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Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent and experimental films to focus on the alternative course of contemporary film art. In the first edition of JIFF, debut films of Darren Aronofsky were introduced to South Korea. For the first time in Asia, Jiff highlighted early works of Béla Tarr as well. The winners of Jeonju IFF's ''International Competition Section'' include Ying Liang, John Akomfrah and Miike Takashi. Another point of Jeonju is that it produces movies as well. Directors that once invited to Jeonju IFF, were later invited again to ''Jeonju Digital Project (JDP)'' which is a set of three digital shorts. ''JDP'' granted financial support to masters for their short films and world-premiered those pieces in Jeonju. Celebrating its 15th edition, ''JDP'' has boosted scale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Yang
''After Yang'' is a 2021 American science fiction drama film adaptation written, directed, and edited by Kogonada. It stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, and Haley Lu Richardson. The plot follows a family's attempts to repair their unresponsive robotic child. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 8, 2021, and was released on March 4, 2022, by A24 and Showtime. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot Jake and Kyra live with their adoptive daughter Mika and Yang, a previously owned robotic child they purchased from certified reseller Second Siblings, rather than from his original maker, Brothers & Sisters Incorporated. When Yang becomes unresponsive, Jake goes on a mission to repair him. Brothers & Sisters recommend replacing Yang, which means his body will decompose. Not wanting to upset Mika, Jake becomes determined to save his robotic child. In a flashback, Yang reassures a curious Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partisan (film)
''Partisan'' is a 2015 Australian film directed by Ariel Kleiman. The film stars Vincent Cassel as Gregori, a cult leader. The feature marks Kleiman's directorial debut. Kleiman wrote the film with his girlfriend Sarah Cyngler. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Plot Gregori, who operates as the patriarch to a "family" of child assassins, adopts Alexander after seeing his mother, Susanna, without a partner at a hospital. Eleven years later, Alexander is an adept assassin running missions with other future child assassins adopted in the same manner. Gregori tells the children the world is full of terrible men which is why they must carry out their missions. Gregori teaches the children to put earplugs in during assassinations to protect their ears from the gunshot. Leo, Alexander's friend, is critical of himself after a mock assassination. Gregori sends Alexander and a girl on a mission where he kills a mechanic. Alexander sees his mother crying due to pregnancy, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Jae-hyun
Jang Jae-hyun (born 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Education and career After graduating from Sungkyunkwan University, Sungkyunkwan University's Department of Film, he graduated from the Department of Film at Hanyejong Film Institute. Jang served as an assistant director on the blockbuster period drama ''Masquerade (2012 film), Masquerade'' (2012) before breaking out with the short film, short ''12th Assistant Deacon'' (2014) which won Best Film in The Extreme Nightmare section at the 13th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and Best Director Award (Korean Competition For Shorts) at the Jeonju International Film Festival#15th Jeonju International Film Festival (2014), 15th Jeonju International Film Festival in 2014. Based on the award-winning short, he made his first feature film ''The Priests (film), The Priests'' (2015) - a supernatural mystery thriller, which was a hit with more than 5.4 million admissions. Jang said "I got a weird feeling when I saw a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoo Seung-wan
Ryoo Seung-wan (born December 15, 1973) is a South Korean film director. Early life Ryoo Seung-wan was born in 1973 in Onyang, a small town in South Chungcheong Province. With the choice of domestic films mostly limited to propaganda and hostess films due to extreme government censorship, young Ryoo often opted for the more kinetic and free-spirited action films from the Shaw Brothers canon. Watching Jackie Chan's ''Drunken Master'' turned him into a lifelong fan, and Ryoo spent his youth building his knowledge of and love for Hong Kong-style action films. Dreaming of becoming a film director someday, he took taekwondo lessons and saved lunch money for three years during middle school to buy an 8mm camera, with which he shot short films. Career Early years Ryoo became his family's sole breadwinner after he lost his parents while in middle school. He later dropped out of high school in 1992 and worked for six months to raise enough money to cover a year's worth of basic livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Jin-a
