Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announce “Korean Cinema's Golden Decade: The 1960s,” a sweeping retrospective that features 24 films from this remarkable period in Korean film history. The series will run from September 1–17 and is one of the largest retrospectives ever of 1960s Korean Cinema outside of Korea, including many rarely screened films, several presented on 35mm archival prints.
Long before Bong Joon Ho, Hong Sangsoo, and Park Chan-wook catapulted South Korean cinema onto the world stage, the foundation of their country's film industry formed in the aftermath of the Korean War. The period kickstarted a wealth of eclectic and innovative filmmaking that culminated in the 1960s. Closer inspection of this decade, now widely considered Korea's premier film renaissance, reveals the arrival of seminal works from auteurs such as Kim Ki-young, Shin Sang-ok, Yu Hyun-mok, Kim Soo-yong, and Lee Man-hee, alongside a meteoric rise and reinvention of genres—from...
Long before Bong Joon Ho, Hong Sangsoo, and Park Chan-wook catapulted South Korean cinema onto the world stage, the foundation of their country's film industry formed in the aftermath of the Korean War. The period kickstarted a wealth of eclectic and innovative filmmaking that culminated in the 1960s. Closer inspection of this decade, now widely considered Korea's premier film renaissance, reveals the arrival of seminal works from auteurs such as Kim Ki-young, Shin Sang-ok, Yu Hyun-mok, Kim Soo-yong, and Lee Man-hee, alongside a meteoric rise and reinvention of genres—from...
- 8/17/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Next month’s London Korean Film Festival cloaks itself in a panoply of the country’s recent cinema, with a mix of commercial blockbusters, festival titles and documentaries. The long-running event also pays tribute to Kang Soo-youn, the performer who was the first Korean to win a best acting award in Venice and who died in May this year.
The event runs from Nov. 3 – 17, 2022 in venues across London and comprises 35 films. It opens with a previously announced screening of “Alienoid.”
The Cinema Now section includes: Jeong Ji-yeon’s psychological thriller “The Anchor”; Davy Chou’s “Return To Seoul,” which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard; Byun Sung-hyun’s “Kingmaker”; “Hot Blooded,” the long-awaited directorial debut by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Cheon Myeong-kwan; nostalgic road chase movie “Stellar: A Magical Ride”; “Director’s Intention,” by Kim Min-geun.
A special screening goes to “Broker,” the Kore-Ede Hirokazu-directed light drama that opened in competition in Cannes in May.
The event runs from Nov. 3 – 17, 2022 in venues across London and comprises 35 films. It opens with a previously announced screening of “Alienoid.”
The Cinema Now section includes: Jeong Ji-yeon’s psychological thriller “The Anchor”; Davy Chou’s “Return To Seoul,” which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard; Byun Sung-hyun’s “Kingmaker”; “Hot Blooded,” the long-awaited directorial debut by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Cheon Myeong-kwan; nostalgic road chase movie “Stellar: A Magical Ride”; “Director’s Intention,” by Kim Min-geun.
A special screening goes to “Broker,” the Kore-Ede Hirokazu-directed light drama that opened in competition in Cannes in May.
- 10/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 15 is taking its show on the road to various ethnic communities throughout Chicago and the north suburbs. The in-person festival will present 31 films and opens on September 10 and runs through November 6. Tickets are on sale now at https://buytickets.at/apuc
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
The festival will highlight the best of Asian animation with a unique lineup of films from Taiwan, China, and South Korea. Programming highlights include films from Japan and special guest appearances from Japan Cinema Showcase host Mark Schilling; this year’s Bright Star Award recipient, Hong Kong actress Jennifer Yu (Pretty Heart); director Yeung Chiu-hoi (The First Girl I Loved); and lead actor Kaki Shum, director Amos Why, and producer Teresa Kwong of Far Far Away.
To enhance the audience’s understanding of the cultural and artistic background of the films, Columbia College Chicago’s Professor Ron Falzone will be leading the post-film discussion...
- 8/26/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Kang Soo-youn, a Korean actor who was a star of 1980s and 1990s film and TV, died on Saturday. She was 55.
She was admitted to hospital in Seoul on Thursday after reportedly suffering a heart attack and being found unconscious. She died in hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage.
