Kim Seong-su (김성수)

iHQ-Nabi Pictures to Invest in Joint Asian Film

2007/10/01 | Source | Permalink |

Film officials of South Korea, China and Hong Kong are planning a jointly invested film production.

Leading Korean entertainment firm iHQ and the Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co. will be the joint investor and distributor.

The film 'Yeonaehabsida' ("Let's Date") by a Chinese producer--with most of the cast members also Chinese--will initially be released in China. A favorable response will then lead to releases in other Asian countries.

Domestic film agency Nabi Pictures says the project is a new type of joint production in that a Korean firm recruited Chinese staff and cast to make a movie targeting the Chinese market.

Nabi Pictures President Kim Seong-su says "It's the first time that three Asian countries are collaborating from the initial brainstorming and planning stage in a film production"....| More

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6th Mise-en-scene's Genre Film Festival

2007/06/26 | Source | Permalink |

Opening June 27th at Yongsan CGV in central Seoul, the 6th edition of the Mise-en-scene's Genre Film Festival (MGFF) will run until July 3rd, screening over 60 short films. This year's slogan is "Beyond the Barrier of Genres", the event will celebrate films that challenge conventional genres.

MGFF began six years ago when a group of young directors collaborated on a festival that would support emerging cinematic talent. This year 10 of Korea's top directors joined hands to curate and program the festival. Known both at home and internationally, they are KIM Seong-su ("Musa", "Please Teach Me English"), HEO Jin-ho ("Christmas in August"), KIM Ji-woon ("A Bittersweet Life"), OH Seung-wook (Kilimanjaro), Lee Jae-Yong ("Untold Scandal"), KIM Dae-seung ("Blood Rain"), BONG Joon-ho ("The Host"), JANG Joon-hwan ("Save the Green Planet"), RYOO Seung-wan ("The City of Violence"), and SONG Hae-seong ("Failan"). Directors LEE Hyeon-seung ("Il Mare") and PARK Chan-wook ("Vengeance" trilogy...| More

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Short Films Think Tall

2007/06/24 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

Though running as briefly as six minutes, short films show that size is not a factor for capturing the limitless power of imagination. Andre Bazin, film critic and founding father of the French New Wave, called short films "the film of the future".

As the 6th Mise-en-scene's Genre Film Festival (MGFF) takes off in central Seoul June 27-July 3, more than 60 short films will shake the earth and paint the sky pink. The festival will celebrate unique works that go beyond national borders and "Beyond the Barrier of Genres", befitting its slogan.

First organized in 2002 by Director's CUT, a committee of young directors celebrated both in Korea and international circles, the festival aims to support rising new cinematic talent.

This year, 10 of Korea's greatest young directors teamed up to curate the festival and chose 60 innovative and stylish films for the national competition. Challenging conventional film genres, the works are roughly grouped as ...| More

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