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Film Festival Spotlights Korean Diaspora (Source)
Movies From Mongolia Show Warm Humanity Bloom in Barren Deserts (Source)
Human Emotions at This Year's PIFF (Source)
"Desert Dream" Takes Top New Delhi Prize (Source)
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"Desert Dream" is a coproduction betwen Korea, Mongolia and France
Alternative title : "Hyazgar"
Synopsis
People in the village continue to leave town. Even Hungai’s wife ends up in leaving, due to their daughter’s illness. As Hungai drinks in despair and anguish, Korean refugee CHOI Soon-hee knocks at his door with her son, Chang-ho. Now there remain only these three in the desert, who have to depend on one another to overcome the hostile environment. The three get to know each other, even though they don’t speak the same language. Furthermore Jorick, a young tank soldier from the nearby Mongolian armored troops, becomes friends with Chang-ho as he frequents the village. Hungai’s relationship with CHOI Soon-hee grows in the fine line between love and friendship.
International Film Festivals
2007 Berlin International Film Festival , Competition
2007 Hong Kong International Film Festival , Auteurs
2007 Barcelona Asian Film Festival, Opening Film
Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr |
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Outside of the Korean Peninsula, some 7 million ethnic Koreans ― labeled Joseon or Goryeo "saram", Corean or Korean depending on geography ― dot the globe. A film festival aims to bring the Korean Diaspora into scope and inspire communication and understanding among the different branches: the 4th Corean Network Film Festival (CNFF) presents 24 films from eight countries beginning Thursday through Sunday at Indiespace in Myeongdong, central Seoul.
The festival allows the audience to explore different facets of the Korean experience through films that are either about the Diaspora or are made by directors of Korean heritage. "Neither Fish, Nor Fowl" (2002, Germany) by Matthias Keilich will open the festival Thursday evening. Michael, adopted by his German family at a young age, is constantly searching for his identity, not feeling neither fully German nor Korean. When he falls in love with Jin-hi, a Korean immigrant, his ignorance of the...| More |
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
From the bleak wastelands of Mongolia come two heartwarming tales ― "Tuya's Marriage" and "Desert Dream" ― that speak about the incredible power of hope, courage and love in life. In the two movies, individual lives cross paths and stumble upon the unexpected. One desert woman leaves her disabled husband to remarry, only so that she can take care of her former spouse, and finds newfound meaning of love and self worth. Another one defects from North Korea with her son to find home ― and love ― in an unfamiliar place.
Tuya's Marriage
Winner of the 2007 Golden Berlin Bear, "Tuya's Marriage" tells the unforgettable story of a woman who breaks the conventional rules of marriage so that she can ― ironically ― honor them. In the middle of the vast desert in Inner Mongolia, Tuya leads a tough yet peaceful life with her husband and two children. But when an accident cripples her husband, she is forced to carry on, herdi...| More |
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A film festival is like a person: capable of making people laugh, it can also be neglected, rising and falling with the joys and sorrows of life. Nurtured with love from an early age, it prospers. So it is with the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), which marks its 12th birthday in the southern port city also spelled Busan this year. The 12th PIFF, now the leading Asian film festival, is held at Haeundae Beach and Nampo-dong in Busan from Oct. 4 to 12. The 275 films from 64 countries to be shown focus on several multiple aspects of our lives, from personal growth to alienation and family love.
Growth - "Nowhere to Turn" (Korea) directed by Lee Seung-yeong, 2007
The director's first feature film draws on his own experiences. In it, the heroine dreams of becoming a musician as she wanders around Hongik University. The vicissitudes of her life are depicted frankly in the movie. Lee also won acclaim for his previous film "I'm Not That Kind of Person".
Pain - "Ezra" (Niger...| More |
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Korean-Chinese director ZHANG Lu's third feature "Desert Dream" (Hyazgar), picked up the top prize at the 9th Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema held annually in New Delhi, India. The Korea-France co-production took home Best Picture in the Asian and Arab section at a July 29th awards ceremony, closing the fest's 10-day run.
"Desert Dream" is set in a small, drought threatened village on the Chinese-Mongolian border and revolves around a farmer obsessed with tree-planting to stave off desertification. After his neglected wife and child leave him, a North Korean woman refugee and her child, wandering across the desert, stay and settle with him. A wandering soldier also appears on the scene.
ZHANG's film premiered in competition at the Berlinale earlier this year. It went on to tour a number of festivals before winning its first prize at Osian. ZHANG's sophomore work, "Grain in Ear" (2005) travelled to numerous film festivals, including Cannes, winning the top...| More |
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The ninth edition of the Barcelona Asian Film Festival has selected KIM Tae-yong's "Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") (Gajokui Tansaeng), LEE SONG-Hee-il's "No Regret" (Hoohwehaji Anha) and ROH Kyeong-tae's "The Last Dining Table" (Majimak Babsang) for its competition.
Barcelona will host the festival from April 27 until May 6. The festival presents contemporary Asian cinema. Besides feature films, Barcelona also includes sections for digital projects and animations. HYAZGAR("Desert Dream") by Korean-Chinese director ZHANG Lu will open the film festival.
"Family Ties" ("The Birth of a Family") deconstructs the traditional family in three related narratives. The film received critical acclaim and was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival.
"No Regret" is the top grossing independent film at the Korean box office. The gay-themed film revolves around the relationship between a wealthy man and a male escort. Distributor Fortissimo obtained the international distribution ri...| More |
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