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Dongseo University’s Im Kwon Taek College of Film and Performing Arts has been included by the highly prestigious magazine Variety on its April 2017 list of 19 “Competitive Film Schools.” Also included on the list are such notable institutions Yale University, Columbia University, Northwestern University,Poland’s National Film School and the India Film and Television Institute.DSU’sIm Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Artsis the only film school in all of East Asia to appear on the list.

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“I am very glad that our efforts have been widely recognized,” said Dongseo University President Jekuk Chang. “We will keep moving forward to make our university the best film and media arts university in Korea.”

The Variety article describes DSU’sIm Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Arts as follows:

Dongseo University

Busan, South Korea

One of South Korea’s leading cinema schools, Dongseo is home to the Im Kwon Taek College of Film and Media Arts, founded by the prolific Korean director Im Kwon Taek, and featuring professional-caliber media and imaging facilities. The College also operates the Asian Film Academy in partnership with the Busan Intl. Film Festival and the Korean Academy of the Film Arts, and recently partnered with Chapman University in the United States.

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