Kang was a child star from the 1970s and appeared in multiple films and TV shows in the pre-modern era.
After such a busy start, Kang was ready for a new direction in her career by her twenties. She received it, age 21, when she earned the best actress prize at the 1987 Venice Film Festival for her role in Im Kwon-taek’s “The Surrogate Womb.” Two years later, she won the best actress award in Moscow for another Im title “Come, Come, Come Upward.”
She held a prized place in Korean TV viewers’ affections with roles in coming-of-age drama “Diary of High School Student,...
She was admitted to hospital in Seoul on Thursday after reportedly suffering a heart attack and being found unconscious. She died in hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage.
Kang was a child star from the 1970s and appeared in multiple films and TV shows in the pre-modern era.
After such a busy start, Kang was ready for a new direction in her career by her twenties. She received it, age 21, when she earned the best actress prize at the 1987 Venice Film Festival for her role in Im Kwon-taek’s “The Surrogate Womb.” Two years later, she won the best actress award in Moscow for another Im title “Come, Come, Come Upward.”
She held a prized place in Korean TV viewers’ affections with roles in coming-of-age drama “Diary of High School Student,...
- 5/8/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Asian Cinema Education is an invitation to a journey through contemporary Asian cinema and an encouragement to learn how to talk and write about it. The platform was created to fill in the blanks in the knowledge of modern Asian cinema. This is a unique opportunity for all Asian film lovers and future film critics to debate the key phenomena in the cinemas of South and Southeast Asia hand-in-hand with experts and film organizers.
Check the Facebook group of the project
The project was initiated by film festivals promoting Asian culture in the EU: Five Flavours Asian Film Festival from Poland, Camera Japan Festival from Holland, Udine Far East Film Festival from Italy, and Helsinki Cine Aasia from Finland. The organizations are a part of the informal Network of Asian Film Festivals in Europe (Naffe). Their mission is not only to create a gripping film program, but also to infect...
Check the Facebook group of the project
The project was initiated by film festivals promoting Asian culture in the EU: Five Flavours Asian Film Festival from Poland, Camera Japan Festival from Holland, Udine Far East Film Festival from Italy, and Helsinki Cine Aasia from Finland. The organizations are a part of the informal Network of Asian Film Festivals in Europe (Naffe). Their mission is not only to create a gripping film program, but also to infect...
- 5/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Chicago, Il – – With one of its most diverse lineups, Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 12 continues with a drive-in film festival, April 15 – May 2 at The Drive-In at Lincoln Yards, operated by local landmark cinema, Davis Theater.
This season highlights the best of Asian filmmaking, with a lineup of features from Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mongolia. In addition to many international and U.S. premieres, the festival will screen five official selections submitted for 2021 Academy Awards consideration.
Oscar-nominated Minari will have a special screening on April 29 and May 1 at the Drive -In. Lee Isaac Chung’s acclaimed film, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score, tells the story of a Korean family pursuing the American dream on an Arkansas farm. Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago, the screening will...
This season highlights the best of Asian filmmaking, with a lineup of features from Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mongolia. In addition to many international and U.S. premieres, the festival will screen five official selections submitted for 2021 Academy Awards consideration.
Oscar-nominated Minari will have a special screening on April 29 and May 1 at the Drive -In. Lee Isaac Chung’s acclaimed film, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score, tells the story of a Korean family pursuing the American dream on an Arkansas farm. Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago, the screening will...
- 4/7/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Chicago, Il – – In their longest run yet, Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Season 12 will screen more than 33 films and one of its most diverse lineups. The joint virtual and drive-in film festival opens March 15 and runs through May 1, 2021.
Presented in three parts, the festival will include its official selection at its new virtual cinema, powered by eventive for the USA (March 15-31), Academy Award contenders for Best International Feature Film (April 1-15) via its screening partner Smart Cinema USA; and one-night-only screenings at the Lincoln Yards Drive-In operated by the Davis Theater (April 15 – May 1).
In addition to 8 North American and 12 U.S. premieres, the festival will offer three Hidden Gem Encores and selected films from Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mongolia. For the first time in Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s history, the lineup will also feature four co-productions directed by non-Asian filmmakers from France/China, France/Cambodia,...
