Exclusive: Duván Duque, the Colombian writer-director behind 2024 Oscar-qualifying short All-Inclusive, has signed with UTA and Silent R Management.
World premiering at TIFF last year before going on to play over 70 festivals around the world, where it picked up 20+ awards, Duque’s latest watches as a young boy’s fragile family is shaken when his desperate father faces the possibility of money laundering as a way out of their financial struggles, putting the kid’s precious bond with his stepmother at risk. By shifting the focus from a spectacular tales of drug lords to the emotional journey of a boy with little control over his fate, the drama offers a fresh angle on Colombian society, transcending the typical tropes through which it’s represented.
All-Inclusive was produced by Oscar-nominated French producers Christophe Barral and Toufik Ayadi of Srab Films, as well as Colombian producer Franco Lolli...
World premiering at TIFF last year before going on to play over 70 festivals around the world, where it picked up 20+ awards, Duque’s latest watches as a young boy’s fragile family is shaken when his desperate father faces the possibility of money laundering as a way out of their financial struggles, putting the kid’s precious bond with his stepmother at risk. By shifting the focus from a spectacular tales of drug lords to the emotional journey of a boy with little control over his fate, the drama offers a fresh angle on Colombian society, transcending the typical tropes through which it’s represented.
All-Inclusive was produced by Oscar-nominated French producers Christophe Barral and Toufik Ayadi of Srab Films, as well as Colombian producer Franco Lolli...
- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Even as the Netflix release of his long-ready “The Match” languishes thanks to his co-star Yoo Ah-in's controversy, Lee Byung-hun will return to the disaster movie genre with “Concrete Utopia”, a webtoon adaptation which also sees “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” director Uhm Tae-hwa return to filmmaking seven years after the release of the time travel drama.
Synopsis
The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake.
While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments.
As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.
Synopsis
The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake.
While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments.
As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.
- 6/2/2023
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Bae Du-ri’s coming-of-age film will debut at Jeonju International Film Festival.
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Bae Du-ri’s Dolphin, which is set to make its world premiere at Jeonju International Film Festival (April 27-May 6).
It marks the feature directorial debut of Korea’s Bae, who wrote and directed Dolphin at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) as part of the school’s feature-length production programme. The film is set to premiere as part of the Korean Cinema section of Jeonju on Friday (April 28).
The story follows a 35-year-old woman whose only joy after a...
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Bae Du-ri’s Dolphin, which is set to make its world premiere at Jeonju International Film Festival (April 27-May 6).
It marks the feature directorial debut of Korea’s Bae, who wrote and directed Dolphin at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) as part of the school’s feature-length production programme. The film is set to premiere as part of the Korean Cinema section of Jeonju on Friday (April 28).
The story follows a 35-year-old woman whose only joy after a...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
‘No Heaven, But Love’ will premiere at Jeonju film festival.
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has boarded two LGBTQ titles set to receive their world premieres at Jeonju International Film Festival – Han Jay’s teen romance No Heaven, But Love and KimJho Gwang-soo’s office romance The New Employee: The Movie.
No Heaven, But Love marks the second feature of director Han after 2020’s Take Me Home and will screen in the Korean Competition section of the festival, which runs April 27 to May 6.
The film stars Lee You-mi from Netflix’s Squid Game and Park Soo-yeon of House Of Hummingbird...
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has boarded two LGBTQ titles set to receive their world premieres at Jeonju International Film Festival – Han Jay’s teen romance No Heaven, But Love and KimJho Gwang-soo’s office romance The New Employee: The Movie.
No Heaven, But Love marks the second feature of director Han after 2020’s Take Me Home and will screen in the Korean Competition section of the festival, which runs April 27 to May 6.
The film stars Lee You-mi from Netflix’s Squid Game and Park Soo-yeon of House Of Hummingbird...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Young and talented director Kwon Man-ki's graduation project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (Kafa) is a work of shocking maturity and pathos. “Clean Up” – also written by him – is his debut feature after few short movies and has already won 2 top prizes (New Current Award and Kth Award) at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival (Biff) and the Best Film Award at the International Film Festival and Awards of Macao. And my guess is that this is just the beginning …
“Clean Up” is available from Echelon Studios
Jung-ju (Yoon Ji-hye) has learned to disguise herself everyday behind a clean, respectable façade. She works diligently in a cleaning company during the day, she is a fervent catholic churchgoer and she washes dishes in a small restaurant at night. She is kind, hard working and polite, never angry, never loud so that nobody can see the vast ocean of pain nested inside hear heart.
“Clean Up” is available from Echelon Studios
Jung-ju (Yoon Ji-hye) has learned to disguise herself everyday behind a clean, respectable façade. She works diligently in a cleaning company during the day, she is a fervent catholic churchgoer and she washes dishes in a small restaurant at night. She is kind, hard working and polite, never angry, never loud so that nobody can see the vast ocean of pain nested inside hear heart.
- 3/25/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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
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Indie distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has picked up multi-territory rights to Korean horror-thriller The Witch 2: The Other One, the sequel to The Witch: Subversion, which grossed just under 25 million in South Korea in 2018.
Well Go has taken theatrical and digital rights for North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The company will release the film in theaters in North America on June 17.
Directed by Park Hoon-jung (New World, The Witch: Subversion), The Witch 2 stars newcomer Si-ah as a mysterious girl who emerges as the sole survivor of a bloody raid on the top-secret research facility behind the clandestine Witch Program. She is quickly rescued by a couple who understands the level of threat the girl now faces. However, as the assassins tasked with locating and silencing the girl move closer, the lives of all three are in grave danger.
