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Directed by Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)
Screenplay by Jeong Seong-san (정성산), Kim Hyeon-seok (김현석), Lee Moo-yeong (이무영), Park Chan-wook (박찬욱)
•Action •Comedy •Drama •War •Mystery
108min | Release date in South Korea : 2000/09/09Synopsis
A firefight occurs at the “Bridge of No Return” in the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), and two North Korean soldiers are killed. The North claims that the incident was a flagrant attack by the South Koreans, while the South claims that one of their soldiers was kidnapped. In order to solve the dispute, the NNSC (Neutral Nations Supervisory C... More
A full-scale production supports to be provided for 2 full-length and 7 pilot animations
Evaluation System introduced to assess marketability of local animations overseas Direct investment has been drawn due to the system To discover animations which can be marketed in the global market and provide support for its production, 'Global Animation Project 2009' kicks off with recipients selected. Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA, President & CEO: Lee Jae-woong) hosted 'Global Animation Project 2009' at its headquarters located in Sangam-dong Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. For the section of full-length animation, two works such as 'the Hen that Went outside the Yard (MK Pictures) and PiyoPiyo Friends (Roivisual) have been chosen. The former is the first animation made based on know-how of MK Pictures, a production company known for its 'JSA - Joint Security Area' and 'Forever the Moment'. Also, expectations have already been raised high for the animation. As for the pilot section, ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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 By Cathy Rose A. GarciaStaff Reporter A special retrospective of the films by award-winning director Park Chan-wook will be held at the Cinematheque, Korean Film Archive (KOFA) next month. The retrospective is part of the Cinematheque KOFA's monthly Replay program. There will be special screenings of Park's films, starting from his directorial debut "The Moon Is … The Sun's Dream" (1992) to his latest film "Thirst". "Thirst", a film about a priest who becomes a vampire, won the Jury Prize at this year's Cannes International Film Festival. Also to be screened are Park's so-called vengeance trilogy films, "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", (2002), "Old Boy", (2003) and "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", (2005). Park won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004 for "Old Boy". There will also be film screenings of "JSA - Joint Security Area" (2000), and "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" (2006). Tickets are free. The Cinematheque KOFA is located in Mapo, Sangnam-dong. Visit http://www.koreafilm...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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 Organizers of the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will present an award and hold a special advance screening of Korean auteur PARK Chan-wook's erotic-vampire drama "Thirst" with the director in attendance for a Q & A afterwards. The screening, provided by the film's US co-producer Focus Features, will take place July 26th. During the director's visit, HIFF will have the honor to present PARK with the Vision in Film Award, an award that is given semi-regularly at the Festival, honoring directors who have contributed to the global film oeuvre. Past recipients have been Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou. The screening is a special HIFF 'members only' event. "Thirst" will open in local theaters in Hawaii on August 14. HIFF Director of Programming, Anderson Le, says of the film, "Park Chan-wook's 'THIRST' is darkly sexy and baroque. Prepare to be visually enticed and accosted at the same time". The Hawaiian fest takes place in mid-October. Audiences are already familiar with P...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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 PARK Chan-wook's acclaimed vampire-thriller "Thirst" will have its North American premiere screening at the 13th Fantasia Film Festival, running July 9 – 27 in Montreal, Canada. The fest will screen over 100 feature films mainly from Asia, the United States and Europe. "Thirst" became a Korean-American co-production when Universal Pictures boarded the project while in production. It is to be released in the United States in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on July 31, with a release in Canada through Alliance-Vivafilm also planned. It is PARK's second film to win a Cannes competition prize, taking the Jury Prize at this year's festival, following a Grand Prize win in 2004 for the director's international breakthrough, "Old Boy". The Fantasia Festival audience originally discovered PARK Chan-wook in 2001 with his first Korean hit, "JSA - Joint Security Area" followed by "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" in 2003, the first film of his « Vengeance » trilogy. Nigel D'Sa ...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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 Cannes has once again smiled on Park Chan-wook, even if he wasn't at the top of the award list this time around.The internationally-acclaimed Korean director snatched the Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes film festival Sunday with "Thirst" (Bakjwi). Park shared the third-highest honor with British director Andrea Arnold, who was honored for "Fish Tank". This is the second time the Korean director has been honored at Cannes. He won the Grand Jury Prize, the second-highest award, in 2004 with the film "Old Boy". "Filmmaking is a sincere joy from the very beginning to the end, and the last phase of that joy is to be in the Cannes film festival", Park said at the awards ceremony. "I'd like to share this honor with my very dear friend and true collaborator, Song Kang-ho", he added. Song plays the lead in Thirst, a thriller featuring a priest-turned-vampire grappling with his new identity and thirst for blood and sex. Park stepped into the limelight with his 2000 hit "JSA - Jo...| More | |||||||||||||||||
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