Presented in three parts, the festival will include its official selection at its new virtual cinema, powered by eventive for the USA (March 15-31), Academy Award contenders for Best International Feature Film (April 1-15) via its screening partner Smart Cinema USA; and one-night-only screenings at the Lincoln Yards Drive-In operated by the Davis Theater (April 15 – May 1).
In addition to 8 North American and 12 U.S. premieres, the festival will offer three Hidden Gem Encores and selected films from Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mongolia. For the first time in Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s history, the lineup will also feature four co-productions directed by non-Asian filmmakers from France/China, France/Cambodia,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
For the portion of Western audiences previously stuck behind the one-inch barrier of subtitles, the multi-Oscar haul by Bong Joon Ho’s dark and provocative “Parasite” was a revelation. But for savvy viewers who had long ago moved past a perceived language barrier, Bong’s win is instead the latest splash in a succession of South Korean milestones that span film, music and television.
Thanks to vibrant talent and years of industrial-scale preparation, the rich Korean entertainment scene has solid foundations. Smartphones, YouTube and Netflix are now carrying the Korean wave, known as “Hallyu,” farther and faster.
In August alone, boy band BTS’ latest confection, “Dynamite,” racked up a record number of plays on YouTube and topped the Billboard music charts, while Korean zombie movie “Peninsula” smashed the Asian box office, and another zombie offering, “#Alive,” briefly was the most-watched item planetwide on Netflix.
“The current boom enjoyed by Korean...
Thanks to vibrant talent and years of industrial-scale preparation, the rich Korean entertainment scene has solid foundations. Smartphones, YouTube and Netflix are now carrying the Korean wave, known as “Hallyu,” farther and faster.
In August alone, boy band BTS’ latest confection, “Dynamite,” racked up a record number of plays on YouTube and topped the Billboard music charts, while Korean zombie movie “Peninsula” smashed the Asian box office, and another zombie offering, “#Alive,” briefly was the most-watched item planetwide on Netflix.
“The current boom enjoyed by Korean...
- 10/1/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The London Korean Film Festival (Lkff) is proud to be returning in 2020 for its milestone 15th edition. Taking place from 29 October – 12 November the festival will be going digital for the first time, with 30+ films available online to audiences across the UK, prerecorded interviews, live Q&As and other virtual events, along with a selection of special cinema screenings taking place in London. Despite this year’s many uncertainties, the Lkff is pleased to be back, sharing its annual celebration of Korean cinema with fans all over the UK.
In a special treat for both committed cinephiles familiar with Bong Joon Ho’s feature film work and newcomers eager to discover more after the razor-sharp thrills of Parasite, the festival will be screening two shorts from the great director featuring his now trademark blackly comic social satire, available online and throughout the UK for the very first time. Incoherence (1994) marked the...
In a special treat for both committed cinephiles familiar with Bong Joon Ho’s feature film work and newcomers eager to discover more after the razor-sharp thrills of Parasite, the festival will be screening two shorts from the great director featuring his now trademark blackly comic social satire, available online and throughout the UK for the very first time. Incoherence (1994) marked the...
- 9/30/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Se-ah Jang, Jae-yeong Jeong, Ga-ram Jung, Nam-gil Ki, Soo-kyung Lee, Ji-won Uhm | Directed by Lee Min-jae
Also known as “The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale”, Zombie For Sale, released through Arrow Video a couple of weeks ago, is a zombie horror comedy with elements of romance tossed in for good measure. If you’re thinking, however, “oh no, not another zom-rom-com” then think again, because this isn’t a run of the mill romance with zombies. It has plenty of original and unique things going on to make it very different from anything else you would have seen in the genre, and it makes for an absolute joy of a film.
I was unsure what to expect when I went into this one, but in the end I found myself thoroughly besotted with it. It’s hilarious, cute, charming and looks delightful too. The cast throw themselves, feet-first, into...
Also known as “The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale”, Zombie For Sale, released through Arrow Video a couple of weeks ago, is a zombie horror comedy with elements of romance tossed in for good measure. If you’re thinking, however, “oh no, not another zom-rom-com” then think again, because this isn’t a run of the mill romance with zombies. It has plenty of original and unique things going on to make it very different from anything else you would have seen in the genre, and it makes for an absolute joy of a film.
I was unsure what to expect when I went into this one, but in the end I found myself thoroughly besotted with it. It’s hilarious, cute, charming and looks delightful too. The cast throw themselves, feet-first, into...
