Lee Yong-kwan graduated in film studies from Chung-Ang University. As a teacher, he successively held several positions at Chung-Ang University and the Central Academy of Drama in China. He is also director of the Seoul Short Film Festival, president of the Seoul International Youth Film Festival and the Busan Cinematheque. He is one of the main founding members of the Busan International Film Festival, of which he was the chief programmer from its inception. After having been for five years the co-director of the Busan International Film Festival with Kim Dong-ho, he is since 2010 the sole director of the Busan International Film Festival.
On the occasion of his presence as Chairman of the International Jury in Fica Vesoul, we speak with him about the state of Biff, the late Kim Ji-seok, Parasite, Hong Sang-soo, the impact of the streaming services and many other topics
First, there were the problems with the government,...
On the occasion of his presence as Chairman of the International Jury in Fica Vesoul, we speak with him about the state of Biff, the late Kim Ji-seok, Parasite, Hong Sang-soo, the impact of the streaming services and many other topics
First, there were the problems with the government,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yun was an iconic star of the 1960s and 1970s ‘heyday of Korean films’.
Iconic Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, best-known internationally for her leading role in Lee Chang-dong’s Cannes-awarded Poetry, has died in France at the age of 78.
A leading star in what is known as the heyday of Korean films in the 1960s and 1970s, the actress was known to have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.
She died in Paris on Thursday (January 19), local time, according to Yonhap news agency.
Born in 1944 in Busan, Yun shot to stardom with her debut film Sorrowful Youth (1967), a...
Iconic Korean actress Yun Jung-hee, best-known internationally for her leading role in Lee Chang-dong’s Cannes-awarded Poetry, has died in France at the age of 78.
A leading star in what is known as the heyday of Korean films in the 1960s and 1970s, the actress was known to have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in recent years.
She died in Paris on Thursday (January 19), local time, according to Yonhap news agency.
Born in 1944 in Busan, Yun shot to stardom with her debut film Sorrowful Youth (1967), a...
- 1/20/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The star-studded red carpet included Hong Kong star Tony Leung, winner of the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
The 27th Busan International Film Festival (Biff) opened with a star-studded red carpet that included Hong Kong star Tony Leung, who accepted the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award last night (October 5).
At the outdoor theatre of the Busan Cinema Center, organizers and filmmakers expressed relief at being back to a fully-fledged in-person event for the first time since the pandemic started - as well as some trepidation about whether audiences would come back to cinemas in similar numbers.
“We share...
The 27th Busan International Film Festival (Biff) opened with a star-studded red carpet that included Hong Kong star Tony Leung, who accepted the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award last night (October 5).
At the outdoor theatre of the Busan Cinema Center, organizers and filmmakers expressed relief at being back to a fully-fledged in-person event for the first time since the pandemic started - as well as some trepidation about whether audiences would come back to cinemas in similar numbers.
“We share...
- 10/6/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
“Avatar” producer Jon Landau, Charles Rivkin, chairman of the Motion Picture Association, and the MPA’s Asia regional chief Belinda Lui, were on hand Wednesday in South Korea to tread the red carpet at the Busan International Film Festival.
It has been a struggle for Asian film festivals and rights markets to return to normal as conservative governments and reticent populations warily and belatedly embraced reduced quarantine periods, the end of mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing. But Wednesday night’s hosts were at pains to stress that this year’s 27th Biff is operating at full capacity.
“I can’t tell you how emotional I am tonight,” said Lee Yong-kwan co-founder of the festival and now its chairman.
The Busan festival is Asia’s biggest and most significant talent and film discovery event. But in 2020 it was downsized and held virtually. Last year’s event operated largely behind a cordon...
It has been a struggle for Asian film festivals and rights markets to return to normal as conservative governments and reticent populations warily and belatedly embraced reduced quarantine periods, the end of mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing. But Wednesday night’s hosts were at pains to stress that this year’s 27th Biff is operating at full capacity.
“I can’t tell you how emotional I am tonight,” said Lee Yong-kwan co-founder of the festival and now its chairman.
The Busan festival is Asia’s biggest and most significant talent and film discovery event. But in 2020 it was downsized and held virtually. Last year’s event operated largely behind a cordon...
- 10/5/2022
- by Patrick Frater and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Next month’s London Korean Film Festival cloaks itself in a panoply of the country’s recent cinema, with a mix of commercial blockbusters, festival titles and documentaries. The long-running event also pays tribute to Kang Soo-youn, the performer who was the first Korean to win a best acting award in Venice and who died in May this year.
The event runs from Nov. 3 – 17, 2022 in venues across London and comprises 35 films. It opens with a previously announced screening of “Alienoid.”
The Cinema Now section includes: Jeong Ji-yeon’s psychological thriller “The Anchor”; Davy Chou’s “Return To Seoul,” which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard; Byun Sung-hyun’s “Kingmaker”; “Hot Blooded,” the long-awaited directorial debut by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Cheon Myeong-kwan; nostalgic road chase movie “Stellar: A Magical Ride”; “Director’s Intention,” by Kim Min-geun.
A special screening goes to “Broker,” the Kore-Ede Hirokazu-directed light drama that opened in competition in Cannes in May.
The event runs from Nov. 3 – 17, 2022 in venues across London and comprises 35 films. It opens with a previously announced screening of “Alienoid.”
The Cinema Now section includes: Jeong Ji-yeon’s psychological thriller “The Anchor”; Davy Chou’s “Return To Seoul,” which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard; Byun Sung-hyun’s “Kingmaker”; “Hot Blooded,” the long-awaited directorial debut by acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Cheon Myeong-kwan; nostalgic road chase movie “Stellar: A Magical Ride”; “Director’s Intention,” by Kim Min-geun.
A special screening goes to “Broker,” the Kore-Ede Hirokazu-directed light drama that opened in competition in Cannes in May.
- 10/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
MUNICH -- The 2005 Berlin International Film Festival's showcase will be dedicated to the work of South Korean filmmaker Im Kwon-Taek, festival organizers said Monday. Twenty films chosen by the director, including five that have never been seen outside Korea, will be shown in the Retrospective as well as at post-Berlinale screenings. "With this selection of films, the Berlinale honors one of the greatest directors in Asia and world cinematography," festival organizers said a statement. In the past 23 years, seven of Im Kwon-Taek's films have screened in various sections of the festival. The director is currently working on his 100th production in a career spanning 43 years. The ceremony honoring the filmmaker will take place on Feb. 12 at a screening of one of his recent works. A book with original articles and commentary on the selected films will accompany the Berlinale showcase.
- 1/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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