Indie distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has picked up multi-territory rights to Korean horror-thriller The Witch 2: The Other One, the sequel to The Witch: Subversion, which grossed just under 25 million in South Korea in 2018.
Well Go has taken theatrical and digital rights for North America, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The company will release the film in theaters in North America on June 17.
Directed by Park Hoon-jung (New World, The Witch: Subversion), The Witch 2 stars newcomer Si-ah as a mysterious girl who emerges as the sole survivor of a bloody raid on the top-secret research facility behind the clandestine Witch Program. She is quickly rescued by a couple who understands the level of threat the girl now faces. However, as the assassins tasked with locating and silencing the girl move closer, the lives of all three are in grave danger.
- 6/6/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mubi’s U.S. lineup for next month has been unveiled, including some essential recent releases, notably James Vaughan’s Friends and Strangers, Radu Muntean’s Întregalde, Alice Diop’s We (Nous), the Isabel Sandoval-led short The Actress, Ougie Pak’s Clytaemnestra, and the new restoration of Hong Sangsoo’s Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors.
As part of Pride month and fitting as his latest film arrives, Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night is among the selections, alongside And Then We Danced, Being 17, and Lilting. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, a pair of films by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird are also in the lineup.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
June 1 – Wet Sand, directed by Elene Naveriani | Viewfinder | Pride
June 2 – And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin | Pride Unprejudiced: LGBTQ+ Cinema
June 3 – Friends and Strangers, directed by James Vaughan | Mubi Spotlight
June 4 – Final Set,...
As part of Pride month and fitting as his latest film arrives, Andrew Ahn’s Spa Night is among the selections, alongside And Then We Danced, Being 17, and Lilting. Lee Chang-dong’s Burning, a pair of films by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird are also in the lineup.
Check out the lineup below and get 30 days free here.
June 1 – Wet Sand, directed by Elene Naveriani | Viewfinder | Pride
June 2 – And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin | Pride Unprejudiced: LGBTQ+ Cinema
June 3 – Friends and Strangers, directed by James Vaughan | Mubi Spotlight
June 4 – Final Set,...
- 5/24/2022
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Director Lee Jae-kyoo looked mostly for unknowns when casting the students in All of Us Are Dead, hoping that a lack of familiarity would make the zombie drama feel more real for audiences watching at home. That being said, he grounded the expansive ensemble with some established K-drama actors viewers may recognize from other projects. Here’s where you may have seen some of the All of Us Are Dead‘s young cast members before…
Yoon Chan-young as Lee Cheong-san
One of the many scene-stealers in the All of Us Are Dead cast is Yoon Chan-young, who plays the extremely nimble Lee Cheong-san. Yoon is one of the young members of this cast who is already an established performer, having worked as a child actor since 2013. The now 20-year-old has an extensive filmography that ranges from 2019’s coming-of-age drama Everything and Nothing to 2014’s Pluto Squad, a show about child detectives.
Yoon Chan-young as Lee Cheong-san
One of the many scene-stealers in the All of Us Are Dead cast is Yoon Chan-young, who plays the extremely nimble Lee Cheong-san. Yoon is one of the young members of this cast who is already an established performer, having worked as a child actor since 2013. The now 20-year-old has an extensive filmography that ranges from 2019’s coming-of-age drama Everything and Nothing to 2014’s Pluto Squad, a show about child detectives.
- 1/31/2022
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
A selection of 26 titles from 15 different countries.
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has confirmed a 26-title line-up for the 2021 Asian Project Market (Apm).
Projects at the Apm include Siren Vanishes, directed by Harumoto Yojiro, whose feature A Balance won the New Currents Award at Biff last year before going on to the Berlinale this year.
The 26 projects from 15 different countries also includes titles from House Of Hummingbird director Kim Bora, The Mirror Never Lies director Kamila Andini, and Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk) director Ray Yeung.
Organisers announced Apm received a record-breaking 429 film submissions this year, up approximately...
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has confirmed a 26-title line-up for the 2021 Asian Project Market (Apm).
Projects at the Apm include Siren Vanishes, directed by Harumoto Yojiro, whose feature A Balance won the New Currents Award at Biff last year before going on to the Berlinale this year.
The 26 projects from 15 different countries also includes titles from House Of Hummingbird director Kim Bora, The Mirror Never Lies director Kamila Andini, and Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk) director Ray Yeung.
Organisers announced Apm received a record-breaking 429 film submissions this year, up approximately...
- 8/10/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
After the buzz over “House of Hummingbird” (Kim Bo-ra) in the 2019-20 festival run, live-action Mfa selections within the Asian American diaspora have increasingly drawn my attention. Though this year’s SXSW surprisingly programmed few productions filmed in Asia, Hannah Bang’s own thesis film “Soak” answers the lack. The only live-action short filmed in S. Korea received a muted premiere this year; the 16-minute video is playable on-demand throughout the duration of the festival. However, its presence as one of three Asian entries (in addition to “Are You Still There?” and “The Criminals”) in the Narrative Short Competition is not unnoticed. It is only a shame, then, that “Soak” – which is so ambitious for its presence and weight – should falter to poor cinematography.
“Soak” revolves around sixteen-year old Tak Yeon-soo (Lee Do-eun), who clandestinely meets her runaway mother (Ki Chae-won) at a Chungnam bathhouse. Why her mother has run away,...
“Soak” revolves around sixteen-year old Tak Yeon-soo (Lee Do-eun), who clandestinely meets her runaway mother (Ki Chae-won) at a Chungnam bathhouse. Why her mother has run away,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Whatever the future holds both for theatrical distribution and for at-home streaming, 2020 will no doubt mark the pivot point in which the destinies of both would forever change. But where and how one sees films will inevitably be less important than the films themselves, and even in this year of turmoil, there was always something to recommend, wherever it was available to be seen.
