Gyeonggi Province Briefing 2 LIG Insurance Completes 'House of Hope No. 15' in Anseong, etc.

[Anseong] LIG Insurance Completes 'House of Hope No. 15' in Anseong

LIG General Insurance held a completion ceremony for the 'House of Hope' on the 13th in Seoun-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, attended by Ku Ja-jun, chairman of LIG Insurance, Lee Je-hoon, chairman of the Children's Foundation, Hwang Eun-sung, mayor of Anseong, and others.

This House of Hope No. 15 was completed after approximately two months of construction for Song Yong-beom (pseudonym, age 10), a child living with his grandparents in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.

The event concluded with the signing of a sister city agreement between LIG General Insurance's Pyeongtaek regional unit and Song's family, followed by all participants performing a 'hope balloon release' to wish for the health and happiness of Song's family.

Chairman Ku Ja-jun stated, "As cold winds blow, people will acutely feel how important it is to have a warm and comfortable sanctuary," and added, "Next year, we will continue to practice management through sharing and become a company that conveys hope to customers and society."

Meanwhile, LIG Insurance is conducting a sharing campaign called 'Hope Volunteer Festival' throughout December. Starting with a one-day volunteer activity on the 2nd attended by all company executives, 120 LIG Hope Volunteer groups nationwide will visit comprehensive social welfare centers to conduct free meal services and lunch box delivery volunteer activities for the entire month.

Additionally, the company plans to complete 'House of Hope No. 16' in Jangsu, Jeollabuk-do by the end of this month, and will support winter heating costs for the Houses of Hope built to date.

[Gimpo] Selected as 'Excellent Organization' for Corporate SOS Program

Gimpo City was selected as an excellent organization in the evaluation of operational performance of the 'Corporate SOS System' and received a prize of 5 million won and a citation from the Corporate SOS award.

The Corporate SOS award is a system that evaluates the one-year performance of cities and counties in handling corporate SOS difficulties and results from the implementation of special policies, providing various incentives to excellent organizations.

The city's Corporate SOS system has discovered and processed approximately 960 corporate difficulties this year through the operation of visiting branch office consultation services in eup-myeon-dong offices and regular field mobile team operations to provide on-site business support services.

To resolve corporate funding difficulties, the city expanded operating capital support of 50 billion won and special guarantees, and early-ordered five infrastructure improvement projects to enhance surrounding infrastructure.

In particular, the city's efforts to promote sales channels for local excellent enterprises through hosting a local industrial products exposition and promoting local enterprise products during staff briefings were recognized in this evaluation.

A city official stated, "The city's efforts to revitalize the local economy were recognized through this award," and added, "Next year, we plan to make further efforts befitting the reputation of Gimpo City as a good place to do business."

[Bucheon] Bucheon Film Festival Recruits Actors for Short Film Production

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, under Bucheon City, is recruiting actors to appear in short films produced by students of the 1st Pifan Youth Film Academy until the 5th of next month.

The Pifan Youth Film Academy is a youth video education program where Bucheon youth learn the entire filmmaking process through theory lectures and practical training and produce films themselves.

The festival will select actors for film appearances through this open audition.

The recruitment targets anyone with talent and passion for acting, regardless of gender, age, occupation, or place of residence, and Bucheon residents will be given preferential consideration.

On the 8th of next month, an open audition will be held at the Korea Manhwa Animation Agency Museum Manhwa Gyujanggak.

Final selections will be announced on the spot at the audition, and filming of the short film will begin on the 10th of next month.

Additionally, the short films will be officially screened in a separate section at the 15th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in 2011, and all actors will be invited as official guests to red carpet events and opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.

For more information, visit the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival website (www.pifan.comattach.zip).

[Anyang] Pyeongchon Art Hall Performance of Play 'The Frog Prince' on the 23rd

The Anyang Culture and Arts Foundation will perform the play 'The World's Smallest Frog Prince' by Theater Hatangse at Pyeongchon Art Hall on the 23rd.

The play 'The World's Smallest Frog Prince' delivers emotion, lessons, and entertainment to children through the story of a prince transformed into a frog and a princess.

The small world inside the fishbowl that appears in the play is presented on a large screen behind the stage, conveying to audiences the feeling of traveling through a giant well.

As the camera moves, the space reflected on the screen continuously changes, and viewers can experience the feeling of watching an animated film.

Sound effects also utilize water inside the fishbowl to convey the vivid feeling of being inside a well, and the passionate performances of the frog prince and princess meeting outside the water draw extreme tension and pure feelings of love from audiences.

This play offers a 40% discount when two or more family members watch together, and family discounts can be reserved by phone (031-687-0500).