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Yang Yoon-mo, the president of Korea film critics' association, staged protests for protecting screen quotas and cultural diversity at Venice Film Festival '06.
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We had the international conference "UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity, FTA and Screen Quota" with panelists who represent cultural professionals of various countries.
They adopted a declaration.
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Jim Mckee, the director of external relations of Canada CCD, joined a series of lone protests to express his support for the screen quota and cultural diversity.
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Alfredo Gurrola, the president of the directors' union of Mexico, staged a lone protest.
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Claude Michel of France CGT staged a lone protest to show his support for the screen quota system and cultural diversity.
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Director Kim Dae-seung of the opening film "Traces of Love" staged a lone protest for the protection of the screen quota system and cultural diversity on the opening day.
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We staged a peaceful demonstration with actors on the day of the festival opening to raise awareness of the importance of the screen quota and cultural diversity.
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Choi Min-sik, who starred in "Old Boy" (Cannes Grand Prix winner), staged a lone protest in front of the main building at Cannes. His demonstration grabbed a lot of media attention.
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We held a conference to discuss about screen quota and cultural diversity and the UNESCO Convention.
Panelists are Korean and French film and cultural professionals. It was held at the Directors' Fortnight building.
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During the Cannes Int'l Film Festival in 2006, we initiated a campaign for protecting the screen quota and blocking the Korea-US FTA. The FTA is dealing a hard blow to our cultural diversity, starting with halving the screen quota.
Cultural professionals and citizens in Cannes expressed their strong support and joined our campaign.
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