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22nd Busan International Film Festival
The 22nd Busan International Film Festival will be held from October 12 to October 21, 2017 at the Busan Cinema Center and hosted by Jang Dong-gun and Im Yoon-ah. A total of 300 films from 75 countries will be screened at the festival, including 100 world premieres and 29 international premieres. On October 15, 2017, President Moon made a surprise visit to the festival, promising noninterference and support for the festival. He also hopes BIFF will restore to its former glory and into a more prominent international film festival. A new Kim Jiseok Award was setup to commemorate the late Kim Jiseok, the Deputy Director and Program Director of Busan International Film Festival, who died in May 2017. Kim, also a founding member of the Busan International Film Festival, had since 1996, devoted himself to developing the Busan International Film Festival into a world-renowned film festival in Asia. Program Opening * ''Glass Garden'' - Shin Su-won (South Korea) Gala Presentatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Garden
''Glass Garden'' (Korean: 유리정원) is a 2017 South Korean mystery film, mystery drama film directed by Shin Su-won. The film stars Moon Geun-young, Kim Tae-hoon (actor), Kim Tae-hoon, Seo Tae-hwa, Lim Jung-woon and Park Ji-soo (actress), Park Ji-soo. Synopsis Ph.D. student and researcher Jae-yeon has been studying human photosynthesis in the hopes that humans would no longer be reliant on external air. One day, she retreats to the countryside where she is approached by a novelist who is interested in her research. Cast *Moon Geun-young as Jae-yeon *Kim Tae-hoon (actor), Kim Tae-hoon as Ji-hoon *Seo Tae-hwa as Professor Jeong *Lim Jung-woon *Park Ji-soo (actress), Park Ji-soo as Soo-hee *Lee Ki-hyuk as Sung-nae *Lee Seung-chan as Myeong-ho *Go Eun-chong as Hyeon-woo *Lee Gi-hyeok as Seong-nae *Park Ye-won as Young Jae-yeon *Song Jae-saeng as Si-eun *Kim Joong-ki as Biotech chairman Release ''Glass Garden'' was shown at the opening night of the 22nd Busan International F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Jae-eun
Jeong Jae-eun (; born March 26, 1969) is a South Korean film director. Career Jeong Jae-eun attended and was one of the first graduates of the School of Film, TV and Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts. Early in her career she wrote and directed several short films, notably ''Yu-jin's Secret Codes'' which won the Grand Prix at the KNUA Graduation Film Festival and the Women's Film Festival in Seoul in 1999. Jeong's first feature film was ''Take Care of My Cat'' (2001), a story of friendship and growth among five young women in their twenties. It swept numerous awards at international film festivals, including the NETPAC Award and New Currents Award Special Mention at the Pusan International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, a KNF Award Special Mention at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Best Picture award ("Golden Moon of Valencia") at the Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival, among ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lijo Jose Pellissery
Lijo Jose Pellissery (born 18 September 1978) is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. Known for his unconventional approach in directing, his films are characterized by nonlinear storylines and very long takes. His best works include ''Angamaly Diaries'' (2017), ''Jallikattu'' (2019) and ''Churuli'' (2021). He is the son of actor Jose Pellissery. He is a recipient of the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for '' Ee.Ma.Yau'', Best Director Award at the 50th Kerala State Film Awards for ''Jallikattu'', Best Film Award at the 44th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for ''Jallikattu'' and twice recipient of Silver Peacock-Best Director at the 49th International Film Festival of India and 50th International Film Festival of India for his films '' Ee.Ma.Yau'' and ''Jallikattu'' respectively''.'' He also received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018. Pellissery made his debut in 2010 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angamaly Diaries
''Angamaly Diaries'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by Chemban Vinod Jose. The film features 86 debutant actors, with Antony Varghese, Anna Rajan, Kichu Tellus, Ullas Jose Chemban, Vineeth Vishwam, Bitto Davis, Tito Wilson, Sarath Kumar, and Sinoj Varghese playing the main roles. The film is Vijay Babu's first sole production under Friday Film House. The film released on 3 March 2017 to critical acclaim and emerged as a major commercial success. The story follows Vincent Pepe (Antony Varghese) who wants to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that will rule the town of Angamaly, like his seniors. The film features an uncut 11-minute long take in the climax featuring around 1000 artists. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Falaknuma Das'' (2019). Plot Vincent Pepe (Antony Varghese) is from Angamaly. He lives with his mother (Jolly Chirayath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akan Satayev
Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan language, a language spoken by the Akan people *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano languages, a language group which includes Akan Places *Akan (Ghana parliament constituency) *Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan **Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido **Akan National Park ***Akan Volcanic Complex, a volcano in Hokkaidō, Japan ***Lake Akan, a lake in Hokkaidō, Japan ***Akan River, a river in Hokkaidō, Japan *Akan, Wisconsin, a town in the United States Other uses *Akan (surname), a surname *Akan (biblical figure), a person mentioned in the Book of Genesis *Akan (Maya god), a deity in Maya religion (identified with the god A') *Akan (あかん), a Japanese Kansai dialect phrase meaning "No way" See also * Acan (other) Acan or ACAN may refer to: * Acan (god), a Maya deity * Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names * ACAN (gene), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alone (2017 Film)
