Director Jeon Soo-il's independent feature "With a Girl of Black Soil" is in competition at the Fribourg International Film Festival, running March 1 – 8 in Switzerland. The film will compete along with 12 other features for the Regard d'or, the festival's top prize worth US$30 000. Now in its 22nd year, Fribourg, focuses primarily on films from across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
JEON's Girl is a moving minimalist portrayal of a young girl who takes on heavy cares, living with a mentally-handicapped brother and a down-on-his-luck-and-drinking father. The film screened last year in Venice, Pusan – where it won the NETPAC award – and Marrakech where its child actress Yoo Yeon-mi won the best female interpretation award.
The KOFIC P&A Fund for Korean Films Abroad is a program where KOFIC supports expenses required for theatrical distribution, designed to expand opportunities for foreign audiences to en,...More
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