Seo Min-joo selected the opening film of the New York Film Festival...Digest red carpet and GV in the local area

By Jaewan, Ko

Jul 24, 2025

Seo Min-joo selected the opening film of the New York Film Festival...Digest red carpet and GV in the local area



Actor Seo Min-joo attended the opening ceremony of the 24th New York Asian Film Festival (hereinafter referred to as NYAFF) with the film 「Information Service」 and had a meaningful meeting with the audience.

At the opening ceremony of the NYAFF Film Festival held at the Walter Reed Theater at Lincoln Center in New York on July 12 (Korean time), 'Information Source' was screened as the opening film of the world premiere. The comic crime action film 'Information Service' is a buddy movie about the coordination between an incompetent detective (Heo Seong-tae) and a witty informant (Cho Bok-rae).

Seo Min-joo, Heo Sung-tae, Cho Bok-rae, director Kim Seok, and Han Sung-gu attended the red carpet and photo wall events at the opening and were warmly welcomed by local media and audiences. The GV (Conversation with Audience) that followed after the screening also attracted attention by communicating with the audience.




In the greeting on stage, Seo Min-joo "It's a great honor for me to be invited as the opening film and present it to the audience for the first time."The reaction of the scene was so warm, and it became a precious memory as an actor because I could laugh and interact with the audience."," he said.

Seo Min-joo selected the opening film of the New York Film Festival...Digest red carpet and GV in the local area
Seo Min-joo selected the opening film of the New York Film Festival...Digest red carpet and GV in the local area
Regarding the selection of 'Information Source' as the opening film, NYAFF said "This is an action comedy that perfectly embodies the theme of this year's festival 'Cinema as Disruption', which has a unique style that freely crosses the boundaries of the genre, a world premiere screening, and the presence of directors and actors."

Meanwhile, Seo Min-joo is an actor who has built up filmography step by step by playing various characters in films such as 'Firefighter', 'Security', and 'Mission Possible'. In this information source, he also made a strong impression by showing three-dimensional and energetic acting.




Meanwhile, the movie 'Information Service' is currently preparing for a domestic release.



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