- 7/28/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
The Criterion Collection has announced an October release date for its “Parasite” Blu-ray release, a fitting date as the release will mark the one-year anniversary of Bong Joon Ho’s U.S. theatrical release. The Criterion “Parasite” release includes not only a 4K remaster of the original film supervised by Bong Joon Ho himself, but also the movie’s much-touted black-and-white version and new audio commentary track with Bong and film critic Tony Rayns.
“A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho’s genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world’s foremost filmmakers,” Criterion wrote in a statement announcing the film’s October release date. “A bravura showcase for its director’s meticulously constructed set pieces, bolstered by a brilliant ensemble cast and stunning production design, ‘Parasite’ cemented the New Korean Cinema...
“A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho’s genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world’s foremost filmmakers,” Criterion wrote in a statement announcing the film’s October release date. “A bravura showcase for its director’s meticulously constructed set pieces, bolstered by a brilliant ensemble cast and stunning production design, ‘Parasite’ cemented the New Korean Cinema...
- 7/15/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.Newsa stunning poster for the upcoming July 20th premiere of Jonathan Glazer's Strasbourg 1518, a Mica Levi-scored short film about the mass hysteria-caused "dancing plague" in Strasbourg. This year's edition of the Telluride Film Festival has been cancelled. "With a seemingly unending number of new cases of Covid-19 and the national chaos around it, even the best strategy is threatened by this out of control environment," the festival states.Recommended Viewing In a talk presented by HowlRound Theatre Commons, subtitlers Darcy Paquet (best known as the subtitler for Bong Joon-ho's Parasite) and Linda Hoaglund (the subtitler for Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away), as well as director-writer Xiaolu Guo discuss the intricate art of subtitling. Shudder's official trailer for Jayro Bustamante's La Llorona, a retelling of...
- 7/15/2020
- MUBI
Chicago – The Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc) of Chicago, and their international Selection Committee, has announced the winners of the Apuc “Funniest Stay-At-Home Short Film Competition. The competition took place over the last three months of the global quarantine, and attracted entries from the U.S. and the world.
The Top Five winners were Raymond Hui with 2020 A Year In Review, Saloni Nahar with Self Tapes, Michael Crowley with Family Social Distancing, Jennifer Zhang with Stay Inside Jennifer Zhang Song and Meiling Jin with Meiling-ual … the films are available to view below.
2020 A Year In Review By Filmmaker Raymond Hui
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
The international Selection Committee included chair Patrick McDonald, Mark Schilling, Darcy Paquet, Shelly Kraicer, Aimeé Laberge, Cherrie Lau, Kathy Wu and Sophia Wong Boccio.
Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema – founded and curated by veteran film programmer Sophia Wong Boccio – is dedicated to highlighting films in different Asian...
The Top Five winners were Raymond Hui with 2020 A Year In Review, Saloni Nahar with Self Tapes, Michael Crowley with Family Social Distancing, Jennifer Zhang with Stay Inside Jennifer Zhang Song and Meiling Jin with Meiling-ual … the films are available to view below.
2020 A Year In Review By Filmmaker Raymond Hui
Photo credit: AsianPopUpCinema.org
The international Selection Committee included chair Patrick McDonald, Mark Schilling, Darcy Paquet, Shelly Kraicer, Aimeé Laberge, Cherrie Lau, Kathy Wu and Sophia Wong Boccio.
Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema – founded and curated by veteran film programmer Sophia Wong Boccio – is dedicated to highlighting films in different Asian...
- 6/15/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Zombie for Sale“
Synopsis:
An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create a memorable rom-zom-com from first time director Lee Min-jae.
When the illegal human experiments of Korea’s biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their “undead” test subjects escapes and ends up in a shabby gas station owned by the Park family – a band of misfits spanning three generations who hustle passers-by to make ends meet. When the Park family uncover their undead visitor, he bites the head of their household, who instead of transforming into an undead ghoul becomes revitalised and full of life! The family then hatch a plan to exploit this unexpected fountain of youth, allowing locals to pay to be bitten too, until things go wrong…
With a cabbage-munching zombie who prefers ketchup over blood, and a dysfunctional family that gives...
