Grain in Ear (Movie - 2005)

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망종 (芒種) (Mang-jong)

Directed by Zhang Lu (장률 (張律))

Screenplay by Zhang Lu (장률 (張律))

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109min | Release date in South Korea : 2006/03/24

"Grain in Ear" is a coproduction betwen China and Korea.

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Cui Shun-ji is a Chinese woman of Korean ancestry. A single mother bringing up a young son, she lives away from her hometown, and makes a living by selling kimchi. In the course of living her life, she meets three men who betray her. When her son dies in an accident, she decides ... More

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Wisconsin Film Fest Focuses on Korea (Source)

2009/04/16

The 11th Wisconsin Film Festival, held annually at the University of Wisconsin in the U.S., presents a 'Focus on South Korea' for its 2009 edition running April 2 – 5. Five critically acclaimed Korean features will screen during the event along with one Canadian-Korean short film.

Indie favorite "Daytime Drinking" by NOH Young-seok will screen, continuing its tour of international festivals after gaining attention at Jeonju, Busan and Toronto. Cannes winner "Secret Sunshine" by LEE Chang-dong, which won actress JEON Do-yeon a host of awards, was also selected.

Rounding out the focus is Korean-American director KIM So-yong's second feature "Treeless Mountain", which won best film at Dubai Int'l Film Fest, and was the director's first shot entirely in Korea; HAN Jae-rim's sophomore effort, comic-drama "The Show Must Go On", starring SONG Kang-ho as a middling gangster; and Chinese-Korean director ZHANG Lu's second feature "Grain in Ear", which won the New Currents award at Pu... |More

2nd CinDi Brings Digital Diversity to Seoul (Source)

2008/08/22

The Cinema Digital Seoul festival, (CinDi), now in its second year, kicked off August 20th with a weeklong supply of diverse digital films to Seoul's trendy Apgujeong district. The 2nd CinDi screens 71 films from 18 countries, including an impressive opening title, 24 City, the latest by China's award-winning art house maverick Jia Zhang Ke.

The festival boasts a competition section with 15 films selected this year, many from China's emerging film industry. Two Korean films made the selection; "The Dog of Chonggyecheon" by KIM Kyeong-mook, a surreal adventure in which a gender-confused young man meets a talking dog and is chased by a mysterious figure; and "Tropical" by LEE Sung-woo, about a Korean man who, 15 years earlier fled prosecution for murder by moving to the Philippines, and lives with his Filipino wife and 15 year old son.

In the Invitation section, award-winning Chinese-Korean director Zhang Lu ("Grain in Ear") will present the world premiere of his latest digital... |More

Art Film Showcase 2008 to screen in Japan (Source)

2008/03/06

For the second year in a row, four Korean arthouse films will be presented to audiences in Japan through the Art Film Showcase in Tokyo. The eight-week series of screenings is sponsored by KOFIC and the Image Forum arthouse theater in Tokyo.

The showcase is an effort to introduce Japanese viewers to a wider spectrum of Korean cinema by presenting high quality works that would otherwise not receive a theatrical release in Japan. Each selected film will screen for two weeks in relay fashion.

The Art Film Showcase 2008 will open on March 8 with a screening of JEON Soo-il's "With a Girl of Black Soil" (2007). The film originally premiered in the Horizons section of the 2007 Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Art Cinema CICAE Award and the Lina Mangiacapre Award. The film tells the story of a single father who loses his job in a coal mine.

On March 22, NOH Dong-seok's "Boys of Tomorrow" (2006) will open its run. The story of two young men who struggle to ... |More

Movies From Mongolia Show Warm Humanity Bloom in Barren Deserts (Source)

2007/11/06

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

From the bleak wastelands of Mongolia come two heartwarming tales ― "Tuya's Marriage" and "Desert Dream" ― that speak about the incredible power of hope, courage and love in life. In the two movies, individual lives cross paths and stumble upon the unexpected. One desert woman leaves her disabled husband to remarry, only so that she can take care of her former spouse, and finds newfound meaning of love and self worth. Another one defects from North Korea with her son to find home ― and love ― in an unfamiliar place.

Tuya's Marriage

Winner of the 2007 Golden Berlin Bear, "Tuya's Marriage" tells the unforgettable story of a woman who breaks the conventional rules of marriage so that she can ― ironically ― honor them. In the middle of the vast desert in Inner Mongolia, Tuya leads a tough yet peaceful life with her husband and two children. But when an accident cripples her husband, she is forced to carry on, herdi... |More

12th PIFF Wraps with Awards (Source)

2007/10/16

The 12th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) came to a close October 12 th after a 9 day run that drew a record-breaking attendance. An official tally of 198,603 admissions were taken during the event, up nearly 6000 from last year, while overall occupancy for screenings reached 75.8%. Both opening and closing films were sold out, with PIFF a total of 271 films from 65 countries.

Winners in the festival's only competitive section, New Currents, were announced at an award ceremony with 3 films sharing the honor, each winning US$30 000. Korean-Chinese director JIN Guang-hao won for his feature debut, the KOFIC-supported "Life Track" . Malaysian director Seng Tat LIEW won for his first feature "Flower in the Pocket", and Aditya ASSARAT of Thailand was awarded for his sophomore effort "Wonderful Town" . "Flower in the Pocket" also snagged the audience award, while the FIPRESCI award went to "The Red Awn" by CAI Shangjun of China.

JIN's "Life Track" is an unpretentious and stir... |More

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Produced by

Choi Doo-yeong (최두영)

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Kim Sun-min (김선민)
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Technics

109 min •35mm •Panoramic (1.85)

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www.mangjong.co.kr... ( Korean )

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Release date in South Korea : 2006/03/24

Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

"Grain in Ear" is a coproduction betwen China and Korea.

Synopsis
Cui Shun-ji is a Chinese woman of Korean ancestry. A single mother bringing up a young son, she lives away from her hometown, and makes a living by selling kimchi. In the course of living her life, she meets three men who betray her. When her son dies in an accident, she decides to take revenge.

KOFIC Marketing Support for Art Films 2005
KOFIC Support for Subtitles, Translation and Print Production 2005
International Film Festivals
2005 58th Cannes Film Festival, International Critics'Week- ACID Award
41st Pesaro Film Festival, Concorso PNC - Pesaro New Cinema Award
10th Pusan International Film Festival, New Currents – The Best New Asian Filmmaker of the Year
24th Vancouver International Film Festival, Dragons and Tigers
41st Chicago International Film Festival, New Directors
46th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, International Competition
2006 12th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema- Golden Cyclo Award
23rd Cinema Novo Film Festival – Karibu Award

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