Kim Joon (김준)

Youth, freedom, and independent animation

2007/09/17 | Source | Permalink |

Indie AniFest 2007 (Chair: Na, Ki-Yong), Korea's one and only independent animation festival, led by independent animation directors, was opened last September 13 at Seoul Animation Center. It will close on September 18. The theme of this year's Indie AniFest is "Breaking the Ice".

For six days: 32 animations in the competition category, and 21 animations in the panorama category

It is a rare opportunity to see such a large number of independent animations at the same time. Starting with Master Jin's Daily Life, the opening work by director Jang, Hyeong-Yoon, the festival offers scores of animations to the movie-going public.

Among the 12 works to be screened are Watermelon Chick by Won, Jong-Sik, which competed at the Annecy Festival this year, and his new work A Millennium Giraffe; El Nino by Im, Aaron, who is well known for his The Navel, which recently premiered in theaters; "The Sense of Space of People Living in a City", a new work by Kim Joon, who participated in "If ...| More

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32 finalists including "Watermelon Chick" were named for the Indie-Anifest

2007/08/08 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean Independent Animation Filmmakers Association (KIAFA) announced on Aug. 6 films that made it to the main competition in this year's Indie-Anifest (Chair: Na, Ki-Yong).

Under the slogan, "Breaking the Ice", the Indie-Anifest 2007 selected a total of 32 finalists, 12 in the general category and 20 in the student category.

Among the general category finalists are "Watermelon Chick" by Won Jong-Sik, which competed at the Annecy Festival this year, and his new work "A Millennium Giraffe"; "El Nino" by Lim Ah-ron, who has been well known for his "Mug Travel", which recently premiered in theaters; "The Sense of Space of People Living in a City", a new work by Kim Joon, who participated in "If You were Me : Anima Vision" with The House of the Woman; and the nostalgic "The Eraser Lovers" by Park Ji-Yun.

On the other hand, finalists in the student category include An Unimaginable Event by Kim Ah-Young, who has been highly acclaimed for her work I Want to Invite You, which rece...| More

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Hong Kong Film to Be Shot in Seoul

2004/10/27 | Source | Permalink |

Seoul is to become the setting for many international movies. Seoul disclosed that "Seoul Raders", a movie which is being jointly made by Korean and Hong Kong capital, is to be cranked up starting at the end of this month at the earliest, with Seoul as its backdrop. Approximately 90 percent of the shooting is scheduled in Seoul. Casting Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Ren Xian Qi, both popular entertainers in Hong Kong, as an international police officer and a CIA agent in Hong Kong, respectively, this movie tells the story of a counterfeit note plate stolen by Korean gangsters.

The staff of the movie, "Seoul Radars", on location in Seoul, visited Seoul City Hall Wednesday to ask for cooperation. They took a picture with Lee Myung-bak, the mayor of Seoul. From left, Actor Ren Xian Qi, Media Asia Film Chairman Lin jian wei , Mayor Lee, Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Director Chor-Sing Ma and Korean actress Cho Han-na.

It is quite phenomenal for a major foreign film company to produce...| More

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