Notable Runners-Up: “The 40-Year-Old Version,” “Ammonite,” “Another Round,” “And Then We Danced,” “The August Virgin,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Emma.,” “The Half of It,” “Happiest Season,” “House of Hummingbird,” “I’m No Longer Here,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” “The Invisible Man,” “Kajillionaire,” “Let Them All Talk,” “Lingua Franca,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Madre,” “Miss Juneteenth,” “The Nest,” “Nomadland,” “One Night in Miami,” “The Photograph,” “The Secret Garden,” “She Dies Tomorrow,” “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” “Shirley,” “Sorry We Missed You,” “Tigertail,” “The Truth,...
Notable Runners-Up: “The 40-Year-Old Version,” “Ammonite,” “Another Round,” “And Then We Danced,” “The August Virgin,” “Birds of Prey,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “Emma.,” “The Half of It,” “Happiest Season,” “House of Hummingbird,” “I’m No Longer Here,” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” “The Invisible Man,” “Kajillionaire,” “Let Them All Talk,” “Lingua Franca,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Madre,” “Miss Juneteenth,” “The Nest,” “Nomadland,” “One Night in Miami,” “The Photograph,” “The Secret Garden,” “She Dies Tomorrow,” “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon,” “Shirley,” “Sorry We Missed You,” “Tigertail,” “The Truth,...
- 12/28/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
While we aim to discuss a wide breadth of films each year, few things give us more pleasure than the arrival of bold, new voices. It’s why we venture to festivals and pore over a variety of different features that might bring to light some emerging talent. This year was an especially notable time for new directors making their stamp, and we’re highlighting the handful of 2020 debuts that most impressed us.
Below, one can check out a list spanning a variety of different genres and many are available to stream here. In years to come, take note as these helmers (hopefully) ascend.
The 40-Year-Old Version (Radha Blank)
Playwright Radha Blank’s spirited directorial debut The 40-Year-Old Version in an often hilarious and heartfelt autobiographical tale of reinvention. Surrounded in a shoebox apartment of memories of her past including 30 Under 30 Awards, Blank plays herself, a playwright who is faced...
Below, one can check out a list spanning a variety of different genres and many are available to stream here. In years to come, take note as these helmers (hopefully) ascend.
The 40-Year-Old Version (Radha Blank)
Playwright Radha Blank’s spirited directorial debut The 40-Year-Old Version in an often hilarious and heartfelt autobiographical tale of reinvention. Surrounded in a shoebox apartment of memories of her past including 30 Under 30 Awards, Blank plays herself, a playwright who is faced...
- 12/15/2020
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and producer Ichiyama Shozo were the other speakers.
At the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today (November 7), Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke failed to show up for a scheduled hybrid on-and-offline Asia Lounge talk with Japanese filmmaker Kiyosho Kurosawa, moderated by producer and Tokyo Filmex head Ichiyama Shozo.
The two Japanese cineastes carried on in Jia’s absence, with Shozo, who has served as producer on the Chinese director’s films including Ash Is Purest White, Mountains May Depart and A Touch Of Sin, answering Kurosawa’s and later the online audience’s questions about the Chinese filmmaker’s methods and plans.
At the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) today (November 7), Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke failed to show up for a scheduled hybrid on-and-offline Asia Lounge talk with Japanese filmmaker Kiyosho Kurosawa, moderated by producer and Tokyo Filmex head Ichiyama Shozo.
The two Japanese cineastes carried on in Jia’s absence, with Shozo, who has served as producer on the Chinese director’s films including Ash Is Purest White, Mountains May Depart and A Touch Of Sin, answering Kurosawa’s and later the online audience’s questions about the Chinese filmmaker’s methods and plans.
- 11/7/2020
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Korean director Kim Bora (House of Hummingbird) and Japanese actress Ai Hashimoto discussed mortality, filmmaking, and the importance of human connection in a world in the grip of a pandemic, at the first Asia Lounge session at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on Nov. 1.
The talk was hosted by director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), who proposed and organized the initiative to bring Asian film folk together to discuss their craft. Due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Kim joined the event via online link from Korea, while Hashimoto and Kore-eda appeared on stage in front of a small audience.
Kim spoke of ...
The talk was hosted by director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), who proposed and organized the initiative to bring Asian film folk together to discuss their craft. Due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Kim joined the event via online link from Korea, while Hashimoto and Kore-eda appeared on stage in front of a small audience.
Kim spoke of ...
- 11/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Korean director Kim Bora (House of Hummingbird) and Japanese actress Ai Hashimoto discussed mortality, filmmaking, and the importance of human connection in a world in the grip of a pandemic, at the first Asia Lounge session at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on Nov. 1.
The talk was hosted by director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), who proposed and organized the initiative to bring Asian film folk together to discuss their craft. Due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Kim joined the event via online link from Korea, while Hashimoto and Kore-eda appeared on stage in front of a small audience.
Kim spoke of ...
The talk was hosted by director Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), who proposed and organized the initiative to bring Asian film folk together to discuss their craft. Due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Kim joined the event via online link from Korea, while Hashimoto and Kore-eda appeared on stage in front of a small audience.
Kim spoke of ...
