Shin Sung-il is Lost (2006) - 신성일의 행방불명 (Sin-seong-il-eui Haeng-bang-bool-myeong)

KOFIC announces recipients of indie DVD support fund

2006/08/07 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean Film Council has selected ten works to be released on DVD as part of the 2006 DVD Production/Distribution Support for Independent Films. The recipients were selected out of 24 submissions, and will be made available for sale to the general public in special DVD box sets.

The following features, documentaries and short film collections will be included:

708ho, Yideungbyeong-ui Pyeonji ("#708, Letter from a Second-Class Private"), dir. KIM Hwan-tae, 6mm DV, 82 min.
The Forgotten Child: Shin Sung-il is Lost, dir. SIN Jae-in, beta, 103 min.
Annyong, Sayonara, dir. KIM Tae-il, 6mm DV, 107 min.
The Camellia Project, dir. CHOI Jin-seong et al., beta, 107 min.
Five is Too Many, dir. AHN Seul-gi, beta, 80 min.
Korea Short Animation Collection 2, dir. Jang Hyeong-yun et al., beta, 70 min.
The Murmuring, dir. BYUN Young-ju, 16mm, 98 min.
Habitual Sadness, dir. BYUN Young-ju, 35mm, 71 min.
My Own Breathing, dir. BYUN Young-ju, 35mm, 77 min.
Yijung-ui jeok, dir. LEE Ji-you...| More

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Missing

2006/02/24 | Source | Permalink |

by Seung-Jae Lee

"Shin Sung-il is Lost", released on February 16, is an independent film brimming with imagination.

It was shot on budget, too.

Director Sin Jae-in, who received accolades for his short films, "Talented Boy Lee Jun Seop" and "His Truth Marches On" that he made soon after graduating from the Korean Film Academy, made "Shin Sung-il is Lost", his first feature film, on a budget of just 65 million won. Most of the money came from grants from the film guild.

But his frugality does not affect his creativity. He breaks stereotypes, making even the most boring subjects sizzle.

The film's lead actors are a deep-thinking, lanky boy whose namesake is the romantic heartthrob Shin Sung-il, and an arrogant, stand-offish little girl named Lee Yeong-ae, who says on her first day at an orphanage, "You know what corruption is? It's when you sleep with me. With a concentration that remains consistent throughout the movie, the director convinces us that the famous names are...| More

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Food Is More Than a Metaphor for Maverick Director

2006/02/23 | Source | Permalink |

Sin Jae-in (36) is one of a tiny handful of women directors in Korea's male-dominated film industry. Her independent production "Shin Sung-il is Lost", which was released on Feb. 16, tells the heartrending story of orphans in a home where appetite for food is considered a sin.

Before the Chosun Ilbo reporter could steer the conversation round to food, Sin proffered the rice rolled in dried laver with tuna, pecan-flavored milk and a ham and cheese sandwich she was balancing with both hands. It would be too early to draw any conclusions, but she explains, "It just so happens that I chose a story about eating among plenty of stories in my mind. By the way, the movie I'm working on right now is about eating as well. This time, it's about zombies eating human flesh".

Ordinary viewers may not have heard of Sin, but inside the industry she was known as a genius -- or troublemaker -- from the start for her knack of finding fresh symbols and imagery to express human desire. Her life has b...| More

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KOFIC awards marketing support for arthouse/digital films

2005/11/24 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean Film Council has announced the recipients of the second phase of its 2005 Marketing Support for Arthouse and Digital Films fund. The fund provides financial support to arthouse works or digital features to promote diversity on the nation's screens and to help such films overcome the particular commercial challenges that face them.

In the case of arthouse films, 90 million won (~$90,000) is provided to pay for advertising and other kinds of marketing costs, including the cost of striking prints for release. In Korea's competitive distribution environment, low-budget works face a particularly difficult struggle in getting noticed by viewers, and so this fund is intended to provide assistance in this area.

In the case of feature-length digital films, 35 million won (~$35,000) is provided towards the rental of a DLP digital projector, so that such works can be screened in their original format. This will also mean that the distributor of the film can avoid the significant ...| More

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