) category.
The criteria for the selection are as follows: values of follow-up investment and potential for global advancement; originality of technology; excellence of business capability and human resources.
The 25 partners (HTC VIVE, SparkLabs, etc.) from the Global Alliance for Next Reality Industry, which was established in April to foster the VR/AR industry, will participate in the audition as judges and mentors.
The 28 selected teams will receive a minimum of KRW 20 million and up to KRW 200 million for each phase of growth in the six months of the first Creation Audition program.
Gyeonggi Province plans to provide KRW 20 million for each of the 20 selected teams in the idea planning category; KRW 100 million for each of the five selected teams in the commercialization category; and KRW 200 million for each of the three selected teams in the public project category.
In addition, the teams will be provided with a 6-month comprehensive start-up training program including residency in the Gyeonggi Cultural Creation Hub (Pangyo and Gwanggyo), technology/distribution/marketing consulting, and testbed space and equipment support.
VR/AR Creation Audition participants should download the application form from the Gyeonggi Content Agency website (www.gcon.or.kr) or the Gyeonggi Cultural Creation Hub website (www.ghub.or.kr), and submit it via email (vrar@gdca.or.kr).
For more information, please contact the Gwanggyo Cultural Creation Hub of Gyeonggi Content Agency VR/AR TF Team (+82-31-8064-1719) or the Gyeonggi Province Contents Industry Division (+82-31-8008-4694).

 
Gyeonggi Province announces that it will recruit start-ups for the 3rd Up Creation Audition until June 18.
The Up Creation Audition is an event in which pre-founders and start-up representatives present their business models in front of industry experts and investors who evaluate the merits of those models. Two Up-Creation Audition events have been held so far this year, enabling 11 companies to meet industry experts and investors.
Among them, K-Lab presented its IoT medical assistance device “Multi Health Device GYRO-FIT” to the US crowdfunding service Kickstarter on May 1, and has raised USD 41,000, which represents 150 % of the original target goal.
The third Up Creation Audition event will be held on July 8 at the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation. Start-ups that have started operations and are now preparing for investor relations can participate in the event.
Through document screening and interviews, Gyeonggi Province will select five or more companies to give presentations at the audition event.
This event will be held with 70 attendees including investors, Superman Fund management company officials, Gyeonggi Province Company officials, and judges. It will consist of business plan presentations by participating start-up representatives, virtual investment by audience members, and question-and-answer sessions.
Companies with the greatest amount of virtual investment will be awarded the Virtual Investment Prize, and those with the highest scores from the judges will receive the Judges’ Prize. The winners will also receive the funding fee for crowdfunding (50%) as an additional prize.
Companies wishing to participate should submit their application form, business plan, portfolio, and related documents via e-mail (up@gg.go.kr) by 6 pm on June 18.
For more information, please visit Gyeonggi Province’s website (www.gg.go.kr), blog (blog.naver.com/chang-jo), or contact the Proposal System Team (031-8008-2576).