- 11/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A wide variety of films find their way to the Busan Film Festival every year, but one thing you can always count on is the polished, youth-driven social indie that has become the de-facto Korean indie template, at least on this side of Hong Sang-soo. Joining the likes of Bleak Night, Han Gong-ju, House of Hummingbird and countless others is Snowball, the teen runaway drama debut of director Lee Woo-jung, which is screening in the New Currents competition this year. Within this group, the teen runaway drama is an especially crowded subgenre, spanning works like Park Suk-young’s Wild Flowers and Steel Flower, Lee Hwan’s Park Hwa-young and Young Adult Matters (screening at Biff this year), Second Life and Jane, which all debuted in Busan over...
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- 10/28/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Kim Bo-ra, who received worldwide acclaim with her debut feature “House of Hummingbird“, has confirmed that her follow-up project is going to be “Spectrum” (translated title), which will be an adaption of renowned novelist Kim Cho-yeop’s sci-fi short story.
“When ‘House of Hummingbird’ was released last year, a fan gave me a book, ‘If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light,’ and I read it when I was in San Francisco for 3 months. It is really sad and beautiful. I remember reading everything and feeling thrilled with excitement”, Kim said in a Facebook post.
“Spectrum” is a short story included in “If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light”. It is a sci-fi tale about humans and aliens coexisting in a distant future. A female biologist who went missing for more than 40 years after leaving space exploration encounters an extraterrestrial intelligence life on a planet outside the solar system,...
“When ‘House of Hummingbird’ was released last year, a fan gave me a book, ‘If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light,’ and I read it when I was in San Francisco for 3 months. It is really sad and beautiful. I remember reading everything and feeling thrilled with excitement”, Kim said in a Facebook post.
“Spectrum” is a short story included in “If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light”. It is a sci-fi tale about humans and aliens coexisting in a distant future. A female biologist who went missing for more than 40 years after leaving space exploration encounters an extraterrestrial intelligence life on a planet outside the solar system,...
- 9/28/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
An American Pickle (Brandon Trost)
Seth Rogen plays dual roles in his latest comedy, American Pickle follows Seth Rogen both as Herschel Greenbaum, an immigrant who falls in a vat of pickled is brined for 100 years, and his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum, who is a computer coder and lives a very different life, to say the least. While there are certainly humorous sequences (a Brooklyn hipster couple’s first impressions of Greenbaum’s pickle stand comes foremost to mind), Rogen is far more interested in the definitions of family and loyalty, themes that are not explored with a great deal of emotional impact, but do add some heart to what...
An American Pickle (Brandon Trost)
Seth Rogen plays dual roles in his latest comedy, American Pickle follows Seth Rogen both as Herschel Greenbaum, an immigrant who falls in a vat of pickled is brined for 100 years, and his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum, who is a computer coder and lives a very different life, to say the least. While there are certainly humorous sequences (a Brooklyn hipster couple’s first impressions of Greenbaum’s pickle stand comes foremost to mind), Rogen is far more interested in the definitions of family and loyalty, themes that are not explored with a great deal of emotional impact, but do add some heart to what...
- 8/7/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Films like “Parasite” or “Train to Busan” may send ripples all over the international movie world, but Korean cinema is not just filled with expensive studio productions and blockbusters. On the contrary, the independent film industry is equally rich and also features a number of great movies, which unfortunately, do not reach so many people outside of the festival circuit. This list has exactly this purpose, of highlighting a number of titles that may not feature big budgets, but boast original stories, unique cinematic approaches, and muchartistry. Furthermore, in an initiative that started from Busan and Jeonju festival, a number of films of female directors were nurtured and promoted, in an effort to create titles that stray away from the male-dominated standards and stories that permeate the Korean film industry. Films like the “House of Hummingbird” and “A Bedsore” were the outcome of this effort and are also included in this list.
- 7/17/2020
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
About This Film
Interestingly, the “The Recorder Exam” (2011) is the prequel to the 2018 award-winning “House of Hummingbird” and features the same family of Eun-hee, 6 years earlier. Infused with childhood memories and melancholy, “The Recorder Exam” is perfectly stand-alone but it is also an essential view if you have loved the 2018 feature film as it provides an additional insight into Eun-hee’s struggle and one more dose of lyricism from director Bora Kim.
Synopsis
It’s 1988, the Seoul Olympics are wrapping up and 8-yer-old Eun-hee (a wonderful Jeongone Hwang) is preparing for her recorder exam. It’s her first important challenge and she is striving to get some attention and support from her busy family.
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https://mubi.com/free_programmings/the-recorder-exam/watch...
Interestingly, the “The Recorder Exam” (2011) is the prequel to the 2018 award-winning “House of Hummingbird” and features the same family of Eun-hee, 6 years earlier. Infused with childhood memories and melancholy, “The Recorder Exam” is perfectly stand-alone but it is also an essential view if you have loved the 2018 feature film as it provides an additional insight into Eun-hee’s struggle and one more dose of lyricism from director Bora Kim.
Synopsis
It’s 1988, the Seoul Olympics are wrapping up and 8-yer-old Eun-hee (a wonderful Jeongone Hwang) is preparing for her recorder exam. It’s her first important challenge and she is striving to get some attention and support from her busy family.
Watch This Film
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- 7/8/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Director/writer Bora Kim’s feature directing debut House of Hummingbird has racked up over 59 awards since its 2018 release, and this critically acclaimed feature is now playing in select virtual theaters throughout the U.S.
Eunhee (Ji-Hu Park) is an introspective teenager who is trying her best to balance her school life with a family that, though [...]
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Eunhee (Ji-Hu Park) is an introspective teenager who is trying her best to balance her school life with a family that, though [...]
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- 6/28/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Starting Friday, June 26, watch the critically acclaimed film House Of Hummingbird from the comfort of your home and support local theaters impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
Since its Tribeca premiere, House Of Hummingbird has won 59 awards, including at the prestigious Berlinale and Busan International Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased through KinoMarquee.com, courtesy of leading art house distributor Kino Lorber and WellGo USA.
