Park Ki-hyeong (박기형)

Producers heed online responses to movie names

2006/12/06 | Source | Permalink |

Working titles frequently replaced if many Internet users reject them

What's in a name? For cars and designer clothes, it seems almost everything. But the correct name may be just as important for films as well. Sometimes producers end up spending years torn between what they want and what the public want ― although the latter usually wins for the chance of gaining a larger audience.
That's what happened to director and writer Byeon Seung-wook, who took five years to decide on the title of his new film, roughly translated as, "Stuff You Talk about When You Love". The movie ("Solace") opened in Korean cinemas last week.
Originally titled "Miyeol", meaning "Slight Fever", the story is about a petty bourgeois couple who go through the typical ups and downs of dating. They are an ordinary pair of the contemporary times, who are both rather skeptical and cynical about being in love.
According to the director, he wanted to focus on the wounded minds of young and modern souls. So ...| More

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This Week's New Movies

2006/10/20 | Source | Permalink |

As for what's playing in movie theatres throughout Korea this week.
Two new Korean films are out this week, and both of them are about fighting.
There are also new releases from the U.S. and Britain.
Here's Son Heekyung.

First up is the Korean gangster film "Righteous Ties", which has topped this week's online ticket sales.
Audiences are curious over how actors Jeong Jae-yeong and Jeong Joon-ho digest their tough characters.
Set in Korea's southwestern region, the story revolves around a betrayed gangster who plots his revenge, and shows the strong ties of friendship between men.
The deadliest killer in the region goes to jail to protect his gang, but finds out that he's been betrayed.
He persuades his cellmate to help him break out of prison.
The other main character is entangled between his long-time friend, and the gang that abandoned his friend.
The film is the sixth by director Jang Jin, who says he wanted to challenge the preconception that gangster films are boring.
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Korean Film Highlighted at Philadelphia Festival

2004/03/24 | Source | Permalink |

Philadelphia's film goers will have a feast of Korean cinema to choose from when the 13th Philadelphia Film Festival opens on April 8.
South Korea is well represented with 11 features out of the 133 to be screened, including a special category called New Korean Cinema. The category's six films include Kwak Jae-yong's "The Classic" and Boong Joon-ho's "Salin-ui Chuok (Memories of Murder)".

Last year's run of local horror movies saw four South Korean films make it into the festival's Danger After Dark category, including "Changhwa, Hongryon (A Tale of Two Sisters)", by Kim Ji-wun and "Sainyong Siktak (The Uninvited)" by Lee Soo-yeon.

Rounding out the Korean lineup, "Yongo Wanjon Jongbok (Please Teach Me English)" by Kim Sung-su will screen in the International Comedy section.

Lim Sang-soo's "Paramnan Kajok (A Good Lawyer's Wife)" and Park Ki-hyeong's "Acacia" were also picked by the organizer among the festival's "lucky 13" of not-to-be-missed movies....| More

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Fantasporto NEWS/AWARDS 2004

2004/03/01 | Source | Permalink |

24th edition of the Oporto International Film Festival - Fantasporto has closed its doors on Saturday, again with more than 100,000 spectators.

SOUTH KOREA, DANEMARK AND SPAIN
SHARE THE AWARDS LIST IN FANTASPORTO 2004

Spanish cinema with KILLING WORDS and EL OUTRO LADO DE LA CAMA, and South Korean cinema with "A TALE OF TWO SISTERS" and "ACACIA" are on the path to success in Fantasporto. Also the Danish cinema, a frequent visit at Oporto (which presented and awarded in past editions the first films to come from celebrated director Lars von Trier such as "The Element of Crime" and Europa"), has won with the film THE GREEN BUTCHERS, the Best Film Award of the Directors Week. Portuguese cinema with the film I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS was also awarded in the final list, winning the Best Short Film Award and also the Silver Méliès (short film) as the best European short in competion

After last year's winner, "Intacto", the Directors Week juri has decided to give its main prize, the...| More

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Four Korean films selected for Fantasporto

2004/01/14 | Source | Permalink |

Four Korean films have been selected to screen at the Oporto International Fantastic Film Festival in Portugal, more commonly known as Fantasporto. The festival's 28th edition will feature PARK Ki-hyeong's "Acacia", KIM Ji-woon's A Tale of Two Sisters, and LEE Jong-hyeok's "H" in its main competition section, as well as BAEK Woon-hak's "Tube" in a special competitive section for new directors.

Fantasporto is one of the world's most widely-known "fantastic" film festivals, devoted to genre cinema in general and horror/sci-fi in particular. This year's edition will be held from February 20-28.

In past years the festival has bestowed several awards on Korean cinema, including a Special Jury Prize for KIM Ki-duk's "The Isle" in 2000, a Best Actress award for Seo Jeong (The Isle), as well as a Best Director (YOON Jong-chan), Special Jury Prize and Best Actress (JANG Jin-yeong) award for "Sorum" in 2001. Last year's invitees included "2009 Lost Memories", "Volcano High", "Say Yes", and...| More

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