Jo Eun-ji (조은지)

Handball 'Sleeper' Tops Box Office for Third Week

2008/01/30 | Source | Permalink |

"Forever the Moment" tops box office figures for a third consecutive week. MK Pictures, the film's producer, said Tuesday that the film has drawn 2.64 million viewers since its release on Jan. 10. It is based on the real story of the Korean women's handball team, which won the silver medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004 after a neck-and-neck game with the world's no. 1 Denmark that ran for 128 minutes including double overtime and a shoot-out.

Directed by Lim Soon-rye, who also made "Waikiki Brothers" (2001), "Forever the Moment" stars Moon So-ri, Kim Jeong-eun, Kim Ji-young, and Jo Eun-ji as players and Eom Tae-woong as the coach.

A sports movie on the surface, it is actually a human drama dealing with the life of people on the fringe of society. Few people expected the success of a film dealing with an unpopular sport and including no stars in its cast. In fact, producers had such difficulties attracting investors that they were unable to raise the entire budget until preview.
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Jeon Do-yeon, voted as the "Best actress of the year" by female directors

2007/12/17 | Source | Permalink |

Actress Jeon Do-yeon was voted as the "Best actress of the year" by the female directors. Also the president of Home Pictures, Lee Yoo-jin, was awarded as the "Best movie-person of the year", who produced movies such as the "Voice of Murderer" and the "Happiness". The award ceremony is a part of 2007 Female Directors Festival on 17th December, held at the Art hall of Seoul Sokyuk-dong Art Centre, organised by the Association of Female Directors.

In particular, Jeon Do-yeon's achievement of winning the Cannes best actress prize this year for her latest film "Secret Sunshine" was recognised. The festival was hosted by the actress Jo Eun-ji and the elder-actress Hwang Jeong-seon was awarded for her distinguishable service in film industry. She began her acting career in 1940, when she entered Dongyang Acting Company's exclusive play troupe "Chungchundan". Ever since, she appeared in hundreds of films and dramas for more than 60 years.

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'Driving With My Wife's Lover'

2007/11/23 | Source | Permalink |

Watermelons on the highway and other absurdities of life

Kyu Hyun Kim (qhyunkim)

A nebbish-looking stamp-maker Tae-han (Park Kwang-jeong, a well-known theater actor immortalized in Korean popular culture as "Rimbaud" in "No. 3") suspects that his wife is two-timing him with a womanizing taxicab driver Joong-seok (Jeong Bo-seok, "Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors"). He hires the cabbie for a one-way trip from Seoul to Yangyang, the Eastern Seaboard resort town, where his home is located. However, Tae-han seems clueless about what to do with his nemesis: does he want a confrontation with Joong-seok at the precise moment of illicit encounter? Or does he just want revenge? Adding complications to the matter is Joong-seok's rambunctious common-law wife So-ok (Jo Eun-ji, "A Bizarre Love Triangle"), who unexpectedly arouses Tae-han's sympathy.

"Driving With My Wife's Lover" starts off as if it will be one of those light romantic comedies with some predictable (tear-jerking) twist...| More

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Kim Tae-sik wins AAIFF Emerging Director Award

2007/08/07 | Source | Permalink |

The 30th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) closed its 10-day run July 28th with director KIM Tai-sik picking up one of the events main awards. The Emerging Director in Narrative Feature Award was given to KIM for his feature debut "Driving With My Wife's Lover". The prize honors the best narrative feature film by a first or second-time narrative feature filmmaker.

KIM's road movie has traveled many miles. After its' festival launch and world premier at the Pusan International Film Festival last year, it went on to screen at top festivals around the world including the Berlinale, Buenos Aires, Sundance and Rotterdam. KIM also won the Best Director Award at Monaco's International Emerging Talent Film Festival, last May.

KIM, also co-scripted this black-comedy, in which small-town shop owner Tae-han learns that his wife is having an affair with Joong-sik, a Seoul taxi-driver. Intending to violently confront him, Tae-han goes to Seoul and hails Joog-sik's cab,...| More

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"Driving with My Wife's Lover" Continuous Journey

2007/07/09 | Source | Permalink |

The ride for "Driving with My Wife's Lover" is prolonged and next will take them to New York and New Delhi. The long list of invitations has been complemented with selections for the 30th Asian American International Film Festival in New York and the 9th Cinepan Asian Film Festival in New Delhi.

"Driving with My Wife's Lover"'s debuting director KIM Tae-sik won the Best Director Award at Monaco's International Emerging Talent Film Festival, last May, one of the three awards the film has won. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and Grand Bell Awards, One of Korea's major film awards. The film set off at last year's Pusan International Film Festival. The independent film also enjoyed a modest domestic release earlier this year.

The film combines an engaging humorous story with a distinctive visual style and some unexpected twists while exploring social issues along the way. The film stars PARK Kwang-jeong, JeoNG Bo-seok and JO Eun-ji.

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