| 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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| Bong's 'Mother - 2009' Leads AFA Nominations (Source) |
2010/01/22 |
Director Bong Joon-ho's "Mother - 2009" scored six nominations, including best film and director, for the fourth Asian Film Awards, the organizer said Friday.
The thriller about maternal love was also nominated for best actress for Kim Hye-ja, best supporting actor for Won Bin, best screenwriter and best editor for Moon Sae-kyoung. It led the nominations along with Teddy Chan's Hong Kong-China co-production film "Bodyguards and Assassins".
Chinese-language films from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were led the pack with 32 nominations in 14 categories, followed by South Korea with 17 and Japan with 13.
Director Park Chan-wook's Cannes winner "Thirst" was also nominated for best actor for Song Kang-ho. Bae Doo-na was nominated for best actress for her leading role in "Air Doll".
This year's nominations saw a diverse mix of films from over nine countries across Asia, including Iran, India, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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| "Mother - 2009" nominated in 6 categories at Asian Film Awards (Source) |
2010/01/22 |
"Mother - 2009" movie poster [CJ Entertainment]
Director Bong Joon-ho's film "Mother - 2009" has been nominated in six categories for the Asian Film Awards in March.
A representative from the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) announced that the film has been nominated for best picture, best director, best actress, best supporting actor, best screenplay and best editor. It will be competing up against Hong Kong film "Bodyguards and Assassins" in some of the categories.##
Other nominees include Korean film "Thirst" by world-renowned director Park Chan-wook which was selected for four awards including best actor, best cinematographer, best production designer and best visual effe... |More
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| Bonds of brotherhood, on and off screen (Source) |
2010/01/20 |
Two critically-acclaimed Korean actors are appearing together in an upcoming movie that touches on the inter-Korean issue.
Song Kang-ho of "Thirst" which was recognized at Cannes last year, and Kang Dong-won of the Korean action flick "Jeon Woo Chi : The Taoist Wizard", play South and North Korean agents in the new movie "Secret Reunion".
The film, by director Jang Hoon, whose debut feature was "Rough Cut" (2008), tells the story of two men who reunite six years after their first encounter, which involved a gunfight between the two Koreas.
Lee Han-kyu (Song Kang-ho), a National Intelligence Service agent from the South, was discharged after the inter-Korean incident. Six years later, he accidentally runs into Song Ji-won (Kang Dong-won), an agent from the North, who was also dismissed and then abandoned by his government after the incident. The two discover they have more in common than just their dismissal and the plot follows them as their relationship changes and they go f... |More
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