Since its Tribeca premiere, House Of Hummingbird has won 59 awards, including at the prestigious Berlinale and Busan International Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased through KinoMarquee.com, courtesy of leading art house distributor Kino Lorber and WellGo USA.
- 6/27/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
In what has been one hell of an election year, Jon Stewart is cutting through all of it with his biting political comedy Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne and Chris Cooper. The Focus Features film was originally set to hit theaters on May 29, but like all films impacted by the pandemic, it pivoted to PVOD and drops today.
Written by Stewart, Irresistible follows a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Cooper) run for mayor against a Republican rival (Byrne) in a small Wisconsin town. This marks a reunion of sorts for Stewart and Carell, who was a recurring correspondent on The Daily Show between 1999 and 2005. The film is also Stewart’s latest outing as a feature film director. His first pic, Rosewater, was released in 2014 and told the story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari who was accused and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces for being a spy.
Written by Stewart, Irresistible follows a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Cooper) run for mayor against a Republican rival (Byrne) in a small Wisconsin town. This marks a reunion of sorts for Stewart and Carell, who was a recurring correspondent on The Daily Show between 1999 and 2005. The film is also Stewart’s latest outing as a feature film director. His first pic, Rosewater, was released in 2014 and told the story of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari who was accused and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces for being a spy.
- 6/26/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
, Kim Bora’s “House of Hummingbird” so patiently contrasts its contemplative coming-of-age story against the backdrop of South Korea’s hyper-modernization that even its stillest and most tender scenes can feel like an optical illusion. Specifically, the wagon-wheel effect, where something spins forward so fast that it appears to be moving in reverse.
Kim Bora’s semi-autobiographical (or at least age-aligned) debut is set in Seoul circa 1994. A tightly coiled 14-year-old girl named Eun-hee (Park Ji-hoo) looks for solid ground while her anxious middle class family strives for a higher foothold, as their nation embraces a democratic future and the social mobility that it promises. Heady as that may sound, Bora’s long and delicate film is tapped into its heroine’s sense of becoming in such a way that it feels more diaristic than historical, even when the final act hinges on a real tragedy that affected Seoul in October 1994. Like any teenager,...
Kim Bora’s semi-autobiographical (or at least age-aligned) debut is set in Seoul circa 1994. A tightly coiled 14-year-old girl named Eun-hee (Park Ji-hoo) looks for solid ground while her anxious middle class family strives for a higher foothold, as their nation embraces a democratic future and the social mobility that it promises. Heady as that may sound, Bora’s long and delicate film is tapped into its heroine’s sense of becoming in such a way that it feels more diaristic than historical, even when the final act hinges on a real tragedy that affected Seoul in October 1994. Like any teenager,...
- 6/25/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Thompson on Hollywood
, Kim Bora’s “House of Hummingbird” so patiently contrasts its contemplative coming-of-age story against the backdrop of South Korea’s hyper-modernization that even its stillest and most tender scenes can feel like an optical illusion. Specifically, the wagon-wheel effect, where something spins forward so fast that it appears to be moving in reverse.
Kim Bora’s semi-autobiographical (or at least age-aligned) debut is set in Seoul circa 1994. A tightly coiled 14-year-old girl named Eun-hee (Park Ji-hoo) looks for solid ground while her anxious middle class family strives for a higher foothold, as their nation embraces a democratic future and the social mobility that it promises. Heady as that may sound, Bora’s long and delicate film is tapped into its heroine’s sense of becoming in such a way that it feels more diaristic than historical, even when the final act hinges on a real tragedy that affected Seoul in October 1994. Like any teenager,...
Kim Bora’s semi-autobiographical (or at least age-aligned) debut is set in Seoul circa 1994. A tightly coiled 14-year-old girl named Eun-hee (Park Ji-hoo) looks for solid ground while her anxious middle class family strives for a higher foothold, as their nation embraces a democratic future and the social mobility that it promises. Heady as that may sound, Bora’s long and delicate film is tapped into its heroine’s sense of becoming in such a way that it feels more diaristic than historical, even when the final act hinges on a real tragedy that affected Seoul in October 1994. Like any teenager,...
- 6/25/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSLuther Price's Sodom (1989)Experimental filmmaker Luther Price, best known for his reappropriation of found footage into vivid, often graphic and controversial painted images, has died. A number of available films, as well as a Q&a with Price, can be found here.Kirill Serebrennikov is set to direct a limited series based on the life of Andrei Tarkovsky. Due to the impact of the ongoing health crisis, the dates for next year's Oscars and BAFTA ceremonies have been pushed to April of 2021. Recommended VIEWINGThe official trailer for House of Hummingbird, Kim Bora's portrait of youth in 1990's Korea. Read our interview with Kim here.For GQ, martial artist Scott Adkins thoroughly breaks down fight scenes from movies like Ip Man, The Bourne Supremacy, and Rush Hour.A new short by David Lynch, The Story of a Small Bug,...
- 6/17/2020
- MUBI
Drama played Edinburgh last summer, stars Bruno Ganz (Downfall) in penultimate role.
Kino Lorber has partnered with Menemsha Films on the virtual theatrical release of Nikolaus Leytner’s Austrian coming-of-age drama The Tobacconist starring the late Bruno Ganz.
The film will launch on Kino Marquee on July 10 and will also open in theatrical engagements as cinemas open in key markets across the Us over the coming months.
The release marks Kino Lorber’s latest virtual cinema collaboration with other distributors after it worked with Well Go USA on House Of Hummingbird, which debuts on June 26, and Good Deed Entertainment on Extra Ordinary and Lucky Grandma.
