Kim Ha-neul (김하늘)

Convergence of movie and TV drama continues to evolve

Source | 2009/11/05 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Simultaneous production of drama and its theatrical version increases efficiency
Generalization of digital shooting breaks down barriers of human resources & technology
Respect of different ways of producing broadcast programs and movies brings higher efficiency

Combination of movie & TV drama continues to evolve. Exchange between Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, and Yeo-ui-do, hub of broadcasting networks, was born as filmmakers produced TV dramas and drama PDs made movies. The exchange has brought the boom of 'Cross Over' such as 'TV Movie' and 'Theatrical Version'. Recently, there is an increasing number of works whose two versions as TV drama and movie were simultaneously made even in the stage of planning. The film and broadcasting industries expect this kind of 'format convergence' to be a chance to increase efficiency and quality in each genre and call for thorough preparedness based on understanding of features that each medium has.

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Koo Hye-seon, Won Bin and Lee Min-ho join forces for 'Good Downloader Campaign'

Source | 2009/11/02 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Top starts such as Koo Hye-seon, Lee Min-ho, Im Soo-jeong and Won Bin team up to promote legal download. Following declaration ceremony of 'Good Downloader Campaign' held during Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), an event titled, 'Good Downloader Supporters Day', takes place with10 stars in support of the initiative proposed by the campaign at Myung-dong Avenuel, Lotte Cinema on Nov. 10.

Divided into 4 teams, under the leadership of actor Ahn Seong-gi, chairman of the Good Downloader Committee, a total of 10 leading directors and actors and actresses join the event. They include director Jang Jin of 'Good Morning President' and Koo Hye-seon of 'The Madonna', director Bong Joon-ho and actor Won Bin of 'Mother - 2009', director Park Chan-wook and actress IOm Soo-jeong of 'I`m a Cyborg, but That`s OK', and director Park Gwang-choon and actor Kim Soo-ro, Lee Min-ho and Park Bo-yeong of 'Our School ET'.

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Nominees for Grand Bell Awards Stir Controversy

Source | 2009/10/26 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The Grand Bell (Daejong) Awards, a prestigious film award in Korea, have stirred controversy yet again. The list of Best Leading Actress nominees that was announced October 21 includes Kim Min-seon ("Portrait Of A Beauty"), Soo-ae ("Sunny"), Kim Hye-ja ("Mother - 2009"), Choi Kang-hee ("Ae-ja") and Jang Nara ("Sky And Sea").

Nominees for the Best Picture award are "Mother", "Sky And Sea", "The Divine Weapon", "Haeundae" and "Take Off".

The controvery arose because actress Ha Ji-won of "Closer to Heaven" and "Haeundae", which drew more than 10 million vieiwers, and actress Kim Ha-neul of the hit movie "My Girlfriend is an Agent" were not included on the list. Morever, the movie "Thirst", which received the Jury Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and Kim Ji-woon's "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" also failed to be nominated for the Best Picture or the Best Director awards.

"Sky And Sea", which is to open on October 28 just a week before the awards ceremony, has been nomina...| More

Kim Ha-neul Welcomed in Vietnam

Source | 2009/10/20 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actress Kim Ha-neul, who has visited Vietnam to promote her movie "My Girlfriend is an Agent", said, "One of my fans at the airport came up to me and asked me to embrace her. I was trembling with excitement and I even had tears in my eyes".

Prior to the opening ceremony of a Korean film festival that was held on October 19 on the sidelines of the Korea-Vietnam Week, Kim said she was happy to see a poster for the movie at the airport in Vietnam.

Kim previously visited Vietnam for a photo shoot but it is her first time promoting a movie in that country.

When the actress arrived in Ho Chi Minh past midnight on October 17, she was welcomed by many fans. The local media described the situation as "midnight chaos".

The actress said, "It's different from meeting with my Korean fans. It's amazing to know that Korean movies and TV dramas are popular in other countries and, most surprisingly, my fans told me that they loved me in Korean. I was deeply moved".

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High expectation on 'Good Downloader' campaign

Source | 2009/10/19 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Actor Ahn Seong-gi and Park Joong-hoon became co-chairman of 'Good Downloader' campaign committee. They teamed up with Korea's popular actors and actresses who promote the campaign against illegal download. 12 stars have already joined forces for the campaign without performance fee. They include Song Kang-ho, Jang Dong-gun, Jeong Woo-seong, Ha Ji-won, Kim Ha-neul, Um Jung-hwa and Sin Min-ah. They go every corner wearing a T-shirt saying 'I'm a Good Downloader'.

What is noticeable in this campaign is that it is not arm-twisting and negative movement arguing 'Let's crack down on illegal copying!' Rather, it is a positive one, encouraging legal download. This positive campaign began after realizing that existing tactics failed to change users' practices amid a situation where illegal download is increasing on the internet.

According to the Korean Film Council, 65.3% of the surveyed answered that it is illegal to download a movie free of charge in 2005, 56.6% in 2006, 4...| More