Vampire Cop Ricky (2006) - 흡혈형사 나도열 (Hob-hyeol-hyeong-sa Na-do-yeol)

New technological step in Korean animation

2008/06/05 | Source | Permalink |

After RYOO Seung-wan's "The City of Violence" (Jjakpae) and PARK Chan-wook's "I'm a Cyborg, but that's Ok" (Cyborgjiman Gwaenjanha), "Life is Cool" (Geunyeoneun Yeppeotta, English translation: "She was beautiful") will be the next instalment of CJ Entertainment's HD Project, and the first Korean animation film using the technique rotoscoping. With this procedure, live-action film is being traced by animators frame by frame.

KIM Soo-ro ("Vampire Cop Ricky"/Heuphyeol Hyeongsa Nadoyeol), and television actress PARK Ye-jin are among the actors involved in the project. CHOI Ik-hwan directs this tale about three distinct male friends who fall out with each other when they all fall for the same woman.

Rotoscoping opens new doors in filmmaking. One of the benefits is that it makes facial expressions more realistic than other forms of animation. The animation technique was also used for A Scanner Darkly, starring Keanu Reeves, and the music video Take on Me by A-ha. Also, the procedure i...| More

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Hallyu Events Continue in Europe

2007/04/10 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean pop culture wave of "Hallyu" is continuing in Europe in the form of various Korea-related exhibitions and film festivals.

The Korea Foundation says that an exhibition of Korean traditional paintings opened at a public Asian museum in Greece on April 1 and will continue through the end of August. A total of twenty-six pieces of Joseon era paintings held by the Korea University Museum will go on display there.

In Finland, an exhibition on Korean housing also opened at its national culture museum last week to last through the end of the year.

The Belgian International Film Festival (April 2-17) has meanwhile invited a good number of Korean films for screening, including "The Host", "Vampire Cop Ricky", the animated film "Aachi and Ssipak" and the horror flick "A.P.T"

At Lasara Castle and Geneva in Switzerland, a Korean cultural festival will open Thursday (April 12-22), organized by the Beobgye Buddhist temple near Lausanne and a local ethnic Korean association.

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Brussels Fantastic Invites 2 Korean Films

2007/03/20 | Source | Permalink |

Two of last year's big budget fantasy thrillers have been invited to compete at the Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (BIFFF), set to run April 5th – 17th, 2007 in Belgium. BONG Joon-ho's record-smashing monster film "The Host" and JO Dong-oh's purgatorial fantasy "The Restless" will vie for the top international prize in the program.

Other Korean films selected to participate in the non-competition category are AHN Byeong-ki's residential horror "A.P.T" (2006), KIM Eun-kyeong's boarding school nightmare, "Roommates - 4 Horror Tales" (2006), JO Beom-jin's scatological animation "Aachi and Ssipak" (2006), LEE Si-myeong's biting comedy "Vampire Cop Ricky" (2006) and LIM Ah-ron's animated children's feature "Mug Travel" (2006).

BIFFF ranks along with Spain's Sitges and Portugal's Fantasporto as one of the world's top three fantastic film festivals. Previous Korean awardees at the festival include KIM Ki-duk's "The Isle" (2000) and JANG Joon-hwan's "Save the Gree...| More

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'The Host', 'The Restless' Invited to Brussels Fantastic Film Festival

2007/03/19 | Source | Permalink |

The movies "The Host" by director Bong Joon-ho and "The Restless" by director Jo Dong-oh have been invited to compete in the international category of the 2007 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, according to Pusan International Film Festival Senior Programmer Kim Ji-seok on March 18.

The Brussels Fantastic Film Festival will be held in Belgium April 5-17. Other Korean movies that have been invited to participate in the non-competition category include Lee Si-myeong's "Vampire Cop Ricky", Jo Beom-jin's "Aachi and Ssipak", Ahn Byeong-ki's "A.P.T" and Lim Ah-ron's "Mug Travel".

The festival is regarded as one of the world's top-three fantastic film festivals along with Spain's Sitges Film Festival and Portugal's Oporto International Film Festival. Previous award winners of the festival from Korea include Kim Ki-duk's movie "The Isle" and Jang Joon-hwan's "Save the Green Planet"....| More

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Two Friends to Co-Star in New Movie

2006/11/20 | Source | Permalink |

By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter

Kim Soo-ro and Kam Woo-seong, two veteran actors, worked together on the upcoming comedy film "Ssonda" ("Shooting)". Close friends in real life, they are confident that their combination will produce some laughs.

"I was able to focus all my energy on the film without having to use some of it to get to know unfamiliar co-stars", Kim said Friday during a news conference at Lafesta Mall in Ilsan, Kyonggi Province. "Working with people I know definitely helps me to make more commercially successful films".

The friendship between the two 36-year-old men began when they co-starred in the 2005 comedy "A Bold Family" ("Super Family"), in which they played brothers with contrasting personalities but the same goal: their father's fortune.

In the new film, directed by Park Jeong-woo, the actors play men with totally different personalities who accidentally meet at a police station and spend the night together. The movie depicts their struggles in gettin...| More

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