Kino Lorber has partnered with Menemsha Films on the virtual theatrical release of Nikolaus Leytner’s Austrian coming-of-age drama The Tobacconist starring the late Bruno Ganz.
The film will launch on Kino Marquee on July 10 and will also open in theatrical engagements as cinemas open in key markets across the Us over the coming months.
The release marks Kino Lorber’s latest virtual cinema collaboration with other distributors after it worked with Well Go USA on House Of Hummingbird, which debuts on June 26, and Good Deed Entertainment on Extra Ordinary and Lucky Grandma.
- 6/17/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Between there only being four Fridays this month and most studios banking on July as a return to theaters, June doesn’t have as much going for it as the previous two thirty-day quarantine blocks. So catch-up on what you’ve missed, check out a few of the titles listed below, and prepare for the onslaught that’s coming. Fingers crossed this is the end and not merely a sign of the inevitable backslide risked by opening things up too soon.
Illustrated faces
If you’re going to market a film whose intent is to reconsider an infamous work such as Showgirls, you do all you can to give the whole a new paint job. It’s no surprise then that The Crp Group would go with an illustrative representation of that flop’s leading character for the documentary You Don’t Nomi. Remove any implicit stigma that showing a photo...
Illustrated faces
If you’re going to market a film whose intent is to reconsider an infamous work such as Showgirls, you do all you can to give the whole a new paint job. It’s no surprise then that The Crp Group would go with an illustrative representation of that flop’s leading character for the documentary You Don’t Nomi. Remove any implicit stigma that showing a photo...
- 6/5/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"The world is marvelous and beautiful." Well Go USA has released an official Us trailer for an indie Korean drama titled House of Hummingbird, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Bora Kim. This first premiered at the Busan Film Festival in Korea last year, then it went on to play at the Berlin, Tribeca, Seattle, Fantasia, and London Film Festivals as well. Positioned against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Only when she meets a new teacher does she finally feel like an adult really understands her. Described as a "critically-acclaimed coming-of-age drama," this won the Audience Award in Busan last year. Starring Ji-hu Park as Eun-hee, with Sae-byuk Kim, Seung-yeon Lee, and In-gi Jeong. This looks sad but also a reminder there is hope in...
- 5/29/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In today’s film news roundup, Alicia Silverstone’s “Sister of the Groom,” faith-based “Everyday Miracles” and South Korean drama “House of Hummingbiord” get distribution and the Indian horror movie “Lapachhapi” gets a Hindi remake.
Acquisitions
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to the Alicia Silverstone wedding comedy “Sister of the Groom” from Premiere Entertainment Group.
Written and directed by Amy Miller Gross, the film also co-stars Tom Everett Scott, Jake Hoffman and Mathilde Ollivier. Miller Gross produced for Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms.
Silverstone portrays a woman who tries to put a halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger French woman over the course of their wedding weekend in the Hamptons. Silverstone served as executive producer and Justin Scutieri co-produced.
Charlie Bewley, Mark Blum, Julie Engelbrecht and Ronald Guttman are also in the cast. Silverstone and Everett Scott also previously appeared as...
Acquisitions
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to the Alicia Silverstone wedding comedy “Sister of the Groom” from Premiere Entertainment Group.
Written and directed by Amy Miller Gross, the film also co-stars Tom Everett Scott, Jake Hoffman and Mathilde Ollivier. Miller Gross produced for Mandorla Productions alongside Andrew Carlberg and Tim Harms.
Silverstone portrays a woman who tries to put a halt to her brother’s marriage to a much younger French woman over the course of their wedding weekend in the Hamptons. Silverstone served as executive producer and Justin Scutieri co-produced.
Charlie Bewley, Mark Blum, Julie Engelbrecht and Ronald Guttman are also in the cast. Silverstone and Everett Scott also previously appeared as...
- 5/29/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Recent Well Go USA releases include Burning, Shadow, Ip Man 4.
Kino Lorber has slotted the latest film into its Kino Marquee platform, partnering with Well Go USA on the virtual theatrical release of Bora Kim’s Berlin Generation 14+ grand prix winner House Of Hummingbird.
The South Korean drama centres on 14-year-old Eun-hee, who despite parental neglect and fraternal abuse, moves through life breezily, exploring with her friends and experiencing adventure and young love against the backdrop of the fatal Seongsu Bridge collapse in Seoul in 1994.
The film premiered at Busan International Film Festival in 2018 where it won the Knn audience...
Kino Lorber has slotted the latest film into its Kino Marquee platform, partnering with Well Go USA on the virtual theatrical release of Bora Kim’s Berlin Generation 14+ grand prix winner House Of Hummingbird.
The South Korean drama centres on 14-year-old Eun-hee, who despite parental neglect and fraternal abuse, moves through life breezily, exploring with her friends and experiencing adventure and young love against the backdrop of the fatal Seongsu Bridge collapse in Seoul in 1994.
The film premiered at Busan International Film Festival in 2018 where it won the Knn audience...
- 5/28/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has bought global rights to Polish feature “The Hater,” which won Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
The film will be available worldwide, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
Directed by Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” filmmaker Jan Komasa, the film portrays a society grappling with its communist past and European present. It follows disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who is trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Aleksander) and the respect of his progressive family.
When he takes a job at a high-profile but morally bankrupt PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek finds he excels at the political games he is asked to orchestrate on social media — though it comes at a high price.
“The Hater” is penned by Mateusz Pacewicz,...
The film will be available worldwide, excluding Poland, from July. Polish subscribers will have access to the film “as soon as the licensing window allows, which is planned for March 2021,” according to a Netflix spokesperson.