Synopsis:
An infectiously funny slice of modern Korean cinema where Train to Busan, The Quiet Family and Warm Bodies collide to create a memorable rom-zom-com from first time director Lee Min-jae.
When the illegal human experiments of Korea’s biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their “undead” test subjects escapes and ends up in a shabby gas station owned by the Park family – a band of misfits spanning three generations who hustle passers-by to make ends meet. When the Park family uncover their undead visitor, he bites the head of their household, who instead of transforming into an undead ghoul becomes revitalised and full of life! The family then hatch a plan to exploit this unexpected fountain of youth, allowing locals to pay to be bitten too, until things go wrong…
With a cabbage-munching zombie who prefers ketchup over blood, and a dysfunctional family that gives...
- 4/26/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
About the Film
Bae Chang-ho’s debut feature was not an easy one to make. Although the source material, Lee Dong-chul’s semi-autobiographical novel, was a best seller, Bae had to face government censors, which, at a time when Chun Doo Hwan’s regime was at a fool bloom after a violent suppression of civil unrest, were at the pick of their power and of their strictness. Even before the start of production, the script was rejected five times and the censors listed 60 elements that they wanted changed. The requested changes included the film’s title, the attitude of policemen towards the slum residents, and a husband pulling on his wife’s hair during a fight. Their objections were seemingly not so much ideological, as an effort to weaken the film’s potential impact. Bae went ahead and shot the film in his own way, and managed to avoid at...
Bae Chang-ho’s debut feature was not an easy one to make. Although the source material, Lee Dong-chul’s semi-autobiographical novel, was a best seller, Bae had to face government censors, which, at a time when Chun Doo Hwan’s regime was at a fool bloom after a violent suppression of civil unrest, were at the pick of their power and of their strictness. Even before the start of production, the script was rejected five times and the censors listed 60 elements that they wanted changed. The requested changes included the film’s title, the attitude of policemen towards the slum residents, and a husband pulling on his wife’s hair during a fight. Their objections were seemingly not so much ideological, as an effort to weaken the film’s potential impact. Bae went ahead and shot the film in his own way, and managed to avoid at...
- 4/16/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
After weeks of awards campaigning and hundreds of interviews, “Parasite” began Sunday as a successful and well-appreciated movie. Yet its Academy Awards wins for best picture and for Bong Joon Ho as best director were shocks that thrilled the Asian movie industry.
“I’m so happy for all the Asian Film industry. It has now created bigger dreams for Asian filmmakers,” said Korean producer Jonathan Kim. “Now I have a different view on Hollywood. Even Hollywood is becoming more open minded.”
“Game changer!!! So happy for all of us. The Asians have finally arrived in Hollywood!” said Andrew Ooi, president of Echelon Talent Management, a Vancouver-based management firm with a predominantly Asian clientele.
Park Chan Wook, one of South Korea’s top filmmakers and a producer of Bong’s “Snowpiercer,” said in an interview with local media that the Oscar success of “Parasite” is not a surprise.
“[This] means that American...
“I’m so happy for all the Asian Film industry. It has now created bigger dreams for Asian filmmakers,” said Korean producer Jonathan Kim. “Now I have a different view on Hollywood. Even Hollywood is becoming more open minded.”
“Game changer!!! So happy for all of us. The Asians have finally arrived in Hollywood!” said Andrew Ooi, president of Echelon Talent Management, a Vancouver-based management firm with a predominantly Asian clientele.
Park Chan Wook, one of South Korea’s top filmmakers and a producer of Bong’s “Snowpiercer,” said in an interview with local media that the Oscar success of “Parasite” is not a surprise.
“[This] means that American...
- 2/10/2020
- by Patrick Frater and Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Korean talent management agency Saram Entertainment is producing the project
Korean talent management agency Saram Entertainment and Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis announced that they are collaborating on an Asian omnibus project called Shame.
Figgis is working with Korean scriptwriter Uni Hong on the Korean-language omnibus which will begin casting after the script is done. Saram is planning to release Shame as both a theatrical omnibus feature and an Ott episodic series.
Saram Entertainment handles artists such as Cho Jin-woong (The Handmaiden), Han Yeri (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) and Hanee Lee (Extreme Job). The company’s previous production credits include Ghost Sweepers,...
