Schlagwort-Archive: South Korea

Janus

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Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 21:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 19:00 (SOUR)

janus

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 15’13“
Category: Fiction

Director: Sung Hwan Kim
Screenplay: Sung Hwan Kim
Cinematographer: Sung Hwan Kim
Music: Jae Hyun Sung, Dong Hoon Han
Editor: Sung Hwan Kim
Producer: Sung Hwan Kim

Synopsis: Deep in the snow covered mountains, a young couple accidentally runs over a little boy. While they argue about what to do next, there is a little camera in their car, recording every detail of their conversation…

Festivals & Awards:
Seoul International Extreme Short Image and Film Festival 2015 (South Korea): Audience Award

Thicker Than Water (물보다 진한)

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European Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 21:00 (UMAMI)

thicker-than-water

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2015
Running Time: 15’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Seung Yeob Lee
Screenplay: Seung Yeob Lee
Cinematographer: J.R. Kim
Music: Louis Jang
Editor: Seung Yeob Lee, Woosuk Kim
Producer: Seung Yeob Lee

Synopsis: A mother with a vampire son tries to get him fresh blood everyday. One day, there’s no blood to be found…

Festival & Awards:
Florida Film Festival 2015
Washington D.C. Independent Film Festival 2015
Sarasota Film Festival 2015
Rochester International Film Festiva 2015: Honorable Mention
L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival 2015: Special Jury Mention

Safe

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German Premiere

THIRD PRIZE

Screenings: Sunday, June 22, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 24, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
BITTER

safe

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 13′
Category: Fiction
Language: Korean with English subtitles

Director: Moon Byoung-gon
Screenplay: Gwon O-kwang
Cinematographer: Jang Jong-kyoung
Editor: Moon Byoung-gon
Producer: Moon Byoung-gon, Lee Jin-eun
Cast: Lee Min-ji, Kang Tea-young, Kim Hyun-gyu

Synopsis: A woman working as a cashier at an illegal gambling parlor pushes her luck by stealing money from gamblers as a way to pay off her own debts. When one gambler realizes he’s been cheated, he returns with murderous intent and the already dismal situation spirals out of control.
Inhalt: Eine Frau, als Kassiererin in einem illegalen Glücksspielsalon arbeitend, fordert ihr Glück heraus, indem sie das Geld der Zocker stiehlt, um ihre eigenen Schulden abzahlen zu können. Als aber ein Spieler bemerkt, dass er betrogen wurde, kehrt er mit mörderischen Absichten zurück und die bereits trostlose Situation gerät außer Kontrolle.

Festivals: Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2013), Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia, 2013), Korean Film Festival in Australia (Australia, 2013), Split International Festival of New Film (Croatia, 2013), Busan International Film Festival (South Korea, 2013), Philadelphia Film Festival (United States, 2013), São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil, 2013), AFI FEST (United States, 2013), Stockholm Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Asiana International Short Film Festival (South Korea, 2013), Brisbane International Film Festival (Australia, 2013), Prague Short Film Festival (Czech Republic, 2014), RiverRun International Film Festival (United States, 2014)
Awards: Short Film Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2013)

Dug-Goo TV

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International Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 20, 19:00 and Saturday, June 22, 21:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SWEET

dug-goo-tv

Country of Origin / Land: South Korea
Year of Production / Jahr: 2011
Duration / Länge: 20′
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Language / Sprache: Korean with English subtitles

Director / Regie: Min-Hee SHIN
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Min-Hee SHIN
Music / Musik: Ha-Na NA
Editor / Schnitt: Min-Hee SHIN
Producer / Produktion: Part of support from SHINYOUNGKYUN ART&CULTURE foundation.
Cast / Darsteller: Tae-ill HAN Yoon-hwa NO Jong-Min BAEK

Synopsis: The elderly couple Dug-Goo and Goog-Ja’s pleasure in life comes solely from watching a drama called Blazing Pure Love. However, the couple’s life is turned around when their television breaks down. Unable to watch her favorite drama, Goog-Ja distresses herhusband Dug-Goo with persistent nagging. Then, one day, they encounter a new kind of a television device. Could Goog-Ja once again watch her beloved Blazing Pure Love?
Inhalt: Das größte tägliche Vergnügen des betagten Pärchens Dug-Goo und Dug-Ja ist die TV-Serie Blazing Pure Love. Als jedoch der Fernseher kaputt geht und sie mit einem ganz neuartigen Apparat in Berührung kommen, krempelt sich beider Leben ein bisschen um: Wird Dug-Ja ihre geliebte Serie wohl wieder anschauen können?

