The 2nd Gangneung International Film Festival invites organizing committee directors and executive chairs from international film festivals to share their experiences with and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss new vision and sustainable paradigm for film festivals in the new normal era. With Pierce Handling, former director of Toronto International Film Festival Organizing Committee, delivering a keynote speech, panelists from abroad will join the forum online while those from Korea will grace the event with their presence. They will have an in-depth discussion on the true nature of and a new model for film festivals.