Lee Hae-yeong (이해영)

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  Korean Cinema 2011: The View from Here
  2012/01/14, Source,
  US-based author and curator of film at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, DC, Tom VICK shares his views on recent trends he has noticed programming their Korean film festival. How do you introduce new Korean films to an American audience? Since 2004, when I began programming the Korean Film Festival DC, the answer to this question has become more difficult to answer. This is not to say that it's harder to find good films. Quite the opposite. The problem (if it can be called a problem) is that there are so many films to choose from.The explosion of digital production and distribution in the last decade or so has made it easier than ever to make a film, but harder than ever find an audience for it,...More

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  Festivals lure audiences out of the multiplex and into the arthouse
  2012/01/13, Source,
  There are two film festivals in town: The Tezuka Osamu Film Festival is a collection of early and experimental films by the famed Japanese animator, who is widely known as the father of "Astro Boy", pictured at left. The Cinematheque Friends Film Festival features films chosen by filmmakers and actors, including the opening film, the 1942 re-release of "The Gold Rush". Provided by the organizers There are two film festivals in town: One is the Cinematheque Friends Film Festival where cineastes choose their favorite films each year and share them with movie aficionados. The other is dedicated to famed Japanese animator Tezuka Osamu. Though they differ in purpose, both festivals are geared toward people looking for an alternative to what's offered by the nation's three major multiplex chains,...More

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  Director Lee Hae-yeong "Is it the Sin Ha-gyoon I know?"
  2012/01/12, Source,
  Director Lee Hae-yeong who made the movie "Festival" talked about an 'uncomfortbale truth'. He attended the opening of the '7th Cinematheque Friends' pn the 12th in Seoul Art Cinema and said, "I am happy to be here for 2 years in a row. I suggested this movie with actor Sin Ha-gyoon who starred in the movie 'Foxy Festival'",...More

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  Three Korean projects selected to HAF
  2012/01/10, Source,
  Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary this March with a record 32 selections, including three from South Korea. These are director Jeon Soo-il's "Another Country", KIM Baek-jun's "Monsters" and Lee Hae-joon's "My Dictator". The festival chose these from more than 200 submissions from over 45 countries and regions.The final selection represents 20 different territories including Australia, China, India, Japan, and Malaysia,...More