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Cloud, Encore
''Cloud, Encore'' () is a 2018 South Korean documentary film directed by Jung Sung-il. Shot in 2012 while Korean filmmaker Im Kwon-taek began filming his 102nd feature ''Revivre'' (2014), it reveals the secrets of the movie master from beginning to end. It will made its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival in 2018. This is Jung's third feature and his second work on a filmmaker, the first being ''Night and Fog in Zona'' (2015) on Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing. Cast * Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and h ... Production References External links * 2018 films 2010s Korean-language films South Korean documentary films Films directed by Jung Sung-il 2018 documentary films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Sung-il (director)
Jung Sung-il (born July 4, 1959) is a South Korean film critic, director and screenwriter. A well regarded film critic-turned-director, Jung debuted with the romance melodrama film ''Cafe Noir'' (2009). His next two works document two well-known directors: ''Night and Fog in Zona'' (2015) on Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing, and '' Cloud, Encore'' (2018) on Korean filmmaker Im Kwon-taek. Career One of the most well-known film critics in Korea, Jung has worked as the chief editor for film magazines Road Show and Kino, a programmer and jury in many festivals, a former adjunct professor of Korea National University of Arts' School of Film, TV and Multimedia, and a guest professor at Korean Academy of Film Arts. He has also written books about Im Kwon-taek and Kim Ki-duk. In 2009, he debuted as a filmmaker with the critically acclaimed romance melodrama film ''Cafe Noir'' which is based largely on the literary works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''The Sorrows of Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and helped bring international attention to the Korean film industry. As of spring 2015, he has directed 102 films. Early life Im Kwon-taek was born in Jangseong, Jeollanam-do and grew up in Gwangju. After the Korean War, he moved to Busan in search of work. He then moved to Seoul in 1956, where Jeong Chang-hwa, director of '' Five Fingers of Death'' (1972), offered him room and board for work as a production assistant. Jeong recommended him for directing in 1961. Career Im's directorial premiere was with the 1962 film, '' Farewell to the Duman River'' (''Dumanganga jal itgeola''). Before 1980 he was known primarily as a commercial filmmaker who could efficiently direct as many as eight genre pictures a year, helping to fulfill the quota fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Busan International Film Festival
The 23rd Busan International Film Festival was held from 3 October to 13 October 2018 at the Busan Cinema Center. A total of 324 films from 79 countries were screened at the festival, including 115 world premieres and 25 international premieres. The DGK Award was also reinstated after it was boycotted by the Director's Guild of Korea in 2016 and 2017. Program Opening * '' Beautiful Days'' - Jéro YUN (Korea/France) Gala Presentation * ''First Night Nerves'' - Stanley Kwan (Hong Kong, China/China) * '' Killing'' - Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) * '' Ode to the Goose'' - Zhang Lu (Korea) A Window on Asian Cinema * ''27 Steps of May'' - Ravi BHARWANI (Indonesia) * '' 3 Faces'' - Jafar Panahi (Iran) * ''A Family Tour'' - Ying Liang (Taiwan/Hong Kong, China/Singapore/Malaysia) * ''Alpha, The Right to Kill'' - Brillante Mendoza (Philippines) * '' Asako I & II'' - Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (Japan) * ''Asandhimitta'' - Asoka Handagama (Sri Lanka) * ''Ash Is Purest White'' - Jia Zhangke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception hat remainsa practice without clear boundaries". Early documentary films, originally called "actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social-media platforms (such as YouTube) have provided an avenue for the growth of the documentary- film gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revivre
''Revivre'' (; lit. "Cremation" or “Cosmetics”) is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek and starring Ahn Sung-ki. It premiered in the Out of Competition section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014, and was released in South Korean theaters on April 9, 2015. The film is based on Kim Hoon's short story "Cremation" (also translated as "From Powder to Powder"), which won the Yi Sang Literary Award in 2004. Plot Mr. Oh is in his mid-fifties and is a successful marketing executive (''sangmoo'' or managing director) at a major cosmetics company. He struggles to juggle corporate life and preparing for a new ad campaign, while tirelessly caring for his ailing wife, whose health has steadily and painfully deteriorated in the last four years due to brain cancer. During this difficult time, Oh also becomes aware of his growing feelings for Choo Eun-joo, the much younger, alluring new addition to his marketing team. When his wife finally succumbs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night And Fog In Zona
''Night and Fog in Zona'' () is a 2015 South Korean documentary film directed by Jung Sung-il. The cine-essay follows the renowned Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing as he works on two of his projects, '' 'Til Madness Do Us Part'' (2013) and ''Alone'' (2013). It made its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015. Synopsis Jung Sung-il has always envied the Paris audiences of Lumière brothers' documentary film '' La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon'' of December 28, 1895, but not anymore. In the winter of 2003 when he watched his old friend Wang Bing's first film '' Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks'' at the International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental f ..., he decided it was the first day of the digital cinema and also the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Bing (director)
Wang Bing (; born 1967) is a Chinese director, often referred to as one of the foremost figures in documentary film-making. Wang is the founder of his own production company, Wang Bing Studios, which produces most of his films. His movie on Chinese labour camps, ''The Ditch'', was included in the 2010 Venice Film Festival as the ''film sorpresa''. Recognition '' Tie Xi Qu'', Wang's 9 hour epic documentary of industrial China, was considered a major success. ''Tie Xi Qu'' went on to win the Grand Prix at the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film and was shown for the first time in Spain at the Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival. Wang's film ''Fengming, a Chinese Memoir'', premiered at both Cannes and Toronto in 2007. ''Crude Oil'' premiered at the 2008 Rotterdam Film Festival. Since then, his films became a staple at every prestigious international film festival. 2017's '' Mrs. Fang'' was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 70th Locarno Festival. French p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hankyoreh
''The Hankyoreh'' (, literally "The Korean Nation" or "One Nation") is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarded as unduly influenced by the authoritarian government at the time. When it launched, it claimed to be "the first newspaper in the world truly independent of political power and large capital." As of 2016, it has been voted as the most trusted news organization by Korean journalists for nine consecutive years but also it is the least influential news outlet by the survey. It has online editions in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The newspaper was originally established as ''Hankyoreh Shinmun'' () on 15 May 1988 by ex-journalists from the Dong-a Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo. At the time, government censors were in every newsroom, newspaper content was virtually dictated by the Ministry of Cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Films
2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "2018 has been a banner year for movies, but you'd never know it from a trip to a local multiplex—or from a glimpse at the Oscarizables. The gap between what's good and what's widely available in theatres—between the cinema of resistance and the cinema of consensus—is wider than ever." He also stated, "In some cases, streaming has filled the gap. Several of the year's best movies, such ''Shirkers'' and '' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'', are being released by Netflix at the same time as (or just after) a limited theatrical run. Others, which barely qualified as having theatrical releases (one theatre for a week), are now available to stream online, on demand, and are more widely accessible to viewers (albeit at home) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s Korean-language Films
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