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Having stepped into the film world in 1987, LEE has established his own production company CineWorld after directing the film < Kid Cop >. He has since produced various films such as < The Spy > (1999, directed by JANG Jin), < The Anarchists > (2000, directed by YU Young-shik), and < Hi, Dharma! > (2001, directed by PARK Cheol-kwan). In 2003, he directed the film < Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield >, a huge hit in Korea with 3 million admissions. Two years later, he is set to present a strong and full-fledged drama, by the name of < King and the Clown >. He returned to a modern setting with a hilarious but touching story, < Radio Star >.Source Open the link
 Shadows in the Palace (궁녀 - 2007) |  Love Phobia (도마뱀 - 2006) |  Hi, Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (달마야, 서울가자 - 2004) |
 Radio Star (라디오 스타 - 2006) |
 The King and the Clown (왕의 남자 - 2005) |  Hwangsanbul (황산벌 - 2003) |  Hi, Dharma (달마야 놀자 - 2001) |
 Sunny (님은 먼곳에 - 2008) |  The Happy Life (즐거운 인생 - 2007) | Radio Star (라디오 스타 - 2006) | The King and the Clown (왕의 남자 - 2005) |
Hwangsanbul (황산벌 - 2003) |
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By Han Sang-hee
Staff Reporter Jung Seung-hye, the head of movie production company Achim and a famed copywriter, died Sunday from colon cancer. She was 44. Jung has been suffering from the illness since 2006 and was hospitalized last month after her condition worsened. "She struggled against the disease, but as the cancer spread to her lungs, her condition got worse", said Lee Joon-ik, director of the hit movie "The King and the Clown" (2005) and Jung's friend of 20 years. Jung started working in the movie marketing business in 1989 at film company Shin Cine with the film "Happiness Does Not Come From Grades". She moved to Lee's Cine World and produced numerous films including "The Spy" (1999), "Anarchists" (2000) and "HwangSanBul" (2003). When the film "The King and the Clown" hit the mark with more than 10 million viewers, she flew solo with her own company Achim in 2005 and continued to produce popular films including "Radio Star" (2006) "Shadows in the Palace (...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter Gyeonggi Province is stepping up efforts to become a cinematic hub with actor Jo Jae-hyeon as its front man. The Gyeonggi Film Council named the top actor as its new chair Thursday to promote filmmaking in the region. The 44-year-old star of the upcoming film "Marine Boy" accepted his two-year tenure at a ceremony Friday in downtown Seoul. "This is a great honor and I hope the special guests with us today will serve as the council's advisory committee", said the versatile actor, who has appeared in art films such as Im Kwon-taek's "Beyond the Years" and hit TV soaps like "New Heart" (MBC). Cineastes including directors Im Kwon-taek and Lee Joon-ik and actors Ahn Seong-gi, Choi Bool-am, Kang Soo-yeon, Cha Tae-hyeon and Park Si-yeon attended the event. Kim Moon-soo, governor of Gyeonggi Province, passed on the letter of appointment from director Lee Hyeon-seung to Jo. "Gyeonggi Province is very rich; we spend 13 trillion won each year", sai...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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A Korean Film Festival will be held across China this month, bringing 12 Korean features to three major Chinese cities – Beijing (Nov. 14-19), Shanghai (Nov. 16-21) and Kunnming (Nov. 25-28).
The event, organized by the Korean Film Council, China's state film authorities, and the Shanghai International Film Festival, brings a mix of critically and commercially successful Korean hits to local Chinese audiences. Opening the festival is director LEE Joon-ik's rock-redemption comedy "The Happy Life" (2007). LEE Chang-dong's "Secret Sunshine", which has won numerous awards including Best Picture at the 2007 Asia-Pacific Screen Awards and Best Actress at Cannes (for JEON Do-yeon) will also screen. Other films in the touring festival include JEONG Yoon-cheol's "A Man Who Was a Superman", JANG Yoon-hyeon's "Hwangjin-y - Movie - 2007", HEO Jin-ho's "Christmas in August" and IM Kwon-taek's "Beyond the Years". Actor, JEONG Kyeong-ho will attend the Shanghai leg of the tour, repr...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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KOFIC (chairperson KANG Han-sup) is commencing two events in order to revitalize the film interchange between Korea and China.
First of the two events is '2008 Korea-China Business Campus' which will take place from Thursday, November 13 to Monday, November 17, over the course of 5 days. The event will mainly focus on the process of sharing films as well as co-production opportunities. This event first took place in 2006 in China, and then moved to Pusan International Film Festival in 2007 as a forum format, thus making this year's event second edition to be held in Korea. First annual event focused on the effect of Korean manpower and resources in Chinese film industry, while the current Business Campus will concentrate on not only the further advancements of above but how Korea and China can collaborate on projects that promote exchange of resources between the two countries. The event will hold pitching/mentoring sessions, seminars, business meetings for producers, production/po...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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Acclaimed Korean films, "Secret Sunshine" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird", have been sold to European buyers at the Pusan International Film Festival's Asian Film Market. This year's Asian Film Market attended by 132 film companies from 28 countries was marked by the number of Korean films exported to the European market. Director Lee Chang-dong's award-winning "Secret Sunshine" was sold to Rapid Eye of Germany and Korean western "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" to Sweden's Nonstop Entertainment and Hong Kong film distributor Celestial Pictures.
Other Korean films purchased by foreign film companies include Director Lee Joon-ik's "Radio Star" to Fine Films of Japan, director Kwon Chil-in's "Hellcats" and this summer's blockbuster "The Divine Weapon". The latest Asian Film Market held a seminar of the Asian Film Fund Forum participated by world-leading film funds to share information on the status and know-how of Asian film funds. Also young Korean film producers introduced vario...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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