| Jang Jin-yeong Cited (Source) |
2009/12/02 |
The late actress Jang Jin-yeong received a special prize posthumously during the 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards held at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, Wednesday evening.
Jang, who died on Sept. 1, had a special relationship with the awards, winning the best actress prize in 2001 with "Sorum" and again in 2003 with "Singles".
Organizers said, "A special prize has been arranged to pay respect to the late actress. Jang's father and an official with her former agency received the award instead of her".
Jang died after a year-long battle with stomach cancer.
고 장진영 청룡영화제 특별상 수상
고 장진영이 2일 서울 여의도 KBS 홀에서 열린 제30회 청룡영화제 시상식에서 특별상을 수상했다.... |More
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| [ChanMi's movie news] "Sorum" staff and actresses take a moment of silence for Jang Jin-yeong (Source) |
2009/10/10 |
 The 14th Pusan International Film Festival's third day has brought the first showing of the film "Sorum" that stars Jang Jin-yeong who has passed away recently. This day, actress Kim Ah-joong, Han Ji-hye, and Yoo Seon have attended this showing.
The stars and directors are taking some time of silence for her passing away.##
| Pusan Int'l Film Festival to Kick Off in early October (Source) |
2009/10/01 |
Make your way to the southern port city of Busan for the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8 - 16).
It will be held on the biggest scale ever this year, featuring 355 films from 70 nations. With a budget expansion of nearly one billion won bringing the total up to 9.95 billion, the coast is clear for Korea's largest film festival to sail into harbor early next month.
The opener for this year is the Korean film "Good Morning President", an abridged version of the politics and lives of three different presidents, directed by Jang Jin and starring Korea's major heartthrob Jang Dong-gun and two veteran actors Lee Soon-jae and Ko Doo-sim. It's been three years since Busan selected a local film for its curtain raiser.
The closing film is "The Message" by Gao Qunshu and Chen Kuo-fu, and is a spy thriller movie set in China in 1942 during the war against Japan. It stars Zhou Xun, Lee Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming.
Some Korean films that are yet to hit local th... |More
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| Biggest ever Pusan Film Festival in early October (Source) |
2009/09/23 |
Make your way to the southern port city of Busan for the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (Oct. 8 – 16).
It will be held on the biggest scale ever this year, featuring 355 films from 70 nations. With a budget expansion of nearly one billion won bringing the total up to 9.95 billion, the coast is clear for Korea's largest film festival to sail into harbor early next month.
The opener for this year is the Korean film "Good Morning President", an abridged version of the politics and lives of three different presidents, directed by Jang Jin and starring Korea's major heartthrob Jang Dong-gun and two veteran actors Lee Soon-jae and Goh Doo-shim. It's been three years since Busan selected a local film for its curtain raiser.
The closing film is "The Message" by Gao Qunshu and Chen Kuo-fu, and is a spy thriller movie set in China in 1942 during the war against Japan. It stars Zhou Xun, Lee Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu and Huang Xiaoming.
Some Korean films that are yet to hit local ... |More
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| Actress Jang Jin-yeong's Death Saddens Industry (Source) |
2009/09/03 |
One of Korea's top actresses, a favorite with critics and audiences alike, JANG Jin-yeong passed away Sep 1, at the young age of 35. Diagnosed last September with stomach cancer after a routine check-up, the actress was said to be recovering when her condition took a turn for the worse last month.
JANG's acting career took off in tandem with the boom in the Korean film industry. She debuted in "Ghost in Love" (1998), but drew attention for her strong performance opposite SONG Kang-ho in hit 2000 film "The Foul King" by KIM Ji-woon. Her role in 2001 horror "Sorum" won her numerous best actress awards in Korea, and one abroad at Portugal's Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Festival.
Her role in the 2003 hit "Singles" earned her the best actress prize at the nation's Blue Dragon Awards and won her a broad fan following. She continued to win prizes for her leading roles in "Blue Swallow" (2005) and "Between Love and Hate" ("The Unbearable Lightness of Dating" - 2006). Her ... |More
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