Korean talent management agency Saram Entertainment and Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis announced that they are collaborating on an Asian omnibus project called Shame.
Figgis is working with Korean scriptwriter Uni Hong on the Korean-language omnibus which will begin casting after the script is done. Saram is planning to release Shame as both a theatrical omnibus feature and an Ott episodic series.
Saram Entertainment handles artists such as Cho Jin-woong (The Handmaiden), Han Yeri (Illang: The Wolf Brigade) and Hanee Lee (Extreme Job). The company’s previous production credits include Ghost Sweepers,...
- 10/5/2019
- by 134¦Jean Noh¦516¦
- ScreenDaily
Newly-enthralled by the dynamism of Korean cinema, leading European filmmaker Mike Figgis is to make “Shame,” an Asian omnibus short film project with South Korean talent agency Saram Entertainment. Known for “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Timecode,” Figgis is head of the competition jury this week at the Busan International Film Festival.
“The project will be a three-part omnibus involving Asian countries, made in each country’s native languages. We are currently working with a scriptwriter for the Korean part of the project, while details about the other two parts have not yet been decided,” said Saram CEO and producer Lee So-young.
“This project started from the idea of seeing one thing differently, and then describing it from global points of view.”
According to the Korean company, “Shame” will depict various emotions of Asian people who live different lives and will present irony, pain and reconciliation that come from the indiscreetness of the world.
“The project will be a three-part omnibus involving Asian countries, made in each country’s native languages. We are currently working with a scriptwriter for the Korean part of the project, while details about the other two parts have not yet been decided,” said Saram CEO and producer Lee So-young.
“This project started from the idea of seeing one thing differently, and then describing it from global points of view.”
According to the Korean company, “Shame” will depict various emotions of Asian people who live different lives and will present irony, pain and reconciliation that come from the indiscreetness of the world.
- 10/5/2019
- by Sonia Kil and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Season Nine of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc), continues on Thursday, September 12th, 2019, with the Chicago Premiere of South Korea’s “Juror 8.” Director Hong Seung-Wan will appear on behalf of the film, moderated by Korean film writer Darcy Paquet. at AMC River East 21 in downtown Chicago. For more details and tickets, click here.
“Juror 8” is the story of South Korea’s first trial by jury in 2008. It follows the case of a man who brutally murders his mother, with all factors pointing toward a guilty verdict. However, the trial does not go as smoothly as expected. Juror Number Eight questions the defendant’s self-declaration of guilt. As a result, the presiding judge calls for a new debate to establish a guilty or not guilty verdict. The jury consists of eight ordinary people with different ages and personality, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
“Juror 8” is the story of South Korea’s first trial by jury in 2008. It follows the case of a man who brutally murders his mother, with all factors pointing toward a guilty verdict. However, the trial does not go as smoothly as expected. Juror Number Eight questions the defendant’s self-declaration of guilt. As a result, the presiding judge calls for a new debate to establish a guilty or not guilty verdict. The jury consists of eight ordinary people with different ages and personality, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
- 9/11/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Its Opening Night for Season Nine of Chicago’s Asian Pop-Up Cinema (Apuc), and the first film is a hilarious horror satire. South Korea’s “The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale” has its Chicago Premiere on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019, at AMC River East 21 in downtown Chicago. Director Lee Min-Jae will appear on behalf of the film. For more details and tickets, click here.
Human Bio, the largest pharmaceutical company in Korea, conducts illegal experiments on humans. One test goes wrong, and results in the creation of a twentysomething zombie. The creature escapes, and encounters an odd family named Park in a remote countryside. When their father is bitten, they discover that one of the symptoms is a fountain of youth. This leads to profiting off the zombie’s bite, and repercussions for those who take advantage of it. Meanwhile, the youngest Park daughter has a crush on “Jongbie” (as...
Human Bio, the largest pharmaceutical company in Korea, conducts illegal experiments on humans. One test goes wrong, and results in the creation of a twentysomething zombie. The creature escapes, and encounters an odd family named Park in a remote countryside. When their father is bitten, they discover that one of the symptoms is a fountain of youth. This leads to profiting off the zombie’s bite, and repercussions for those who take advantage of it. Meanwhile, the youngest Park daughter has a crush on “Jongbie” (as...
