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KIM Moon-saeng to helm Korean-French animation project

2008/05/15 | Source | Permalink |

KIM Moon-saeng, the director of "Wonderful Days", will be directing the animation Gaemi (English translation: ant), an adaptation of the popular French book Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber.

Werber personally asked KIM to join the project to adapt his book into a film, after he watched a screening of Wonderful Days in France. Werber explained that he was impressed by KIM's animation film and that he would be the ideal filmmaker to realise the images and the story in his mind.

The project is already a year-and-a-half in development. KIM is also involved in writing the English language scenario. Gaemi will be a combination of 3D animation and live-action scenes.

Korean Studio 3303 announced that it will invest half of the ten million Euro budget and that they are looking for a French partner to finance the remaining half of the budget. Filming is scheduled to initiate this year and the film is expected to enter cinemas in 2011.

Werber said that ants are fascinating sin...| More

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[Talk of the town] Author handpicks Korean filmmaker to shoot epic ant tale

2008/05/14 | Source | Permalink |

The director of "Wonderful Days" (2003), Kim Moon-saeng, is turning Bernard Werber's science-fiction trilogy, "Les Fourmis (The Ants)", into a film.
Werber proposed that Kim direct the film after seeing "Wonderful Days" in France.
Korea and France will defray 50 percent of the 10 million euros ($15 million) production costs, according to Studio 3303, the Korean production company in charge.
The company is currently looking for a French production partner.
The film will be in English, and production starts this year and should finish in 2011.
The Ants has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and it has been translated into more than 30 languages.
The books were published between 1991 and 1996.
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[BRIEFLY] Kim Moon-saeng to head 'Ants' project

2008/05/07 | Source | Permalink |

Korean filmmaker Kim Moon-saeng ("Wonderful Days") will head the movie adaptation project for "Empire of the Ants", a best selling book by French author Bernard Werber.

Studio 3303, a local production house, said yesterday that it will share half of the production budget, estimated at about 10 million euros (16 billion won), while the remaining half will come from a French production partner.

About two-thirds of the movie will be three-dimensional animations, while the remainder will incorporate conventional shootings of real objects and actors.

Werber visited Korea last month and met with director Kim to finalize the movie project. The French author, who is highly popular with Korean readers, began discussing the movie adaptation with the Korean filmmaker after watching Kim's "Wonderful Days". ...| More

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Korea, France to Bring Werber's Novel Onscreen

2008/05/07 | Source | Permalink |

By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

French science fiction writer Bernard Werber recently visited Korea to participate in an international science forum and has again made headlines with the announcement of a film adaptation of his book. Korea and France will co-produce a movie based on "Empire of the Ants", production company Studio3303 announced Tuesday. Korean director Kim Moon-saeng will be in charge of the mise-en-scene.

The estimated 10 million euro (16 billion won) project will be funded by domestic and French producers, half each. "We're still looking for a French partner and are speaking with five major companies", producer An Ho-wan from Studio3303 told The Korea Times. About 60 percent of the film will be animated while the rest will feature real-life images.

Werber saw Kim's 2003 animation piece "Wonderful Days", which was screened in France, and asked him to direct "Ants", said Studio3303. The two have been organizing the project together for the past year and a half....| More

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"We will be re-born as an integrated digital content creator!"

2008/03/13 | Source | Permalink |

Korea's leading CGI studio Independence (CEO: Cho, Jae-Su) enhances its international competitiveness with its take-up of state-of-the-art technology.

Independence, whose "Wonderful Days" is considered to have led Korea's advancement in CG technology, has recently introduced state-of-the-art equipment by Autodesk, a global leader in 2D and 3D technology, to consolidate its image as a global content creator.

Since its establishment, Independence has accumulated the necessary technologies as it undertook large-scale advertising and visual effect projects for major companies in Korea. With such a portfolio of high-profile projects, it has expanded its business to film, animation, new technology development, CGI education, and cultural product development.

As a result, Independent's animation, such as "Egg Cola" and "Tree Robo", have been awarded with major prizes in festivals including Baraford Animation Festival (BAF) 2005 in the UK, which recognized the technology and qualit...| More

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