A famous writer, Lee Joon-seop, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral.

The [preceding] generations are bound to leave their legacy to the following generations-parents to their children, teachers to their students, and seniors to their juniors.

I want to give the viewers who see this film a moment to think about what is truly valuable and precious in our quickly changing world.

At this moment, I consider this goal my duty as a director.."-- Im Kwon-taek[1] During the 2000 Inter-Korean summit, North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il specifically mentioned Festival along with Im Kwon-taek's later Chunhyang (2000) as models of the type of cinematic works on which the two Koreas could work together.

[2] Festival was released on Region 3 DVD in South Korea with English subtitles, but as of October 2007 is currently out of print.