Acacia (2003) - 아카시아 (A-ka-si-a)

Asian Film Market and PPP Results

Source | 2007/10/16 | Permalink |

The Asian Film Market was again bustling in its second year although buyers tended to window-shop and take notes for later. A number of Korean films were picked up mainly for TV/DVD rights. Korean sales agent Cineclick Asia sealed a number of deals, selling all rights to KIM Ki-duk's "Breath" to Saudi Arabia-based Ghassan Production and Distribution for the Middle Eastern territories.

The company also picked up DVD/TV rights to KIM's "The Bow" and "3-Iron", along with "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family"), "Red Shoes", "Fighter in the Wind", "Love Me Not", "Seducing Mr. Perfect", and KIM Ji-woon's "A Tale of Two Sisters" from Cineclick. More TV rights went to Japan's Nettai Museum for horror films "The Red Shoes" and "Acacia" along with "The Wolf Returns" and "Mission Sex Control". Meanwhile Hungary's Cinetel bought TV/VOD/Video rights to KIM Ki-duk's "Samaria", "Red Shoes", and "A Tale of Two Sisers".

In a major deal, CJ Entertainment sold a four-feature package to buyer Sple...| More

'Spider Forest'[DVD Review]

Source | 2006/02/22 | Permalink |

Song Il-gon's latest film an intricate mystery with an art house style

Kim Kyu Hyun (internews)

Kang Min (Kam Woo-seong), a TV reporter, stumbles onto a horrific scene of double murder in an isolated cabin. His colleague and newscaster, Soo Young (Jang Hyeon-seong), is one of the victims. She whispers, "Spiders ... it's so scary" before breathing her last. Kang notices a mysterious figure and gives him chase, only to be upstaged and beaten unconscious. Dazed, he walks into a highway tunnel and spies a familiar looking shadow, just before being crushed by a speeding SUV.


Production notes

An Oak Film Production. Distributed by CJ Entertainment, in association with Egg Film Productions.

Written and Directed by Song Il-gon. Music by Yoon Min-hwa. Edited by Choi Jae-geun. Production Design by Jun Hye Sung. Make-up Effects by Lee Eun Ah. Costume design by Kim Eun Sook. Cinematography by Kim Chil-joo. Executive Producer Kim Dae-hyeon.

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Korean Film Highlighted at Philadelphia Festival

Source | 2004/03/24 | Permalink |

Philadelphia's film goers will have a feast of Korean cinema to choose from when the 13th Philadelphia Film Festival opens on April 8.
South Korea is well represented with 11 features out of the 133 to be screened, including a special category called New Korean Cinema. The category's six films include Kwak Jae-yong's "The Classic" and Boong Joon-ho's "Salin-ui Chuok (Memories of Murder)".

Last year's run of local horror movies saw four South Korean films make it into the festival's Danger After Dark category, including "Changhwa, Hongryon (A Tale of Two Sisters)", by Kim Ji-wun and "Sainyong Siktak (The Uninvited)" by Lee Soo-yeon.

Rounding out the Korean lineup, "Yongo Wanjon Jongbok (Please Teach Me English)" by Kim Sung-su will screen in the International Comedy section.

Lim Sang-soo's "Paramnan Kajok (A Good Lawyer's Wife)" and Park Ki-hyeong's "Acacia" were also picked by the organizer among the festival's "lucky 13" of not-to-be-missed movies....| More

Fantasporto NEWS/AWARDS 2004

Source | 2004/03/01 | Permalink |

24th edition of the Oporto International Film Festival - Fantasporto has closed its doors on Saturday, again with more than 100,000 spectators.

SOUTH KOREA, DANEMARK AND SPAIN
SHARE THE AWARDS LIST IN FANTASPORTO 2004

Spanish cinema with KILLING WORDS and EL OUTRO LADO DE LA CAMA, and South Korean cinema with "A TALE OF TWO SISTERS" and "ACACIA" are on the path to success in Fantasporto. Also the Danish cinema, a frequent visit at Oporto (which presented and awarded in past editions the first films to come from celebrated director Lars von Trier such as "The Element of Crime" and Europa"), has won with the film THE GREEN BUTCHERS, the Best Film Award of the Directors Week. Portuguese cinema with the film I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS was also awarded in the final list, winning the Best Short Film Award and also the Silver Méliès (short film) as the best European short in competion

After last year's winner, "Intacto", the Directors Week juri has decided to give its main prize, the...| More

Four Korean films selected for Fantasporto

Source | 2004/01/14 | Permalink |

Four Korean films have been selected to screen at the Oporto International Fantastic Film Festival in Portugal, more commonly known as Fantasporto. The festival's 28th edition will feature PARK Ki-hyeong's "Acacia", KIM Ji-woon's A Tale of Two Sisters, and LEE Jong-hyeok's "H" in its main competition section, as well as BAEK Woon-hak's "Tube" in a special competitive section for new directors.

Fantasporto is one of the world's most widely-known "fantastic" film festivals, devoted to genre cinema in general and horror/sci-fi in particular. This year's edition will be held from February 20-28.

In past years the festival has bestowed several awards on Korean cinema, including a Special Jury Prize for KIM Ki-duk's "The Isle" in 2000, a Best Actress award for Seo Jeong (The Isle), as well as a Best Director (YOON Jong-chan), Special Jury Prize and Best Actress (JANG Jin-yeong) award for "Sorum" in 2001. Last year's invitees included "2009 Lost Memories", "Volcano High", "Say Yes", and...| More