Directed by Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” filmmaker Jan Komasa, the film portrays a society grappling with its communist past and European present. It follows disgraced law student Tomek (Maciej Musiałowski) who is trying to get the attention of childhood friend Gabi (Vanessa Aleksander) and the respect of his progressive family.
When he takes a job at a high-profile but morally bankrupt PR company to impress Gabi, Tomek finds he excels at the political games he is asked to orchestrate on social media — though it comes at a high price.
“The Hater” is penned by Mateusz Pacewicz,...
- 5/14/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Thessaloniki Cinematheque invites you to discover the exciting world of modern Asian cinema this week, through the tribute “A complicated origami: The concept of family in modern Asian cinema”, which will take place Sunday 23 to Wednesday 26 February 2020, at the favorite cinefil location, Stavros Tornes screening room.
The tribute includes four movies that revolve around the concept of family, with three of them being presented in Greece for the first time.
Norwegian Wood (2010) by Ahn Hung Tranh
The film could be described as abstract to the point of ambiguity, the same does not apply to the visual, where Mark Lee presents another excellent work, creating a dramatically beautiful setting where the lives of the protagonists unfold. From the Tokyo of the 60s with the student movements (and a subtle but very derogatory comment), to the bucolic beauty of Kyoto and the tragic symbolism of the sea, all of Lee’s frames...
The tribute includes four movies that revolve around the concept of family, with three of them being presented in Greece for the first time.
Norwegian Wood (2010) by Ahn Hung Tranh
The film could be described as abstract to the point of ambiguity, the same does not apply to the visual, where Mark Lee presents another excellent work, creating a dramatically beautiful setting where the lives of the protagonists unfold. From the Tokyo of the 60s with the student movements (and a subtle but very derogatory comment), to the bucolic beauty of Kyoto and the tragic symbolism of the sea, all of Lee’s frames...
- 2/21/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Kofic’s annual report reveals that South Korea’s top ten releases in 2019 accounted for 46.2% of total box office.
South Korea’s box office hit an all-time high last year, but also recorded increased polarisation, with Disney titles and big-budget local films drawing a greater proportion of screens and audiences, according to a report from the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Last year, total admissions increased by 4.8% to an all-time high of 226.68 million tickets sold, amounting to $1.61bn in box office revenues – similar to the previous year’s take of $1.62bn – but in local currency terms, due to fluctuating exchange rates,...
South Korea’s box office hit an all-time high last year, but also recorded increased polarisation, with Disney titles and big-budget local films drawing a greater proportion of screens and audiences, according to a report from the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Last year, total admissions increased by 4.8% to an all-time high of 226.68 million tickets sold, amounting to $1.61bn in box office revenues – similar to the previous year’s take of $1.62bn – but in local currency terms, due to fluctuating exchange rates,...
- 2/19/2020
- by 134¦Jean Noh¦516¦
- ScreenDaily
Jay Jeon was born in 1959 in Seoul, Korea. He has a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Sung Kyun Kwan University. Jay was one of the founder members of East-West Film Group as a part of Goethe Institute in early 80’s. Their main projects included progressive films on society movement. He edited some publications introducing world filmmakers and also launched a quarterly magazine called Film Language, which brought wider and deeper interest and analysis on new Korean films. Since the early 90’s, he took interest in film production. “Tales of City”, directed by Lee J-yong, is one of his early works as producer. Jay also worked as associate producer for “Spring in My Hometown” directed by Lee Kwangmo, and as co-producer of world acclaimed films by Lee Chang-dong: “Peppermint Candy” and “Oasis”. He produced the TV documentary “An Odyssey” into the Cinema World in 1995. In 2005, he was honored...
- 2/17/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Osaka Asian Film Festival is held yearly under the theme of “From Osaka to All of Asia!” We are pleased to announce the line-up of the 15th edition of Oaff.
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
The number of selected films is 64 in total, the highest number ever for the festival, and they include 14 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres, and 3 Asian Premieres. Films from 23 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Poland, France, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, the USA, Mexico and Japan, will be screened.
Opening Film
The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tom Shu-yu Lin (Malaysia) Japan Premiere
Closing Film
Kamata Prelude
by Nakagawa Ryutaro, Akiyama Mayu, Yasukawa Yuka, Watanabe Hirobumi (Japan) World Premiere
Competition
This section will present 15 films chosen from films completed on or after 1st October 2018 and unreleased in Japan. The international jurors will choose the winners of the Grand...
- 2/8/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: CAA has signed filmmaker Bora Kim.
Kim’s debut feature House of Hummingbird made its Us premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring where it won three awards included Best International Feature, Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature.
House of Hummingbird follows 14-year old Eunhee as she wanders Seoul searching for love. The movie is set in 1994, the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed.
The film had its international premiere at The Busan International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and screened at Berlinale where it also won a Special Jury Prize. The film has gone on to win 39 awards at festivals around the world and in its home country of South Korea the film won Best Screenplay at the Korean equivalent of the Oscars. The pic is currently listed at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. She continues to be managed by Silent R Management.
Kim’s debut feature House of Hummingbird made its Us premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last spring where it won three awards included Best International Feature, Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography in an International Narrative Feature.
House of Hummingbird follows 14-year old Eunhee as she wanders Seoul searching for love. The movie is set in 1994, the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed.
The film had its international premiere at The Busan International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and screened at Berlinale where it also won a Special Jury Prize. The film has gone on to win 39 awards at festivals around the world and in its home country of South Korea the film won Best Screenplay at the Korean equivalent of the Oscars. The pic is currently listed at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. She continues to be managed by Silent R Management.
