The long awaited Air Doll starring Korean actor
Bae Doona is to get its Korean release. The actor has received a positive reception both internationally and in Japan where she has received 2 awards, including Best Actress at the Japanese Academy Awards and another at the Takasaki Film Festival.
The film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and based on a Japanese manga, premiered at Cannes last May. It will be released in Korea April 8.
Back in Korea BAE is better known for her role as Nam-ju, the quietly spoken but competitive archer in
Bong Joon-ho's
"The Host", Korea's biggest ever grossing film. She also appeared in the same director's earlier effort "...
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Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) unveiled the line-up of Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP). Korean directors
Bong Joon-ho,
Heo Jin-ho,
Noh Kyeong-tae,
Son Jae-gon,
Han Jae-rim, and
Lee Myeong-se are among the influential names in cinema who will present their upcoming project at the 2009 edition. PIFF calls this year's selection the "toughest ever due to the many quality projects".
BONG will attend PPP ...
MoreThe upcoming Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) (July 16 – 26) has announced the members of its Puchon Choice Shorts jury. Invited to the 13th edition are actor-director
Yang Ik-joon, whose debut feature
"Breathless" won the top Tiger award at Rotterdam this year, and LEE Hanna, the producer of "
Secret Sunshine", a Cannes winner last year. The foreign jury...
MoreThe Women's Film Festival in Seoul (WFFIS) celebrates its 10th edition this year with a kick-off ceremony April 10th featuring an HD omnibus as its opener. Called Ten Ten, the movie features six 15 minute short films from five Korean female filmmakers (
Byeon Yeong-joo,
Lee Soo-yeon, JANG Hee-seon, LIM Sung-min, Helen Lee) and one German female director (Ulrike OTTINGER).
Running until April 18, WFFIS will screen a record 141 films from 30 countries under its banner motto "See the World through Women's Eyes". New this year, however, is a section titled Open Cinema in which feminist films by male directors will also be screened. Other sections of interes...
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Director
Song Il-gon is in pre-production on his latest project, an historical horror set in the Joseon Dynasty. The film is being budgeted at around US$4 million and is titled Sahwa – meaning 'royal massacre'. No word on who will star in the feature and casting is currently ongoing.
The production company behind the film is Masulpiri Co. which produced "
Family Matters" (2006), "
A Tale of Two Sisters" (2003), and
Jeong Jae-eun's "
Take Care of My Cat" (2001).
"Sahwa" is about a bloody power game between rival families. When the Park ...
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