Korean Cinema Today
Summary: The Korean Film Council's (KOFIC) new bimonthly Korean cinema podcast. Every episode will feature a special guest from the Korean film world who will chat about current trends in the industry with the show's host. The podcast will also feature a rundown on the latest news and box office figures and an 'In Focus' recommendation of a new Korean film.
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Podcasts:
FrightFest shorts programmer Shelagh Rowan-Legg joins us straight from the airport to discuss the ins and outs of programming Korean films for international festival audiences.
HAN Sun-hee, the director of OLDBOY documentary OLD DAYS, which debuted at the Jeonju International Film Festival joins us in the studio along with producer BAEK Jun-o, who is also the CEO of boutique Blu-ray label Plain Archive
YIM Pil-sung, director of ANTARCTIC JOURNAL and HANSEL AND GRETEL, joins us in the studio to discuss his career and the various challenges that come with mainstream genre filmmaking in today's Korean film industry
Korean film expert Darcy Paquet joins us on the eve of the third edition of his Wildflower Film Awards to discuss the event and the current state of Korea's low-budget film industry.
LEE Ho-jae, director of Linar New Year release SORI: VOICE FROM THE HEART, joins us to discuss how he shaped his latest film by weaving in Hollywood influences
The director and star of indie sensation STEEL FLOWER join us to discuss the plight of urban youth in Korea and the unique circumstances behind their collaborations..
A discussion about his work A Dream of Iron that went to Berlin International Film Festival last year
What are some of the Korean activity happening in China?
There has been an increase in China-Korea co-productions and partnerships recently. What structure do they work in and what are some of the characteristics of such co-productions?
A talk with film professional Darcy Paquet and Korea's peculiar star system
A study of the current indie scene in Korea and their global activity
Programmer KIM Young-woo talks about the recent Busan International Film Festival and the Korean film industry
Film critic Nemo Kim and Mark Raymond discusse this year's Korean films at the Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.
Film critic Nemo Kim joins us to preview the 'big 4' films heading to theaters during this summer, including KUNDO : Age of the Rampant, Roaring Currents, The Pirates and Haemoo.
Film critic Jason Bechervaise discusses this year's crop of Korean films at the 67th Cannes FIlm Festival with host Pierce Conran.