- 9/10/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This August, Arrow Video presents a special edition of one of the key films by a giant of cinema, a Korean masterwork in a highly-collectible three-disc edition. As well as featuring a pristine restoration and unmissable extras, the release is beautifully packaged with new artwork and specially commissioned writing.
Park Chan-wook’s brutal, lyrical modern classic of the revenge genre, Oldboy, is often cited as one of the best films of the 2000s and possibly the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema. The masterpiece has been newly mastered in 4K and is presented here in a stunning limited edition three-disc set with a massive array of extras including the feature-length documentary Old Days, three hours of bonus interviews, and a 100 page hardbound book and a fold-out poster; there is also a two-disc set bursting at the seams with extras, and a standard DVD version.
Based on the...
Park Chan-wook’s brutal, lyrical modern classic of the revenge genre, Oldboy, is often cited as one of the best films of the 2000s and possibly the definitive example of extreme Asian cinema. The masterpiece has been newly mastered in 4K and is presented here in a stunning limited edition three-disc set with a massive array of extras including the feature-length documentary Old Days, three hours of bonus interviews, and a 100 page hardbound book and a fold-out poster; there is also a two-disc set bursting at the seams with extras, and a standard DVD version.
Based on the...
- 6/5/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
For the second year in a row, a documentary feature won the Grand Prize at South Korea’s Wildflower Film Awards. “The Remnants” was directed by Kim Il-ran & Lee Hyuk-san.
Jung Sung-il was named best documentary director for “Night and Fog in Zona.” Best director in the narrative category was Jeon Go-woon for “Microhabitat.”
The awards were launched six years ago by former Variety correspondent Darcy Paquet, and film critic Oh Dong-jin, in an effort to recognize Korean independent cinema. The awards presentation took place in Seoul on Friday.
This year for the first time cash prizes were given to all awards recipients — a total of KRW20 million won sponsored by retail chain E-Mart. There will be a five-day screening event at Megabox Coex from April 18-22 award-winning films will be screened.
The nominees were selected from a preliminary list of 57 fiction films and 26 documentaries released in the calendar year...
Jung Sung-il was named best documentary director for “Night and Fog in Zona.” Best director in the narrative category was Jeon Go-woon for “Microhabitat.”
The awards were launched six years ago by former Variety correspondent Darcy Paquet, and film critic Oh Dong-jin, in an effort to recognize Korean independent cinema. The awards presentation took place in Seoul on Friday.
This year for the first time cash prizes were given to all awards recipients — a total of KRW20 million won sponsored by retail chain E-Mart. There will be a five-day screening event at Megabox Coex from April 18-22 award-winning films will be screened.
The nominees were selected from a preliminary list of 57 fiction films and 26 documentaries released in the calendar year...
- 4/15/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Jung Yoon-suk’s documentary, “Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno” was named Grand Prize winner at South Korea’s Wildflower Awards on Thursday (Apr. 12). The film cast light on a college punk duo and their struggles with government censorship. “Bamseom Pirates” is the first documentary to win Grand Prize.
Hong Sang-soo won best narrative film director for “The Day After,” which competed at Cannes Film Festival in 2017. The best documentary director award went to Moon Chang-yong and Jeon Jin for “Becoming Who I Was.”
The numerical winner was “Jane,” which scooped four trophies. The queer drama won the best actress award for Lee Min-ji; best screenplay for Cho Hyun-hoon and Kim So-mi; best cinematography for Cho Young-jik; and best score for Flash Flood Darlings.
Veteran, Key Joo-bong won the best actor prize for his role in “Merry Christmas Mr. Mo,” which also earned Lim Dae-hyeong the best new narrative film director award.
Hong Sang-soo won best narrative film director for “The Day After,” which competed at Cannes Film Festival in 2017. The best documentary director award went to Moon Chang-yong and Jeon Jin for “Becoming Who I Was.”
The numerical winner was “Jane,” which scooped four trophies. The queer drama won the best actress award for Lee Min-ji; best screenplay for Cho Hyun-hoon and Kim So-mi; best cinematography for Cho Young-jik; and best score for Flash Flood Darlings.
Veteran, Key Joo-bong won the best actor prize for his role in “Merry Christmas Mr. Mo,” which also earned Lim Dae-hyeong the best new narrative film director award.
- 4/13/2018
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
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