| "Season of Good Rain" to close Korean film fest in L.A. (Source) |
2010/02/23 |
Movie poster of "Season of Good Rain" [Pancinema]
Korean film "Season of Good Rain", starring Korean actor Jeong Woo-seong and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan, has been selected as the closing film for a Korean film festival to be held in Los Angeles next month.
"Season of Good Rain", by famed directed Heo Jin-ho, will close the four-day long Korean Film Festival in Los Angeles (KOFFLA) on March 7. The fest is set to open with Korean film "Le Grand Chef - Kimchi War" starring Kim Jeong-eun and Jin Goo.##
Main features to be screed at the fest include "A Million", "Memories of Murder", "The Naked Kitchen", "The Righteous Thief" ("Descendants of Hong Gil-dong")... |More
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| Mother Named 2009 Press Favorite (Source) |
2010/02/18 |
Korea's well-known name-brand director BONG Joon-ho won top accolades from the Korean press with his fourth feature "Mother - 2009" named 2009 Film of the Year. The award was recently launched last month in an inaugural ceremony by the association of Korean film journalists. Mother lead KIM Hye-ja also won Best Actress honors.
A best actor nod went to top thesp SONG Kang-ho for his role in fellow auteur PARK Chan-wook's "Thirst", while a New Discovery prize was handed to actor-director YANG Ik-joon for indie-sensation and Rotterdam Tiger winner "Breathless".
Launched in February 2009, the film journalist's association includes 31 major broadcasters, newspaper dailies and magazines. Fifty-four representative journalists took part in the selection and voting process for the winners.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)... |More
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| "Old Partner" wins Best Picture at Max Movie Awards (Source) |
2010/02/10 |
"Old Partner" director Lee Chung-ryoul (left) and producer Ko Young-jae at the 7th Max Movie Awards on February 9, 2010. [Asia Economic Daily]
Korean documentary "Old Partner" won the trophy for best picture at the 7th Max Movie Awards on Tuesday.
"Partner" also took the prize for best movie poster at the annual event, which hands out its awards based on a survey on movie fans. A total 753,277 people participated in the survey conducted from January 5 through February 2 this year.
The acclaimed indie film -- which attracted over three million viewers in Korea during its limited theatrical release -- is about an old farmer couple and their lifelong friendship with an old partner, a 40... |More
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| Film journalists pick Song Kang-ho, Kim Hye-ja top actors (Source) |
2010/01/28 |
Poster for film "Thirst" [CJ Entertainment]
Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-ja have been recognized last year's top film actors by Korean film journalists.
The Korea Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) held the 1st Korean Film Award on Wednesday, naming Song best actor for his role in film "Thirst" and Kim as best actress for her role in "Mother - 2009".
Song, 43, is considered one of Korea's most successful actors who has starred in a handful of hit films including "Memories of Murder", "The Host" and "Thirst", which won the Jury Prize at Cannes earlier last year.##
Kim, 68, is a veteran actress who has received more than a few appraisals for her performa... |More
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| 'Mother - 2009' Named 2009 Film of the Yr (Source) |
2010/01/27 |
Director Bong Joon-ho's thriller "Mother - 2009" has been named the 2009 Film of the Year by the Korean film press.
In its inaugural award ceremony, the association of Korean film journalists chose "Mother" for Best Film and the film's heroine Kim Hye-ja as Best Actress.
Best Actor went to Song Gang-ho who starred in "Thirst", and the New Discovery award went to Yang Ik-jun, who directed "Breathless".
A meritorious honor was granted to the president of the film agency Achim (Morning), Jeong Seung-hye, who died last year, leaving behind her posthumous film "Living Death".
The film journalists' association, launched in February 2009, has 31 broadcasters and dailies as members. Fifty-four journalists took part in the vote to select the winners.
Reported by KBS WORLD Radio... |More
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