Kang Jin-a (born August 18, 1981) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Kang graduated from Hongik University's Department of Visual Design in 2004. Career Kang's work mainly deals with the themes of life and death, including ''Suicide of the Quadruplets'' (2008), ''Be with Me'' (2009) and ''Paprika Feast'' (2011). Her short ''Be with Me'' (2009) won the Best Film in A Short Film About Love at the 9th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival in 2010. Her directorial feature debut ''Dear Dolphin'' (2013), an exploration of life, love and grief, premiered at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival and won the CGV Movie Collage Prize. Pierce Conran of ''Twitch Film'' praised "Kang's natural ability as both a storyteller and a stylist" but described some elements of the film as derivative, while Derek Elley of ''Film Business Asia'' was more critical, stating that it "lacks the wrenching feeling it should have built towards". Kang's next work after ''Dear Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Dolphin
''Dear Dolphin'' () is a 2013 South Korean romance melodrama starring Lee Hee-joon, Lee Young-jin and Han Ye-ri, co-written and directed by Kang Jin-a in her directorial debut, it explores the themes of life, love, and grief. It premiered at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival and won the CGV Movie Collage Prize. Plot Cha-kyung (Han Ye-ri) and Hyuk-geun (Lee Hee-joon) are lovers. Gi-ok (Lee Young-jin), Cha-kyung's long-time close friend, has loved Hyuk-geun since they first met, but has kept her feelings hidden for the sake of her friendship with Cha-kyung. When Cha-kyung unexpectedly passes away in a car accident, the lives of both Hyuk-geun and Gi-ok change. Even after a year, Hyuk-geun can't accept reality or move on, living in a fantasy in which Cha-kyung is still alive. On the other hand, Gi-ok acts as if the wound is healed and starts trying to act on her feelings toward Hyuk-geun. Cast *Lee Hee-joon as Kim Hyuk-geun * Lee Young-jin as Won Ki-ok *Han Ye-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Daily
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Kun-jae
Jang Kun-jae (born November 26, 1977) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Jang debuted with ''Eighteen'' (2010) which won the grand prize win as part of the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival's Dragons and Tigers Award. His second feature ''Sleepless Night'' (2013) picked up JJ-Star Award (Grand Prize) and JIFF Audience Award (Korean Film Competition) at the Jeonju International Film Festival#13th Jeonju International Film Festival (2012), 2012 Jeonju International Film Festival. His third feature ''A Midsummer's Fantasia'' (2015) received several nominations, including Best Director (Narrative Films) and Best Screenplay at the 3rd Wildflower Film Awards. Personal life Jang studied cinematography at the Korean Academy of Film Arts and received an M.F.A. in Film & Image Production from Chung-Ang University. In 2009, he and producer-cum-wife Kim Woo-ri founded the independent film production company Mocushura and has produced films including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006. Hui has won numerous awards. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times (1999, 2011, 2014); Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival; and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018). Only two films have won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are '' Summer Snow'' and ''A Simple Life'', both directed by Ann Hui. She was honored for her lifetime accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Muel
O Muel (born Oh Kyung-heon in 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the award-winning film ''Jiseul'' in 2012. Career O Muel was born and raised on Jeju Island, and studied Korean painting at Jeju National University. In 1998, he became the director of the Jeju-based culture collective Terror J and organized an annual street art festival called Flower for a Head. O is also the co-director of the Jeju Independent Film Society and acts as artistic director of the theater troupe Japari Research Center. As a film director, O chose his native Jeju as the setting for all his films, focusing on the island's unique lifestyle, nature and people. He began his filmmaking career with two short films in 2003, ''Putting on Lipstick Thickly'' and ''Flower for a Head''. In 2009, O made his feature directorial debut with ''Nostalgia'', which follows a pair of middle-aged amateur musicians who beg a once-promising rocker to be their mentor, as the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahn Gooc-jin
Ahn Gooc-jin (born 1980), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Ahn's directorial feature debut ''Alice in Earnestland'' (2015) has won various awards, including New Talent Award at the 39th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, Best Screenplay at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards and Best Independent Film Director at the 16th Director's Cut Awards. Career Ahn was born in 1980. Ahn had his TV debut in 2018 through the Drama Stage episode ''All About My Rival in Love''. Filmography *''Stop by My House'' (short film, 2008) - director, screenwriter, editor *'' A Little Pond'' (2009) - production assistant *''Poetry'' (2010) - production assistant *''Double Clutch'' (short film, 2012) - director, screenwriter, editor *''The Weight'' (2012) - 1st assistant director *''Alice in Earnestland'' (2015) - director, screenwriter, editor *''Drama Stage: All About My Rival in Love'' (2018) - director *'' SF8'' ("Baby It’s Over Outside" episode) (2020) - director Awards *2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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