Korea's tsunami blockbuster
"Haeundae" set last year's biggest box-office record with a total of 11.5 million viewers. It is also one of the highest grossing films in Korean history. But it could not have made those accomplishments without the help of government funds, according to the film's director
Yoon Je-kyoon.
For those filmmakers, drama, game, animation and computer graphics producers who find it difficult to find investors, Korea's Culture Ministry said last week it will commit 100 billion won ($87 million) by 2012 to support various projects in the cultural content sector.
To fund the projects, the government plans to create what it calls a "fund of funds". Under the plan, the government will contribute to a ...
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
Not long after "
The Executioner", the first movie to be filmed in a real prison, and
"Actresses", featuring a rare all-female cast, comes
"Harmony", about women living behind bars in tune to a different synchronization.
Kim Yoon-jin returns to the local screen two years after starring in the hit thriller
"Seven Days". The "Lost" star has shed her serious image to wear an unfading smile and a blue jail uniform in the tearjerker family drama.
"It's a movie for which we had to reshoot scenes because we cried too much", the actress said Monday in Seoul following the film's press preview. Produced by
"Haeundae" director
Yoon Je-kyoon and directed by newcomer ...
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Best film in the 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards on Wednesday went to
"Mother - 2009" directed by
Bong Joon-ho. The ceremony was held at the KBS Hall in Seoul.
"Mother - 2009" tells the story of a mother whose son is wrongly indicted for murder and who struggles to hunt down the real killer. The film was invited to this year's Cannes International Film Festival for the Un Certain Regard section.
Best director went to
Kim Yong-hwa, who directed
"Take Off", and best actor to
Kim Myeong-min for his part in "...
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46th Annual Daejong Film Awards Nominees
- Best Movie:
"Take Off",
"Mother - 2009", "
The Divine Weapon", "
Sky and Sea",
"Haeundae"
- Best Director :
Kim Yong-hwa (
"Take Off"),
Yoon Je-kyoon (
"Haeundae"),
Jeon Yoon-soo ("
Portrait of a Beauty"),
Jeong Gi-hoon (
"Ae-ja"),
Bong Joon-ho (
"Mother - 2009")
- Best Actor :
Kim Myeong-min ("
Closer to Heaven"),
Kim Yoon-seok (
Running Turtle),
Seol Kyeong-gu (
"Haeundae"),
Jeong Jae-yeong ("
The Divine Weapon"),
Ha Jeong-woo (
"Take Off")
- Best Actress :
Kim Min-seon ("
Portrait of a Beauty"),
Kim Hye-ja (
"Mother - 2009"),
Soo-ae (
"Sunny"),
Jang Nara ("
Sky and Sea"),
Choi Kang-hee (
"Ae-ja")
- Best Supporting Actor :
Kim In-kwon (
"Haeundae"),
Jin Goo (
"Mother - 2009"),
Jeong Kyeong-ho (
"Sunny"),
Jang Geun-seok ("
The Case of Itaewon Homicide"),
Kim Nam-gil ("
Modern Boy")
- Best Supporting Actress :
Kim Bo-yeon ("...
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"Haeundae" writer and director
Yoon Je-kyoon will direct an English language adventure comedy. The project will be produced by Youn's JK Film which also produced the mega-hit tsunami film that went on to screen at a number of territories around the world as well as pulling in 12 million admissions at home. To further guarantee a Western audience the film will come complete with an American cast and a (U.S) $10 million budget; big by Korean standards but hardly re...
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