| Florence Korean Film Fest opens in Italy (Source) |
2010/03/18 |
The city of Florence in Italy is currently playing host to 30 Korean films. The eighth edition of the Florence Korean Film Festival takes place this year from March 12-20. The festival, supported by various local groups, KOFIC and the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, shows mostly European and Italian premieres of new Korean films. This year the festival is comprised of a K-Horror section, the competitive Orizzonti Coreani section, the Independent Korea section (also competitive) and a retrospective on director HEO Jin-ho.
Given the notable status of the horror genre in Korea, the festival is screening seven horror films, to be presented by famed Italian director Dario Argento. The section includes KIM Seong-ho's "Into the Mirror" (2003), LIM Pil-seong's "Antarctic Journal" (2005), PARK Ki-hyeong's "Whispering Corridors" (1998) and "Acacia" (2003). "Whispering Corridors" is particularly notable for kicking off the highly successful Yeogo goedam series of school girl horror ... |More
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| [Music] Performance Industry Meets the World… Endless Exchange With Different Genres (Source) |
2010/03/05 |
Performance Industry Meets the World
Among the various factors that constitute human life, culture has the greatest capacity to nurture connections and exchange. One culture quickly absorbs the advantages of another culture and develops to integrate naturally into a large wave.
The same applies to the performance industry.
While it is difficult to compare live performances with other genres as they are played out directly in front of an audience, they often borrow from the sources, forms and contents of different genres. In 2010 the performance industry will meet and interact with other genres.
Reinterpreting works from different genres
Recently, the Muk Company announced that the film "JSA - Joint Security Area" will be produced as a musical.
"JSA - Joint Security Area" is an example of one-source, multi-use in the publication, film and musical fields. Based on the 1996 novel DMZ written by Park Sang-yeon, the 2000 film "JSA - Joint Security Area" was directed by Di... |More
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| Son Ye-jin: 'Ordinary Sinister Roles Lack Charm' (Source) |
2009/11/16 |
Actress Son Ye-jin looked unusually upbeat when we met with her on November 12 prior to the opening of her new movie "White Night". She was wearing a light and comfortable knit sweater, cute shirt and white skirt. Her radiant smile shined. She also talked quickly and easily. She looked nothing like her perfectly refined character Mi-ho from the movie.
Son said, "It's funny but I was scared of Mi-ho. I was scared of accepting her feelings and being swept up by them. I studied her for a long time while the movie was still in its planning stage, but I decided to 'be' Mi-ho only during filming because I was scared to accept her. It might look irresponsible, but I also need to live my life".
It is already Son's 10th big-screen role. She debuted as a movie actress by playing an innocent woman who falls in love for the first time. So far, she has appeared in "April Snow", "The Art of Seduction", "Open City" and "My Wife Got Married". Each time, she played fresh and provocative characte... |More
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| Heo's melodrama touches the heart of Chinese people (Source) |
2009/10/30 |
"I bought one of them as kind of souvenir after finding my movies are sold in the form of illegally copied DVDs on the street of Shanghai. Many Chinese people know my movies".
Getting positive comments from moviegoers in China, director Heo Jin-ho, who is famous for "Christmas in August" and "April Snow", visited Beijing to attend 'Heo Jin-ho Special'. Organized by Korean Cultural Service, China and Beijing Film Academy, this special event takes place from Oct 27-28.
"Chinese audiences seemed to totally understand what I wanted to say through my movie. Feelings and emotions can be delivered regardless of cultural differences", said director Heo at a press conference on the night of Oct. 27.
CCTV filmed a special report on him on Oct. 27 and he had 'Talks with Director' time with students in the film academy. "Season of Good Rain" is slated to open in 1200 theaters in China in December. Half of the total investment came from Korea and the remaining half from China.
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| Heo Jin-ho directs Korea-China love story (Source) |
2009/10/01 |
Christmas in August director Heo Jin-ho will return to cinemas on 8 October with the romantic film "Season of Good Rain". "Season of Good Rain" is a co-production between Korea (Pancinema Corp.) and China (Zonbo Media).
The romantic leads are played by Korean actor JEONG Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan. The two met in the US when they were young. JEONG's character is assigned to a project in China, he accidentally meets her again and old feelings resurface.
Heo is a specialist of melodramas. He gained much acclaim for "Christmas in August", followed by "One Fine Spring Day", "April Snow" and "Happiness". JEONG's long career includes "Beat", "A Moment to Remember" and "The Good, the Bad, the Weird".
Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)... |More
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