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- Is This For Real?
- Horror films reflect the collective subconscious of an era. Furthermore, urban legends which convey social fear in the form of narrative have always been used as the perfect subject matter for horror films. Including this summer’s upcoming feature, The Mimic which is based on an urban legend, we int...
- by CHO Meanjune / Aug 08, 2017
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- Korean Films Shine at 21st BiFan
- On July 23rd, the curtain came down on the 21st edition of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), an event that continues to grow, particularly since the introduction of its B.I.G (BiFan Industry Gathering) program last year. 2017 was a promising year for local films in Bucheon w...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 01, 2017
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- Two decades with JEON Do-yeon
- This year’s BiFan hosted “Contact”, a special retrospective that celebrated the 20 year film career of JEON Do-yeon. The retrospective screened all 17 of her movies including her film debut The Contact (1997), Secret Sunshine (2007) for which she won 9 best actress prizes including the Cannes Intern...
- by KIM Su-bin / Jul 25, 2017
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- New Wave from the Underground
- These days you can often come across brand new independent film productions that are doing great. They are ATO (The World of Us by YOON Ga-eun, and Yongsoon by SHIN Joon), Bomnae Films (Autumn, Autumn by JANG Woo-jin and The First Lap by KIM Dae-hwan) and Deep Focus (Ash Flower by PARK Suk-young), j...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jul 18, 2017
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- When the Screen is Not Enough
- Talented filmmakers are expanding their horizons beyond the silver screen. KIM Tae-yong directed a traditional Korean musical performance, while PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-kyong’s 3D artwork is currently on display, and KIM Jee-woon directed a music video as part of a musical number. Filmmakers Ta...
- by KIM Su-bin / Jul 10, 2017
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- Discovery of Past and Future at 21st BiFan
- Fans of eclectic cinema in Korea are lucky to have several events to choose from every year to sate their thirst for new and varied stories but summer holds a special place for many with the arrival of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan - Chairman, CHOI Yong-bae), Asia’s larges...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 04, 2017
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- BONG Joon-ho, Champion of the Disenfranchised
- This week, the world will meet Mija, the determined teenage protagonist of Okja, the latest feature-length production of both director BONG Joon-ho and global streaming giant Netflix. Mija is a young girl living high up in the mountains of the Gangwon-do Province in South Korea. Unlike other girls h...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 27, 2017
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- Minority Revolt
- Taiwan’s decision to legalize same sex marriage this May shows the surging recognition of LGBT human rights happening across Asia. The Korean film scene also seems to be experiencing a shift with recent, well received releases of LGBT related stories. Acclaimed films such as the Jeonju International...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jun 19, 2017
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- Resurrecting the Imaginative World of Text and Images on Screen
- The desire to see the strong narrative of an outstanding novel be brought to life on film with images and sound is natural. Accordingly, two films based on a novel, and another one on a webtoon, are scheduled for release during the second-half of this year, and are attracting attention from a number...
- by KIM Su-bin / Jun 13, 2017
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- The Audience Yearning For The Truth
- Korea has recently seen an uptick in political, socially critical documentaries gaining theatrical releases. In Seven Years – Journalism without Journalist, Kim Jin-hyuk, tracks the struggles of several journalists that have been laid off for political reasons. In, The Plan, KIM Eo-jun, head of lead...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jun 05, 2017
