Serbian film opens 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival
Posted : 2021-05-02 12:01
Updated : 2021-05-02 15:49
A movie fan takes a photo of the film poster for Father, which was chosen as the 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival s opening film on Jeonju Film Street, Saturday. Yonhap
By Kwak Yeon-soo
JEONJU ― The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), an annual celebration of indie films, kicked off its 10-day run Thursday and will run through May 8, featuring nearly 200 films.
Under the slogan, Film Goes On, a total of 194 films from 48 countries will be screened during the festival at four local theaters. For those unable to attend, 142 films are also available on the local streaming platform Wavve.
Serbian film opens 22nd Jeonju International Film Festival
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Silver screen stars rush to small screen amid protracted pandemic
Posted : 2021-02-19 13:49
Choi Min-sik in a scene from movie Old Boy. Korea Times file
As the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic has affected the South Korean film industry and accelerated a platform shift throughout, big-name movie stars and filmmakers are wading into the small screen.
Choi Min-sik, who gained international fame for the Cannes-winning thriller Oldboy (2003), will star in a TV series titled Casino, whose detailed cast and production schedule have not yet been revealed.
It is Choi s first TV project in 24 years since his last soap opera Love and Separation in 1997, while director Kang Yoon-sung will also make his small screen debut after creating the hit crime action film The Outlaws (2017).
Movie stars cross over to small screen
Posted : 2021-01-11 16:10
By Kwak Yeon-soo
With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing film production to a standstill and canceling cinematic releases, a growing number of talented movie stars are crossing over to the small screen.
These days, premium streaming services are numerous and accessible. More and more TV series are better produced with bigger budgets. Thanks to the popularity of Netflix, there is a whole new platform for actors to bring their talent to.
Actor Ha Jung-woo has been confirmed to appear in the Netflix original series Suriname. This marks the actor s return to television 14 years after the MBC drama series H.I.T. The crime series will be the television debut of filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin, who has collaborated with Ha in hit films including Beastie Boys (2008) and Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014).
Arirang TV to air documentary series on Korean films | Whiteman” directed by Bong Joon-ho (Arirang TV)
An English-language documentary series on South Korean films, “K-Cineflex,” will air on Arirang TV from Thursday to Saturday, introducing popular Korean films and discussing the development of the Korean film industry.
The 1994 film “Whiteman (Baeksaekin)” from Bong Joon-ho, the Oscar-winning director of “Parasite,” will be shown as part of the first episode Thursday at 10:30 p.m. The 16-minute film with English subtitles will be shown along with the director’s comments on the film, which questions the social class system that Bong revisits in his 2019 film “Parasite.”
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