5 diverse Korean movies screened at Glasgow Film Festival
Posted : 2021-03-09 15:00
By Park Han-sol
Five Korean films were invited to this year s Glasgow Film Festival in Scotland, one of the leading annual cinematic events, as part of its Country Focus ― South Korea program.
Held from Feb. 24 to March 7, the festival screened Woo Min-ho s political thriller, The Man Standing Next, Hong Eui-jeong s debut feature, Voice of Silence, Choi Jae-hoon s period action film, The Swordsman, Shim Chan-yang s music drama, Da Capo, and Lim Jung-eun s black-and-white drama, Our Midnight. Bong Joon-ho s Oscar-winning triumph, Parasite, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the glories of South Korean cinema, the festival organizers said on their website, introducing the Country Focus program. The selection captures the diversity and range of work from a country whose films deserve to be much better known and appreciated. Jeulgyeo (Enjoy)!
Ra Mi-ran, Yoo Ah-in top Blue Dragon Film Awards
Feb 10, 2021, 09:58 am
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Ra Mi-ran and Yoo Ah-in won the best actress and best actor awards of the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, respectively,
The ceremony was held on February 9 at Paradise City in Incheon. It was hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok.
The Best Picture prize went to “The Man Standing Next” while director Lim Dae-hyung of the romance “Moonlit Winter” won Best Director and Best Screenplay. Hong Eui-jeong, who directed “Voice of Silence,” won the Best Rookie Director award.
Yoo Ah-in was awards Best Actor for his performance in “Voice of Silence,” while the Best Actress award went to Ra Mi-ran of “Honest Candidate.”
Published February 10, 2021, 7:31 AM
(From left) Winners Jung Yu-mi, Yoo Tae Oh, Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Kang Mal-geum, Lee Som and Park Jung-min (Photo courtesy of Blue Dragon Film Awards/Sports Chosun)
Korean actor Lee Byung-hun’s “The Man Standing Next” bagged best film at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards in South Korea.
The awards ceremony was held on Feb. 9 at Paradise City in Incheon and hosted by stars Kim Hye-soo and Yoo Yeon-seok.
“The Man Standing Next,” South Korea’s entry to the 93rd Academy Awards, edged out “Moonlit Winter,” “Voice of Silence,” “Moving On” and “Kim Ji-young: Born 1982” to win the best film award.