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Im Kwon-taek (임권택)

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IM Kwon-taek was born on May 2, 1936, in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do(South Jeolla Province). He grew up in the southern city of Gwangju, where he completed high school. During the Korean War his family suffered considerable hardships and losses in the fighting, and he moved to Busan in search of work. From Busan he moved to Seoul in 1955, and met the film director CHUNG Chang-hwa. From this time IM started to work as a production assistant on CHUNG’s film < The Story of Jangha & Hongryun > (1956). After five years IM was recommended by CHUNG for the position of film director, and he completed his first feature ("Dumanganga Jal Ikkora") in 1962. He went on to become a prolific director of films in various popular genres until the late 1970s. While Korean cinema was experiencing a sharp decline during the 1970s, after undergoing two decades of rapid growth, IM Kwon-taek’s career blossomed with the success of his first serious-themed feature films. Beginning with his 1978 film < The Genealogy > ("Jokbo") and continuing with < The Hidden Hero > ("Gitbal-eomneun Gisu", 1979), ("Jagko", 1980) and < Mandala >("Mandala", 1981), his films became the talk of the film industry among both domestic and international critics alike. IM gained worldwide fame at international film festivals with < Surrogate Woman > ("Sibaji", 1986), < Come Come Come Upward >("Aje Aje Bara Aje", 1989) and < Sopyonje > ("Seopyeonje", 1993), becoming the most recognizable Korean film director of his era. In 2000, < Chunhyang > ("Chunhyang-jeon") became the first Korean film ever to enter the competition section at Cannes. IM Kwon-taek has won numerous international awards, including the Best Director Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for< Chihwaseon >. He was also awarded an honorary Golden Bear award for his lifetime achievements at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.

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In a celebration of Korean film, a record 44 will screen at this year's 2009 International Film Festival of Marrakech. In addition, representatives from Korean government organizations, the Korean film industry: producers, directors, actors and film festival delegates will be in attendance. The festival, which began in 2000 has in the past focused on the national cinemas of Italy, Egypt and Spain. This year, signaling the growing importance of Korean film and certainly spurred by recent successes such as BONG Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" and PARK Chan-wook's "Thirst", the festival turns its eyes to South Korea.

A whole host of Korean directors will accompany their films to the festival: IM Kwon-taek, the godfather of Korean cinema with "Surrogate Mother" (1986), "Seopyeonjae" (1993) "Chihwaseon" ("Strikes of Fire" - 2002) and more; LEE Do-yong "The Oldest Son" (1984); LEE Chang-ho "The Man with Three" Coffins (1988); JANG Sun-woo "Lies" (1999) and other directors; PARK Chan-wook "T...| More
Source | 2009/11/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |
The Busan Film Festival and the Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts have formed a partnership to screen Korean films at the U.S. campus. The university, located in Orange California, will screen a select number of contemporary and classic films designed to introduce U.S. audience to Korean culture and its burgeoning repertoire of high quality films. The Dodge College of Film and Media Art, one of the best film schools in the U.S. already has a student exchange relationship with the Seoul Institute of Arts and has just signed a similar agreement with the IM Kwon-taek College of Performing Arts in Busan.

For the inaugural showcase, some of Korea's best known directors will attend. "A Bittersweet Life" director KIM Ji-woon will present the director's cut of the film at the event. PARK Chan-wook, whose film "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" has just made it into Britan's The Times' top 100 list, will be presented with the First, Pusan West Icon award. The director'...| More
Source | 2009/10/08 | 0 comments | Permalink |
Actress Kang Soo-yeon was appointed as a member of the jury of the Flash Forward Award at the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) that kicked off Thursday and will last for nine days in the southern port city, the organizing committee said.

Introduced at the film festival in 2007, the award section was turned into a competition from this year. It was originally designed to introduce first or second films of Asian directors with an aim to unearth new promising moviemakers in the region.

"As this award became a meaningful competition, we wanted to invite one of the representative Korean movie figures, and actress Kang fits in nicely", a committee official said.

Other jury members are Marianne Slot, a producer from Denmark; Frederic Boyer, a French artistic director of the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes; and Alissa Simon, a programmer from the United States.

Kang gained international fame with Im Kwon-taek's movie, "The Surrogate Woman", for which she was honored with the...| More
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Source | 2009/10/01 | 0 comments | Permalink |
Manilla's 2009 Korean Film Festival opened Sept 23, offering free screenings to the public during its one week run. Sponsored by the Korean Embassy and held at Shangri-La Plaza, the fest showcases seven Korean features and celebrates the "Philippines-Republic of Korea Friendship Year".

The program features some of the most artistically accomplished films in Korean cinema over the last 9 years, including renowned and emerging directors. Korean TV dramas are already popular in the Philippines, but audiences have yet to be exposed to Korean feature filmmaking.

The seven films in the program are "Old Boy" (PARK Chan-wook), "Barking Dogs Never Bite" (BONG Joon-ho), "Sa-Kwa" (KANG Yi-kwan), "Beyond the Years" (IM Kwon-taek), "The Show Must Go On" (HAN Jae-rim), "Forbidden Quest" (KIM Dae-woo) and "Driving with My Wife's Lover" (KIM Tae-sik).

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Source | 2009/09/10 | 0 comments | Permalink |
The 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) has selected Jeannette Paulson HERENIKO and Riccardo GELLI as recipients of the Korean Cinema Award in recognition of their dedication to introduce Korean cinema to the United States and Italy. The award is presented annually during the festival to those who make contributions to Korean films by introducing them to the global film industry.

HERENIKO is former director of both the Hawaii and Palm Springs International Film Festivals. She has been tireless in her effort to introduce Korean films to the United States, organizing retrospectives of director BAE Chang-ho and IM Kwon-taek. She is also a founding member of NETPAC. GELLI is director of the Korea Film Festival in Florence, now in its 7th year. He has worked hard to introduce numerous Korean film directors, including KIM Ki-duk, to Italy.

PIFF has also selected the "Bollywood Emperor" Yash CHOPRA as recipient of the "Asian Filmmaker of the Year" award. CHOPRA has been ...| More
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