Jeong Jae-eun (정재은)

BONG Joon-ho spearheads PPP

Source | 2009/08/12 | 0 comments | Permalink |

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 with his French comic adaptation "Le Transperceneige" which will be produced by PARK Chan-wook.

LEE Myeong-se's next film is titled "Youth is Reckless". The film chronicles Japanese legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.

HEO Jin-ho will be present with his Chinese co-production "Season of Good Rain". SON Jae-gon returns with "Villain and Widow", HAN Jae-rim presents "Trace", and NOH Kyeong-tae is to showcase his third yet untitled film.

Furthermore, Korean JEONG Jae-eun is part of PPP with a Japanese produced film, while Korean producer KO Young-jae ("Old Boy") participates w...| More

PiFan Shorts Jury and Industry Program Announced

Source | 2009/06/06 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The 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 member is Todd Brown, founder and editor of the popular film website, Twitch (http://www.twitchfilm.net).

The short films this year will include the animated short, "Dust Kid" by director JUNG Yu Mi. The short was screened in the prestigious Director's Fortnight program at Cannes last month. It will compete for an array of prizes totaling over $US 10,000 in the categories Best Short Film, Jury's Choice for Short Film, Citizen's Choice for Short Film, and the Best Korean Short Film.

Also announced is the special industry program "New-Type SF Movie: Beyond Limitation" an educational platform for PiFan's ...| More

Women's Film Festival in Seoul Turns 10

Source | 2008/03/13 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The 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 interest include Politics of the Body, which looks at how women's bodies are depicted and exploited, and the Fantastic Female Movie section, which highlights the imaginative side of the female psyche.

Festival organizer have named Korean director LIM Soon-rye recipient of its first Park Nam-ok Award for outstanding accomplishment. ...| More

SONG Il-gon Horror to Shoot this Spring

Source | 2008/01/09 | 0 comments | Permalink |

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 family massacres the Shin family, and takes the throne, a child, Wan, is born to them that very same night of the killings. Seven years later, an attack on the king's family leaves everyone but young Wan dead. Wan grows deadly ill, and the king tries to save him but curses, strange happenings, and mysterious murders draw nearer.

The film will be SONG's fourth feature, following the critical success of "The Magicians" (2006), "Feathers in t...| More

Leading Film Score Composer Honored with CD Collection

Source | 2007/04/11 | 0 comments | Permalink |

JO Seong-woo is a leading film music composer in Korea and a selection of his work is released on CD under the title: JO Seong-woo: Best of Cinema Music. The selected scores are from 23 films.

The composer is president of the company Music & Film Creation (M&F Creation) and specializes in composing film scores. He studied philosophy at the Yonsei university.

His friendship with director HEO Jin-ho ("Christmas in August", 1998) resulted in the collaboration on "One Fine Spring Day" (2001) and "April Snow" (2005). He also composed for films like: "Nowhere to Hide" (1999) by LEE Myeong-se and "Take Care of My Cat" (2001) by JEONG Jae-eun.

Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)...| More