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39th Blue Dragon Film Awards
The 39th Blue Dragon Film Awards () ceremony was held on November 23, 2018 at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo), the annual award show honored the best in Korean language films released from October 12, 2017 to October 11, 2018. Nominations and winners Complete list of nominees and winners Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Main awards Other awards * Best Short Film: **''A New Record'' (Director Heo Ji-eun & Lee Kyung-ho) * Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Film: **1st – '' Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds'' ***2nd – '' Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days'' ***3rd – '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' ***4th – '' The Great Battle'' ***5th – '' Believer'' * Popular Star Award: **Ju Ji-hoon – ''The Spy Gone North'' **Kim Young-kwang – ''On Your We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyung Hee University
Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. Kyung Hee University is part of the Kyung Hee University System, which offers comprehensive education from kindergarten through graduate school. As of 2020, about 33,000 students were enrolled in Kyung Hee University. The university consists of 24 undergraduate colleges, 1 general graduate school, 13 specialty graduate schools and 49 auxiliary research institutions. The university offers a study abroad program in partnership with 434 sister universities in 69 countries. Kyung Hee University is known for its College of Korean Medicine, which is considered a leading school in traditional Korean medicine and other traditional Asian medical practices. History Kyung Hee University originated in 1949 as Sin Heung Junior Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Dami 20200130
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yoon-seok
Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1967) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter. Kim began his career in theater and it subsequently led him to be cast in minor roles in films and television dramas. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006), but it was his performance as an ex-cop turned pimp in surprise hit ''The Chaser'' (2008) that brought him acting awards and wider recognition in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed actor in South Korea, with notable performances in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), ''Punch'' (2011),''The Thieves'' (2012), '' Hwayi: A Monster Boy'' (2013), '' Sea Fog'' (2014), ''The Classified File'' (2015), '' The Priests'' (2015) and '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' (2017). In 2019, Kim made his directorial debut with ''Another Child'', a family drama film starring Yum Jung-ah and Kim So-jin. Career Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yim Soon-rye
Yim Soon-rye (born January 1, 1961) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema. Career Education Born in 1961 in Incheon, Yim Soon-rye graduated from Hanyang University in 1985 with a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A. in Theater and Film. She received her master's degree in Film Studies from Paris 8 University in 1992 with a thesis titled "Study on Kenji Mizoguchi." 1994–1996: ''Promenade in the Rain'' and ''Three Friends'' Upon her return to Korea in 1993, she worked as an assistant director on Yeo Kyun-dong's '' Out to the World''. In 1994, she directed her first short film ''Promenade in the Rain'', which won the Grand Prize and the Press Award at the 1st Seoul International Short Film Festival. She made her feature film debut with ''Three Friends'' (1996), which explored Korean masculinity and marginalization through the lives of three young men who have difficulty adjusting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herstory (film)
''Herstory'' () is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. Based on the real-life story of the trials that took place in Shimonoseki in the 1990s, the film follows a group of Busan-based women who engaged in a court case against the Japanese government to highlight the ordeals of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery as comfort women by the Japanese military during World War II. The film was released in theaters on June 27, 2018. Cast *Kim Hee-ae as Moon Jung-sook *Kim Hae-sook as Bae Jung-gil *Ye Soo-jung as Park Soon-nyeo * Moon Sook as Seo Gwi-soon *Lee Yong-nyeo as Lee Ok-joo * Kim Sun-young as President Shin *Kim Jun-han as Lee Sang-il *Lee Yong-lee as Yoo So-deuk *Jung In-gi as Choi *Choi Byung-mo as Soon-mo * Lee Seol as Hye-soo *Lee Ji-ha as Director *Kim In-woo as Presiding judge *Yokouchi Hiroki as Japanese prosecutor *Park Myung-shin as Jung Dae-hyeob *Lee Ji-ha as President Lee *Tasuku Yamanouchi as Consulate officer Abe *Kim Lee-woo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Kyu-dong
Min Kyu-dong (born September 12, 1970) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer. He made his feature directorial debut in horror film ''Memento Mori (film), Memento Mori'' (1999), followed by romantic comedy, romantic comedies ''All for Love (2005 film), All for Love'' (2005) and ''All About My Wife'' (2012), queer films ''Antique (film), Antique'' (2008) and ''In My End Is My Beginning'' (2013), melodrama ''The Last Blossom'' (2011), and period drama ''The Treacherous'' (2015). Career Min Kyu-dong studied economics at Seoul National University, and upon graduation, he entered the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). In 1999 Min made his first feature ''Memento Mori (film), Memento Mori'', alongside KAFA classmate and co-director Kim Tae-yong. Considered the most influential Korean horror film of the 2000s, ''Memento Mori'' has attained a modern-day classic status among Korean cinephiles. After pursuing further film studies in France, Min returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-hwa