Festivals: Busan International film festival, 2012, The 5th Seoul Senior Film Festival, 2012, The 6th Gyeongnam Independent Film Festival, 2012

A Purpleman

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German Premiere

Screenings:Friday, June 22, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Tuesday, June 26, 19:00 (film.coop)
SOUR

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 13′
Category: Animation

Director: Tak-hoon Kim
Screenplay: Hyung-Kee Lee
Cinematographer: Ki-Man Kim
Music: Tae-Keun Kim
Editor: Tae-Sik Han, Jun-Ho Cho
Producer: Tak-hoon Kim
Cast: Hyuk Kim

Synopsis: 18 year-old North Korean-born Hyuk Kim is tortured in prison for illegal trading to China. He is released on a special amnesty and succeeds in escaping from North to South Korea. Hyuk Kim now lives happily here, being able to eat his favorite boiled eggs as much as he wants at a buffet. But sometimes he is disheartened by the economic crisis or discrimination in South Korea. He does not think he’s a red man, the color symbolizing the North, nor a blue man of South Korea. Then what is he? A purple man? This is the tale of Hyuk Kim as a North Korean refugee in South Korea with no political intention.
Inhalt: Der 18-jährige Nordkoreaner Hyuk Kim wird im Gefängnis für illegalen Handel mit China gefoltert. Er wird bagnadigt und kann nach Südkorea fliehen. Dort lebt er glücklich, da er in den Selbstbedienungs-Restaurants unendlich viele seiner Lieblingseier essen kann. Manchmal stimmen ihn die Wirtschfatskrise und die Diskriminierung dennoch traurig. Er sieht sich selbst weder als roten Mann Nordkoreas, noch als blauen Mann des Südens. Aber was ist er dann? Lila? Dies ist die Geschichte von Hyuk Kim als nordkoreanischer Flüchtling ohne politische Absichten in Südkorea.

Festivals: ION Animation Game and Short Film Festival 2012, Turkey; Tampere Film Festival 2011, Finland; San Francisco International Film Festival 2011, USA; AMC Theatre Kansas City Film Festival 2011, USA; Tokyo Short Shorts Film Festival 2011, Japan; Cinema Digital Film Festival 2011, Korea; DMZ Film Festival 2011, Korea; Gwangju Human Rights Film Festival 2011, Korea
Awards: DMC Contents Award Korea; Best Asian International Film at Tokyo Short Shorts Film Festival 2011, Japan

Weblink:
www.youtube.com

Girl A

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International Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 23, 19:00 (City Kinos) and Monday, June 25, 21:00 (film.coop)
SALTY

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 12′
Category: Short Fiction

Director: Sang-Su Lee
Screenplay: Sang-Su Lee
Cinematographer: Sang-Hyun Lee
Music: Ji-Ae Park
Producer: U-Chan Park
Cast: Da-Young Lee, Ami Jeong, Tae-Ok Eom, Dong-Jun Kang, Jin-Beom Kim

Synopsis: A girl prostitutes herself. One day, she takes her alcoholic mother to fit new glasses. At the optometrist´s she realizes that the owner of the store is a man whom she has slept with.
Inhalt: Ein junges Mädchen prostituiert sich. Als sie eines Tages mit ihrer alkoholsüchtigen Mutter zum Optiker geht, bemerkt sie, dass der Besitzer des Ladens einer ihrer Freier ist.

Weblink: youtu.be/AMUWhRWPXDE

Miracle Mile

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German Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 12:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 17:30 (UMAMI)

miraclemile

Country of Origin: South Korea
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 18’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Dong Hyeuk Hwang
Screenplay: Dong Hyeuk Hwang
Cinematographer: Peter Mishara
Editor: Dong Hyuek Hwang, Raymond Park
Music: Gascia Ouzounian
Producer: Christina Piovesan
Cast: Karl Hahn, Hana Kim

Synopsis: MIRACLE MILE is a neon sign that stands on a strip of road separating Koreatown from Beverly Hills. For JAMES and JIYOUNG, it represents a potential for hope in the lonely desolate city of Los Angeles. When James happens to meet Jiyoung at the airport, she enlists his help to find her brother, who was sent to America 20 years earlier for adoption. As they search, James remembers his own childhood as an adopted child. He begins to hope and believe that he is the one she is looking for. Through their journey, the two strangers realize that they’ve discovered a sense of family in each other.