Born in South Korea, she studied painting and video art in the United States. She made her debut with the film <In Between Days> (2006), accomplishing international awards. Her second film was <Treeless Mountain> (2008), also more than once recognized.
Born in South Korea, she studied painting and video art in the United States. She made her debut with the film <In Between Days> (2006), accomplishing international awards. Her second film was <Treeless Mountain> (2008), also more than once recognized.
LEE Myung-se has been appointed as the new Festival Chairman of the Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFISS) ahead of its 15th edition. This year’s GFFIS will take place from May 17 to 23. The appointment makes LEE the first filmmaker to lead the festival since its inception in 2004. Master stylist LEE has been an active director since his film Gagman in 1988 and developed a reputation overseas follow...
KIM Ki-duk Returns to UAE Director KIM Ki-duk recently took part in this year’s Dubai International Film Festival with his 22nd feature THE NET, currently doing the festival rounds following its world premiere as part of the Venice Days section of the Venice International Film Festival. The maverick director has taken part in the festival before, having won the Best Director prize in the Murh Asia...
LEE Byung-hun, PARK Chan-wook, LEE Chang-dong Added to Academy Roster In its continuing push for diversity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which stages the annual Academy Awards, has swelled its ranks with more members of the Korean film industry. New Oscar voters include global star LEE Byung-hun, genre filmmaking superstar PARK Chan-wook and acclaimed arthouse filmmaker LEE Cha...