Min Byeong-cheon (민병천)

KOFIC Announces New Commissioners

Source | 2008/07/17 | Permalink |

The Korean Film Council has announced the appointment of eight new commissioners who, together with KOFIC chair KANG Han-sup, will oversee the drafting and implementation of film policy.

The commissioners were selected in an intensive open registration process held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and were officially inducted to two-year terms in a ceremony held at KOFIC on June 30.

The new commissioners, in alphabetical order, are: CHO Hye-jung (f), film professor at the University of Suwon; JUNG Su-wan (f), program director of the Jeonju International Film Festival and professor at Dongguk University; KIM Se-hoon (m), professor of animation at Sejong University; LEE Mi-yun (f), film director ("Bus, l'abri"); MIN Byeong-cheon (m), film director ("Natural City"); Oh Jeong-wan (f), film producer ("A Bittersweet Life", "Night and Day"); PARK Kyung-pil (m), chair of the Media Investment Council; and SHIM Sang-min (m), professor of culture and communication studies a...| More

Korean Movies Invited to Portuguese Film Festival

Source | 2004/12/21 | Permalink |

Eight Korean movies, including "My Mother, the Mermaid" by director Park Heung-sik, have been invited to the 25th Oporto International Film Festival to be held in Oporto, Portugal, Feb. 21 through Mar. 6, 2005.

According to Kim Ji-seok, a programmer of the Pusan International Film Festival, eight Korean movies, such as "Mermaid", "BunshinSaba" (Ahn Byong-ki), "Sword in the Moon" (Kim Ui-seok), "Wonderful Days" (Kim Moon-saeng), "Fighter in the Wind" (Yang Yoon-ho), "Old Boy" (Park Chan-wook), "Arahan" (Ryoo Seung-wan), and "Natural City" (Min Byeong-cheon), have been invited to the international film festival in Portugal. A list of invitees for divisional competitions will be announced later.

Meanwhile, the movie "Productive Activities" (Oh Jeom-kyun) has been invited to the international competition division of the 14th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival to be held in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 7-15, 2005, to compete for the best picture award, or Coopers Award....| More