| [ChanMi's star news] Kim Hye-seong in "Into the Gunfire" (Source) |
2010/02/09 |
Young star, Kim Hye-seong is going to be in the war movie experiencing the military life.
"Into the Gunfire" will star Kim as a southern soldier. He has been in the sitcom "High Kick!" and "Boy Meets Boy" as a young handsome boy. He no longer has this image in the new film.
Kim is going to be a rebellious young soldier in the film!
This movie will be very memorable for Kim beca##use he will be entering the military service soon. The movie makes him experience the life of a soldier. Other stars in this film are Choi Seung-hyeon, Kwon Sang-woo, Cha Seung-won, and Kim Seung-woo. ... |More
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| The 11th Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Opens in Seoul (Source) |
2009/06/05 |
After the initial festival was closed down by police in 1997, the Seoul Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival (SELFF) celebrated more than 10 years of existence opening on Wednesday the 3rd of June. However, the festival which was then deemed as 'objectionable' by authorities has still faced unabated challenges. This year, due to the financial crisis its already meager budget has been severely cut back. Despite this, organizers at the opening party in a cozy bar in Seoul's Jongno district emphasized the quality of the relatively small numbers of films on show.
Even with diminished funds, the festival has been able to secure films from all over the globe including Japan, Germany, Taiwan, the U.S., Spain, France, Thailand, Norway, Mexico, Australia and Israel. It also includes a number of Korean premieres. Highlights include documentary Lesbian Jeonchidojeongi ("The Era of Lesbian Political Challenge") about open lesbian Choi Hyeon-sook who last year unsuccessful... |More
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| Korean Movies to be Screened at European Film Fests (Source) |
2009/03/11 |
A number of Korean movies have been invited to be screened at European film festivals.
According to the Pusan International Film Festival, Jeon Soo-il's 'Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells' has been selected to compete in the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to be held in the Czech Republic starting July third.
Also, at the Fribourg International Film Festival, which starts Saturday in Switzerland, Yang Ik-joone's 'Breathless' will compete in the full-length feature film category while Jang Eui-jin's 'Bleach' and Yoon Sung-hyun's 'Boys' are to compete in the short film category.
Son Kwang-ju's 'Re-Search' has been invited to compete in the short film category at the 31st Creteil International Women's Film Festival held in France starting Friday and the 'Visions du Reel' International Film Festival held in April in Switzerland.
And Kim Jho Kwang-soo's 'Boy Meets Boy' has been selected to compete in the Turin Lesbian and Gay Festival held next month in Italy.
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| Generation Blue Films holds 10th anniversary festival (Source) |
2008/11/27 |
Generation Blue Films, a small production house founded in 1998 with the goal of producing films in a manner different from the mainstream commercial system, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a special film festival.
Over the years, the company has helped to introduce many important new directors and has provided an environment where filmmakers can feel free to experiment.
To be held at the Seoul Art Cinema near the south end of Insa-dong, the festival will feature 16 short films and 10 feature films that were produced or coproduced by Generation Blue Films. It is scheduled to run from December 5 to 14.
Films to be screened, which include a broad range of independent and commercial works, include "Happy End" (1999), "Wanee and Junah" (2001), "Jealousy Is My Middle Name" (2003), "So Cute" (2004), "Red Shoes" (2005), "The Sex Film" (2006), "Boys of Tomorrow" (2006), "Old Miss Diary - Movie" (2006), "No Regret" (2006), and "Milky Way Liberation Front" (2007).
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| Must-See Movies at 13th Pusan Film Festival (Source) |
2008/09/28 |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
The 13th Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF) ― South Korea's most reputable and Asia's largest cinema event ― will take place in the southern port city Oct. 2-10. "The Gift to Stalin" from Kazakhstan opens the festival while "I Am Happy" by Yoon Jong-chan will wrap up the event.
This year's edition features the biggest ever lineup of 315 films from 60 countries. They will be shown across 37 screens in six venues, and to facilitate festival-goers, multiplex theaters will screen works according to theme: Korean films will mostly be shown at Primus Theater; World cinema at Lotte Cinema; and Asian films at Megabox, etc.
Still, the large selection makes choosing films not that easy, and so to ease the pain the four PIFF programmers have come up with two lists of recommended works: One for cinephiles and another for regular viewers:
For Movie Maniacs
Kim Ji-seok: "Confessional" (R. Antipuesto & J. Tarog, Philippines, 200... |More
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