Alone may refer to: * Solitude, a state of seclusion or isolation * Loneliness, negative emotions arising from seclusion Film and television Film * ''Alone'' (1931 French film), by Henri Diamant-Berger * ''Alone'' (1931 Soviet film), by Leonid Trauberg and Grigori Kozintsev * ''Alone'', a 1991 short film featuring Paul Ben-Victor * ''Alone'', a 1997 American television film starring Ed Begley Jr. * ''Alone'' (2001 film), a Croatian film by Lukas Nola * ''Alone'' (2004 film), a German film * ''Alone'', a 2004 short film by Gregory Orr * ''Alone'' (2007 film), a Thai horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom * ''Alone'' (2008 film), a Turkish film by Çağan Irmak * ''Alone'' (2013 film) or ''Phobia'', an American horror film * ''Alone.'' (2014 film), an American documentary film * ''Alone'' (2015 Hindi film), an Indian horror film by Bhushan Patel * ''Alone'' (2015 Kannada film), an Indian action film by JKS * ''Alone'' (2020 horror film), an American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anucha Boonyawatana At ASEACC 10, Yogyakarta, 2018-07-25
Anucha is a Thai word of Pali/Sanskrit origin ''anujā'' meaning "younger brother". It is also used as a given name. People with the given name ''Anucha'' include: *Anucha Browne Sanders, American former women's basketball player, former executive for the New York Knicks of the NBA *Anucha Chaiyawong (born 1985), Thai footballer who played for Thailand Premier League side Provincial Electricity Authority FC *Anucha Chuaysri (born 1979), professional footballer from Thailand *Anucha Kitpongsri (born 1983), Thai footballer *Anucha Munjarern (born 1979), Thai futsal player who is futsal's top international goalscorer of all time *Anucha Nakasai (born 1960), Thai Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister *Anucha Suksai Anucha Suksai ( th, อนุชา สุกใส, born April 10, 1992), is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 2 club Rayong Rayong ( th, ระยอง, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') on the east c ... (born 1992), Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirokazu Kore-eda
is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for '' Like Father, Like Son'' and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for ''Shoplifters''. Personal life Kore-eda's father was a '' wansei''. His paternal grandparents could not marry under Japanese law at the time as they had the same last name, so they eloped to Taiwan where they could, which was then under Japanese colonial rule. He has cited this as a reason for his affinity toward Taiwan. Kore-eda was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. He is the youngest of three children with two older sisters. From a young age, Kore-eda would spend time watching movies with his mother. He said through an interpreter, "My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Murder
is a 2017 Japanese legal thriller film edited, written, and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Tomoaki Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending a client (Misumi), who faces the death penalty if found guilty, in a murder trial. Misumi has previous convictions for murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened. Cast Production Hirokazu Kore-eda was inspired to write a courtroom thriller after conversing with his friend, a lawyer, about the latter's experiences in court. Kore-eda learned that there's a gap between the Japanese people's perception of the court as a space where people aim for the truth, and what it actually is: a space for lawyers "to make adjustments to the conflict finterest." Kore-eda based the background of his script on the speculation of "what would happen if a lawyer really started w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Yukisada
is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's ''Love Letter'', ''April Story'', and ''Swallowtail Butterfly''. Filmography Director * ''Open House'' (1998) * (Sunflower) (2000) * ''A Closing Day'' (閉じる日) (2000) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (贅沢な骨) (2001) * '' Go!'' (2001) * '' Rock 'n' Roll Missing'' (2002) * ''Justice'' (2002) * (Sinking into the Moon) (2002) * '' Kanon'' (TV, 2003) * '' Seventh Anniversary'' (2003) * (2003) * (2004) * ''Kita no Zeronen'' (Year One in the North) (2005) * '' Spring Snow'' (2005) * ''Toku no Sora ni Kieta'' (Into the Faraway Sky) (2007) * ''Closed Note'' (2007) * '' A Good Husband'' (今度は愛妻家) (2009) * ''Parade'' (2010) * ''Five Minutes to Tomorrow'' (2014) * '' Pink and Gray'' (2016) * ''Pigeon'' (2016) * ''Narratage'' (2017) * ''River's Edge'' (2018) * ''The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese'' (2020) * ''Theatre: A Love Story'' (2020) * ''Revolver Lily'' (2023) Awards and nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are noted for their surrealistic, melodramatic, and sometimes disturbing elements, often in the form of psychological fiction. Aronofsky attended Harvard University, where he studied film and social anthropology, and then the American Film Institute where he studied directing. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film, ''Supermarket Sweep'', which became a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature debut, the surrealist psychological thriller '' Pi'' (1998), was produced for $60,000 and grossed over $3 million; It won Aronofsky the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Aronofsky's follow-up, the psychological drama ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000), was based on the novel of the same name by Hubert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
