Korea is well represented at this year's Hong Kong Film Festival by a large number of independent films.
Most of the films are competing in the 'Asian Digital Competition' underlining Korea's growing strength in the digital film arena. The films competing in the section this year are the Pusan New Currents winner, "
I'm in Trouble!" directed by
So Sang-min, ...
MoreAsian films will highlight the 60th anniversary of the Berlin International Film Festival, both bookending the main program and dominating the Forum section of the top-tier fest. While films from China and Japan open and close the fest (Feb 11 – 20), Korean films show a strong presence throughout with a total of 7 features and 2 shorts selected.
In the festival's Forum sidebar are 3 Korean features. Among them
So Sang-min's "
I'm in Trouble!" (winner of Pusan's 2009 New Currents award) and ...
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Korean films "Actresses" (left) and "The Naked Kitchen" (Right)
Eight Korean films -- including "Actresses", "The Naked Kitchen" and "A Brand New Life" -- are up for presentation at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, which kicks off in Germany on Thursday.
This year, the film festival -- which is considered one of the most prestigious film events in Europe alongside Cannes, Venice and Rotterdam -- will show more than 400 films from around the world.
In addition to the following Korean movies invited to the film fest, two Asian productions have also been selected for the opening and closing films; "Apart Together", directed by Chinese filmmaker Wang Quan'an to open the event while Japanese film "Younger Brother" by Yoji Yamada will close the festival on February 21....More
"
I'm in Trouble!",
Our Fantastic 21st Century and more films world-premiered at the PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival) have been invited to the Berlin International Film Festival
Paju has been chosen as the opening film for the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Mundane History is in the Tiger Awards Competition
The PIFF's choices have been endorsed once again at major international film festivals. Films accredited by PIFF are also earning praise at other major film festivals. The PIFF organization committee said on January 14 that a number of films which had their world premier at the PIFF have been invited to the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the world's three largest and most prestigious film festivals.
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MoreThe 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) wrapped Friday Oct 16 with an awards ceremony followed by closing film The Message, in its international premiere. Co-directed by Taiwan's CHEN Kuo-fu and China's GAO Qunshu, the lavish period epic is a suspenseful spy thriller set in the tense political climate of China in 1942.
Attendance to this year's PIFF was strong with 173,516 theater admissions and 7,270 accredited guests and press, including 860 international participants. PIFF's top...
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