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  Korean movies opening today 2012/03/22 in Korea
  2012/03/22, Source,
  Korean movies opening today 2012/03/22 in Korea "Architecture 101", "Hand in Hand" and documentary "Planet of Snail",...More

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  Tribeca Film Festival takes Planet of Snail
  2012/03/14, Source,
  The 8th Tribeca Film Festival has announced its upcoming selection to include South Korean director Yi Seung-Jun's "Planet of Snail", a documentary about a deaf and blind man, his wife with a spinal disability, and their unique story. "Planet of Snail" has been selected to Tribeca's World Documentary Feature Competition. The film will be making its North American premiere there. The festival will be held in New York City, April 18 – 29, 2012,...More

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  Planet of Snail director YI Seung-jun
  2012/03/11, Source,
  Photograph by CHOI Sung-yeol   Top prize winner at the 24th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), director Yi Seung-Jun's "Planet of Snail" is a documentary about deaf and blind husband Jo Yeong-chan and his wife Kim Soon-ho, who has a spinal impediment. Everything they want to say, everything they think, they communicate with their hands. It's not the kind of film that stirs up pity and compassion about an intense struggle against the world. Their life together as seen in the film is beautiful and almost fairytale-like.   The film was co-produced with Japanese broadcaster NHK, in association with Finnish public broadcaster YLE and the Finnish Film Foundation. It received grants from the Sundance Documentary Fund, Cinereach Documentary Grant, and EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF) Fund. The film's international sales agent CAT&Docs also sold it to UK distributor Dogwoof,...More

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  Documentary 'Planet of Snail' invited to Tribeca Film Festival
  2012/03/08, Source,
  The Korean documentary "Planet of Snail" was invited to the 11th Tribeca Film Festival set to open in New York next month, the film's local distributor said Thursday. The movie by director Yi Seung-Jun will compete with 11 other entries from nine countries for a prize in the World Documentary Feature Competition section of the festival, Zoa Films said,...More