As The Oporto International Film Festival, Portugal which lowered the curtain recently, selects Korean cinema 'Old Boy' as the most excellent work award etc. in its 'critic week' section, this cinema's value is being assessed once more.
A total of 10 Korean cinemas including 'Sword in the Moon' were screened at this year's Oporto Film Festival.
'Old Boy' is started with a story that Oh Dae-su is kidnapped and held in a private housing cell for fifteen years.
Upon his release, he is given one task by his captor: to find out the reasons why. With a decade and a half of built up aggression and burning curiosity, Oh Dae-su searches for the answers that robbed him of his life.
The Oporto International Film Festival is held annually in February and goes now to its 25th edition. The first edition of FANTASPORTO, as the festival is usually known, was held in 1981 and was non-competitive.
All the following editions included a Competitive Section. The Oporto Festival was founded by the editors of the film magazine Cinema Novo and is sponsored by the Portuguese State and private sponsors.
Yet it is not committed to any political influence or outside directions other than the wish of its organizing committee. It is therefore an independent film festival.
The awards granted yearly include feature and short films presented to the competitive Sections. The Directors Week Section includes mainly first and second feature films. The festival receives entry forms from all over the world, mostly from European countries and the United States.
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