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Born in 1963, and is one of the most significant talents of new Korean cinema. He studied philosophy at Sogang University, where he founded a film club and developed a strong interest in film theory and criticism. He became KWAK Jae-yong’s first assistant director, and in 1992, he made his feature film debut "The Moon is the Sun’s Dream". Starting with "Joint Security Area" and going on to "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", "Old Boy", "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", and "I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK", he brought the Korean viewers to expect ‘well-made films’ and made the audience rave all the more by presenting new styles. Having pride in going back and forth between different genres and in his unique directing sense, PARK has become a world renowned director.Source Open the link
 Crush and Blush (미쓰 홍당무 - 2008) As : Cameo
|  Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (복수는 나의 것 - 2002) |
 Thirst (박쥐 - 2009) | Crush and Blush (미쓰 홍당무 - 2008) |
 Shoes clip |  I'm not catholic clip |  Vampires are cuter than I thought clip |  The Moral Vampire |
 Park Chan-wook on Vampire Lore |  Couple featurette |  Music Video White |  Premium Premiere |
The fourth London Korean Film Festival 2009 runs from Nov. 1 to 18 and already some of the big name directors in Korea have flown to the United Kingdom to promote Korean movies. Prior celebrations and functions aside, the actual first screening was on Thursday (Nov. 5).
This year's film festival, with 25 feature films and four animations from Korea, is organized by the Korean Cultural Center in the United Kingdom and the Korea Creative Content Agency, with the support of the Korean government. The films will be screened at the BFI (British Film Institute) from Nov. 1 to 14; the London Barbican Centre from Nov. 5 to 12; Manchester Cornerhouse from Nov. 7 to 9; and Nottingham Broadway Cinema from Nov. 16 to 18. Some award-winning directors from Korea, namely director Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho will visit London with their respective works, "Thirst" (2009) and "Mother - 2009" (2009). The Thirst, which won a Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival this year,...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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 Director Park Chan-wook, who received the Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie "Thirst", says that Korean films can gain global recognition by improving their artistic expression and setting new trends.In an interview with the Yonhap News ahead of the screening of "Thirst" at the London Barbican Centre as the opening film of the 4th London Korean Film Festival, Park said that Korean movies can be exported overseas not only by producing them in English but also by setting new trends. The festival will run through November 18 at the London Barbican Centre and the British Film Institute. A total of 29 Korean films will be screened, including "Thirst" as well as "Mother - 2009" by Bong Joon-ho. Interview with director Park Chan-wook. -- Did the film face a lot of red tape because it deals with Christianity? - We had a hard time designing its posters. In Korea, we had to take out the image of the lead actress's legs from the poster because they were said to l...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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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'. Especially, those star supporters charged no fee for their participation...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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The two had their wedding for which many stars came to congratulate them!
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One of the great pleasures that cinephiles can expect at a movie festival is coming across actors and directors whose work they adore but have met only through the screen.
Those who attended the Pusan International Film Festival this year had the opportunity to hear from world-renowned director, Costa Gavras, in the Master Class program. There were also screenings of his latest film "Eden is West" and the legendary "Z" during the festival. The Greek-born French filmmaker, who is well known for his films dealing with political themes, made his name with the film Z. This 1969 movie dealt with the assassination of the Greek politician Gregoris Lambrakis in 1963. The film won the Best Actor award and the Jury Prize at the Cannes film festival in 1969, followed by the Best Film Editing and the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards a year later. "Greece was ruled by the military dictatorship at the time when I made Z, which was my way of coping with the situation", ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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