Posts Tagged ‘film festivals’

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8th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
by | August 9, 2012 | 68 Comments
It’s been four years (eep!) since the last time I wrote about Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, mostly because it’s not the most exciting of events. But the inclusion of Yoon Eun-hye into any red carpet automatically kicks it up a notch on the scale of interesting, no? The festival’s now in its 8th... More »


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16th Busan International Film Festival’s opening red carpet
by | October 6, 2011 | 159 Comments
The 16th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6, and the red carpet to the opening screening — So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo’s tragic romance Only You — was awash with stars. (For those of you used to seeing the festival called PIFF, it recently changed its spelling. The festival is in its 16th... More »


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Catch Korean films at the Festival Franco-Coréen du Film
by | September 28, 2011 | 34 Comments
Sunny Heads up to you Korean drama/cinema buffs in France: The upcoming 6th Festival Franco-Coréen du Film (FCFF) takes place in two weeks, and it’s got a pretty attractive lineup of Korean films, including an appearance by Jung Yumi (love her!), who stars in two of them (Cafe Noir and Come, Closer). Two directors will... More »


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Kim Ki-duk’s Arirang wins at Cannes
by | May 21, 2011 | 21 Comments
Director Kim Ki-duk has picked an award at Cannes International Film Festival for his film Arirang, taking home the top prize in the Un Certain Regard section along with Andreas Dresen’s Halt Auf Freier Strecke (Stopped On Track). The film received a standing ovation at Cannes when it screened to approximately 2,000 viewers there, and... More »


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Poetry picks up its 17th award
by | March 29, 2011 | 30 Comments
And the awards keep rolling in for Poetry, which has just collected its 17th from Switzerland’s 25th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF), taking home the festival’s top prize, the Regard d’Or. Starring Yoon Jung-hee as an elderly woman finding happiness writing poetry for the first time, the film was praised “for the skillful fusion, the... More »


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Won Bin’s Ajusshi at SF Asian American film fest
by | March 12, 2011 | 38 Comments
For those of you in the San Fransisco area who didn’t get the chance to see Won Bin in all his badass glory, now’s your shot. Seriously, see it on the big screen while you can. Ajusshi / The Man From Nowhere is playing tomorrow as a special presentation at the 29th San Francisco International... More »


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Nine Korean films at Berlin film festival
by | January 23, 2011 | 64 Comments
Korea’s making a big showing at the Berlin Film Festival, with nine films headed abroad, in competition for jury prizes. A few are films we’ve talked about for a while, like Late Autumn, while a good number of them are experimental films or shorts that are more artistically adventurous. Can’t wait to get my hands... More »


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18th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival
by | September 19, 2010 | 26 Comments
Saturday, September 18, was the day of the 18th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival, held in the city of Icheon in Kyeonggi Province. The overwhelming winner was the film Moss, a crime thriller from the director of Silmido starring Jung Jae-young, Park Hae-il, Yoo Jun-sang, and Yoo Sun. It picked up awards in seven categories, including... More »


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Check out the New York Korean Film Festival 2010
by | September 18, 2010 | 34 Comments
Good news for Korean film lovers in the New York area: The New York Korean Film Festival 2010 (NYKFF) will be screening eight Korean films from September 22 through October 3, at both the MoMA and Brooklyn Academy of Music. It looks like a good lineup, too, and includes a lot of films I’ve been... More »


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Three Korean movies at Venice film fest
by | August 28, 2010 | 21 Comments
Korea’s having a good year in the festival circuit. With Cannes under its belt and sights set on Toronto, Chungmuro takes on Venice, with three films next month. Invincible, starring Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-seon, will be part of a retrospective, honoring prolific Hong Kong director John Woo (A Better Tomorrow).... More »