| 7th Jeonju Int'l Film Fest Announces Line-Up (Source) |
2006/04/12 |
By Nigel DSa
Assistant Editor / Staff Writer
Female cast of "Offside", an uplifting Iranian movie about soccer and the divide between the sexes, won cheers at the Berlin Film Festival as one of two features from the Islamic republic vying for the top prizes.
Ranked as one of the top festivals in Korea for both its audience record and its organization, the 7th Jeonju International Film Festival is set to take off this April 27, 2006 for a nine-day run. This year 192 films from 42 countries will be shown. The opening film will be Berlin Silver Bear Winner Offside by top Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose films often focus on the social issues facing modern Iranian women.
The main program will feature two competition sections, 'Indie Vision' and 'Digital Spectrum'. Indie Vision will present debuts or second features that embody the vision of independent filmmaking. The Woosuk award of $10 000 US dollars will be awarded to the film that corresponds most with the festival's slog... |More
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| Films That Fill Off-Season Niche (Source) |
2006/02/14 |
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
Big-budget films such as "King Kong", "Typhoon" and "Running Wild" hit local theaters, each occupying hundreds of screens nationwide, around Sollal on Jan. 29, New Year's Day on the lunar calendar, one of the most lucrative seasons for the film industry.
As their run finally finishes at theaters one by one, their vacancies are now being filled with many small-budget films, which have stood by waiting for the end of the blockbusters' domination at the box office.
The following are some of local movies in various genres that aim to attract moviegoers with clever ideas and interesting stories.
Ssunday Seoul (In theaters)
Taking a motif from the 1970s popular tabloid magazine, which covered unusual stories and gossip along with sexually explicit photos, the movie is a film version of the magazine.
The omnibus film consists of three episodes in its mixed genres of sci-fi, melodrama, horror and martial arts.
Each episode revolves around ... |More
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