The second season of the MBC sitcom "
High Kick Through The Roof" has been extended for another two weeks.
An MBC employee said, "We decided to push back the season two series finale because we needed more time to wrap up the characters' story lines. The newly scheduled finale will air March 19".
Three days later, the third season of "High Kick" will begin on March 22. "...
MoreSimultaneous production of drama and its theatrical version increases efficiency
Generalization of digital shooting breaks down barriers of human resources & technology
Respect of different ways of producing broadcast programs and movies brings higher efficiency
Combination of movie & TV drama continues to evolve. Exchange between Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, and Yeo-ui-do, hub of broadcasting networks, was born as filmmakers produced TV dramas and drama PDs made movies. The exchange has brought the boom of 'Cross Over' such as 'TV Movie' and 'Theatrical Version'. Recently, there is an increasing number of works whose two versions as TV drama and movie were simultaneously made even in the stage of planning. The film and broadcasting industries expect this kind of 'format convergence' to be a chance to increase efficiency and quality in each genre and call for thorough preparedness based on understanding of features that each medium has.
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"IRIS"
◆Simultaneous Production of Movie and TV Drama= A movie-like drama,
"IRIS" is enjoying popularity with its large scale, sophisticated image and fast development comparable to those of a movie. Therefore, it is not surprising why it receives such compliment given that talents of Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, participated in producing the drama which airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays (KBS 2). IRIS (director:
Kim Kyoo-tae and
Yang Yoon-ho) was produced by Taewon Entertainment, famous for movies such as
"Marrying the Mafia" and '
Eye for an Eye'. About 80% of the staff came from the movie circle including director
Yang Yoon-ho who produced '
Fighter in the Wind' and
"Holiday".
Taewon Entertainment is considering releasing a movie version of
"IRIS" after its 20 episodes are over. The movie version is currently in production ...
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By Kim Se-jeong
Staff Reporter
Actress
Kim Ah-joong was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the promotion of FranceExpress, an annual French cultural festival, Wednesday.
Laure Coudret Laut, director of the French Cultural Center in Seoul said the actress will take part in various events to help promote French culture for the next three months.
Actor ...
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The 2009 FRIENDS OF COMPASSION invited Ye Ji-won as a member of the campaign.
This campaign is for supporting children in Africa, Central and Southern America, and Asia whose families are in poverty.
This event raised awareness of poverty stricken children in 25 different countries through photograph galleries....More
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
That special time of the year has come around, when South Korea's top filmmakers and actors turn into film festival programmers. The 4th Cinematheque Friends Film Festival will take place Jan. 29-March 1 in Seoul, and director
Park Chan-wook and some 20 other cineastes will meet with the audience to show and discuss 26 movies they have personally selected.
"I don't think there is a film festival like the Cinematheque Friends Film Festival anywhere else in the world", Park told reporters last week in Seoul. "Where else can you see all the representative cineastes ― directors, critics and stars ― gather in one place to introduce, watch and discuss old movies with fans?"
"Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans" (1927) by F.W. Murnau will open the festival. Actors
Kwon Hae-hyo and
Ye Ji-won will host the opening event at Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema in Jongno.
The country's singular "cinema library" will transform into "The Cinematheque of Happiness", a venue for screenings and live conversation. Festival programmers have chosen classic Hollywood mo...
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