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Embassy of the Republic of Korea hosts “Korea Film Week 2012”

For Release Upon Receipt - November 7, 2012

St. Augustine


The Embassy of the Republic of Korea cordially invites you to ‘Korea Film Week 2012’, under the patronage of the Korea Foundation and the University of the West Indies (UWI). Beginning today, November 7th and continuing till November 10th, five Korean language films will be screened, exposing patrons to the language and culture of the Republic of Korea.

Admission is free and open to the public and on a first-come, first-served basis. A prior reservation is recommended as only 150 seats are available for each screening.

The screening schedules are as follows:

  • 7th November, 6.30-8.30pm – Pacemaker
  • 8th November, 6-8pm – Scandal Maker
  • 9th November, 3.30-5.30pm (for secondary school students) and 6-8pm – A Barefoot Dream
  • 10th November, 2-4pm – Papa 3-5pm – Le Grand Chef

The Embassy hopes that this film week will help to promote the cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the people of Korea and Trinidad and Tobago.  

For further information and to reserve tickets, please call 622 9081 or 319 0803 or email korembtt@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

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Over the last six decades, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 40,000 students. Today, UWI is the largest and most longstanding higher education provider in the English-speaking Caribbean, with main campuses in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and Centres in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. UWI recently launched its Open Campus, a virtual campus with over 50 physical site locations across the region, serving over 20 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean. UWI is an international university with faculty and students from over 40 countries and collaborative links with over 60 universities around the world. Through its seven Faculties, UWI offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, and Social Sciences.

(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)

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