Kim Yong-hwa (born September 25, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'' (2003), ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ''Take Off (2009 film), Take Off'' (2009) and ''Mr. Go (film), Mr. Go'' (2013). Career Kim Yong-hwa majored in Film Studies at Chung-Ang University, but because of financial difficulties, it took him a decade to graduate. His graduation project in 1999 was the short film ''In the Jungle'' (titled "Salted Mackerel" in Korean language, Korean), about two brothers (one of whom is a deaf-mute) taking care of a terminally ill mother, who are ordered to leave the hospital after they are late in paying the bills. ''In the Jungle'' won prizes at the 42nd Rochester International Film Festival and the 33rd Houston International Film Festival in 2000. For his feature film, feature directorial debut, Kim wrote and directed ''Oh! Brothers'', a comedy about an amoral, debt-ridden private detective who upon his father's death lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Joon-hwan
Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director. Life and career A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing job was on the 1994 short film ''2001 Imagine''. His feature-length debut was the science fiction film ''Save the Green Planet!'' (2003), considered one of the most unique and original films in the history of Korean cinema. Jang won Best Director at the 4th Busan Film Critics Awards, and the Special Silver St. George for Best Director at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. He directed two more short films ''Hair'' (2004), and ''Love for Sale'' (2010, as part of the omnibus ''Camellia'', about the past, present and future of the city Busan). Then in 2013, Jang's long-awaited second feature film was released, a revenge thriller titled '' Hwayi: A Monster Boy''. The year 2017, he directed political thriller film titled 1987: When the Day Comes. The film was a critical and commercial success, and won best director and best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Jong-bin
Yoon Jong-bin (; born December 20, 1979) is a South Korean film director. Career Yoon Jong-bin's Chung-Ang University graduation thesis film was '' The Unforgiven'', which portrayed masculine codes in the Korean military with honesty and sensitivity. And despite its rough edges due to technical limitations and a low budget, the film was a smash hit at the 2005 Busan International Film Festival and won several awards, including the NETPAC. It went on to travel to a number of festivals, winning awards and international critical acclaim. His sophomore effort ''Beastie Boys'' (also known as ''The Moonlight of Seoul'') showed another side of men -- male hosts who serve female clients in discreet salons tucked into the affluent fashion districts of southern Seoul. In his third film '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'', Yoon tackled corruption among prosecutors and customs officers and their collusion with the mob in 1980-1990s Busan. Unlike his first two films, Yoon's gangster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spy Gone North
''The Spy Gone North'' () is a 2018 South Korean spy drama film directed by Yoon Jong-bin. It stars Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong and Ju Ji-hoon. The film is loosely based on the true story of Park Chae-seo, a former South Korean agent who infiltrated North Korea's nuclear facilities. The film was released in theaters on August 8, 2018. Plot The story follows a South Korean spy who infiltrates the North to obtain intelligence on the country's nuclear-weapons plans in the mid-1990s only to find his own side is manipulating his country's political elections with the help of the North. Cast *Hwang Jung-min as Park Seok-young (codename ''Black Venus'') * Lee Sung-min as Ri Myung-woon *Cho Jin-woong as Choi Hak-sung * Ju Ji-hoon as State Security Department Head Jung * Joo Hae-eun as North Korean agent *Gi Ju-bong as Kim Jong-Il * Kim Hyun as Real estate office owner * Kim So-jin as Han Chang-joo's wife *Park Min-su as Ri Myung-woon's son *Lee Hyori as herself (cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Forest (film)
''Little Forest'' is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Yim Soon-rye and based on a manga series of the same name by Daisuke Igarashi which was first published in 2002. After failing to pass the national qualification exam to become a teacher, Hye-won ( Kim Tae-ri) abandons her part-time job in Seoul to return to the small village where she was raised. Synopsis The story of a young woman who returns to her childhood home, in a traditional Korean village, after leaving for the big city in pursuit of what turned out to be an elusive dream. When she returns home, her mother isn't there - but her mother's "Little Forest", the many ways in which a single mother successfully made a home for her much loved child, unfurl with a long succession of lovingly sketched details involving mostly food preparation. The unfurling moments are lightly but lovingly shared with two childhood friends, one of whom also abandoned their elusive dream of success in the big city (Seoul) and the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Figure Of Crime (film)
''Dark Figure of Crime'' () is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Tae-kyun. It stars Kim Yoon-seok and Ju Ji-hoon. It was released on October 3, 2018. The film was loosely inspired by the 869th episode of ', a South Korean investigation television program, which tells a real story that happened in Busan, where murders were never reported, bodies were never found, and investigations never happened. Plot Kim is a widowed narcotics officer who meets with a potential informant named Kang. As they are talking at a restaurant, Kang is arrested by the homicide division for killing his girlfriend. He confesses to the murder and is put behind bars. A few months later, Kang contacts Kim from prison and claims that he has murdered six other people. However, he refuses to talk to the homicide detectives who he claims fabricated evidence against him to have him imprisoned. Kim agrees to find the real evidence in exchange for information on the remaining six bodies. Kim unco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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