- 12/20/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSIt's 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm x 2 mm, and Superman is in there! The American Justice Department is planning to ask a New York federal court to terminate the "Paramount antitrust decrees," or agreements made in the late 1940s and 1950s to protect movie theatres from studios. The decrees include restrictions on studios owning theatres, selling multiple films to theatres as a package, and rules for minimum pricing of tickets. Microsoft and Warner Bros. have stored a copy of the 1978 film Superman on a little glass disc. The project serves as "a first test case for a new storage technology that could eventually help safeguard Hollywood’s movies and TV shows, as well as many other forms of data, for centuries to come." Recommended VIEWINGAhead of its online premiere, Martin Scorsese's The Irishman gets a final,...
- 11/20/2019
- MUBI
Wang Xiaoshuai‘s ‘So Long, My Son‘ secures a record six nominations.
Chinese films dominate the nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) which will be held in Brisbane, Australia, on Novemer 21.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Films from 22 countries will be represented at the awards but while the likes of India, Japan and Russia have picked up a handful of nods, Chinese films have more than double that of any other country with 13 nominations across seven features.
Wang Xiaoshuai‘s family drama So Long, My Son has secured a record six nominations, including best feature where...
Chinese films dominate the nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) which will be held in Brisbane, Australia, on Novemer 21.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Films from 22 countries will be represented at the awards but while the likes of India, Japan and Russia have picked up a handful of nods, Chinese films have more than double that of any other country with 13 nominations across seven features.
Wang Xiaoshuai‘s family drama So Long, My Son has secured a record six nominations, including best feature where...
- 10/16/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Alejandro Landes’ Colombian survival thriller Monos was presented with the best film award of the Official Competition at the BFI London Film Festival tonight (October 12).
The film is Colombia’s entry for the best international film at the Oscars, and has already won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury award at Sundance. Picturehouse acquired UK rights from Le Pacte for a release later this month.
Wash Westmoreland, the Official Competition jury president, said: “Monos is a stunning cinematic achievement; marrying dynamic visuals, faultless performances and groundbreaking storytelling. It’s a masterpiece!
The film is Colombia’s entry for the best international film at the Oscars, and has already won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury award at Sundance. Picturehouse acquired UK rights from Le Pacte for a release later this month.
Wash Westmoreland, the Official Competition jury president, said: “Monos is a stunning cinematic achievement; marrying dynamic visuals, faultless performances and groundbreaking storytelling. It’s a masterpiece!
- 10/12/2019
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
The BFI London Film Festival has revealed its 2019 winners, which include lauded Colombian co-production Monos and Mati Diop’s well-received Atlantics.
Monos, the Sundance thriller about child soldiers, took home the best film award in official competition, with jury president Wash Westmoreland saying, “Monos is a stunning cinematic achievement; marrying dynamic visuals, faultless performances and groundbreaking storytelling. It’s a masterpiece!”
The competition jury gave special commendations to Alma Har’el’s Honey Boy and Rose Glass’s Saint Maud.
Mati Diop’s Senegal-set love story drama Atlantics took home the Sutherland Award in the first feature competition. There was a special commendation in the same category for Bora Kim’s House Of Hummingbird.
Meanwhile, the Grierson Award in the documentary competition went to Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot, about multicultural punk and reggae gigs in London in the 1970s.
The competition winners received their awards on stage from...
Monos, the Sundance thriller about child soldiers, took home the best film award in official competition, with jury president Wash Westmoreland saying, “Monos is a stunning cinematic achievement; marrying dynamic visuals, faultless performances and groundbreaking storytelling. It’s a masterpiece!”
The competition jury gave special commendations to Alma Har’el’s Honey Boy and Rose Glass’s Saint Maud.
Mati Diop’s Senegal-set love story drama Atlantics took home the Sutherland Award in the first feature competition. There was a special commendation in the same category for Bora Kim’s House Of Hummingbird.
Meanwhile, the Grierson Award in the documentary competition went to Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot, about multicultural punk and reggae gigs in London in the 1970s.
The competition winners received their awards on stage from...
- 10/12/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival that will run from 2 to 13 October 2019, once again in partnership with American Express®, has announced the contenders for the Official Competitions and the long list of films in the other “Strands”.
The 2019 nominated films showcase an incredible range of film-making talent from across the world; 60% of the films are from a female director or co-director with 16 countries represented across the producers and co-producers.
Lff is a compelling combination of diverse films, red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. Lff provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
And here is the full list of Asian entries in this rich edition of BFI London Film Festival:
Official Competition – The Best Film Award recognises inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking.
The Perfect...
The 2019 nominated films showcase an incredible range of film-making talent from across the world; 60% of the films are from a female director or co-director with 16 countries represented across the producers and co-producers.
Lff is a compelling combination of diverse films, red carpet glamour, friendly audiences and vibrant exchange. Lff provides an essential profiling opportunity for films seeking global success; promotes the careers of international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes and positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
And here is the full list of Asian entries in this rich edition of BFI London Film Festival:
Official Competition – The Best Film Award recognises inspiring, inventive and distinctive filmmaking.
The Perfect...
- 8/30/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Bong Joon Ho-directed film has grossed $70.7m in Korea and has been sold by Cj Entertainment to an unprecedented 202 territories.
South Korea has selected Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite as its entry to the Academy Awards’ best international feature film category next year.
Released by leading Korean studio Cj Entertainment, the family tragi-comedy starring Song Kang-ho is the first Palme d’Or-awarded film to make it past the landmark of 10 million admissions at the local box office. It took in $70.7m after its release on May 30, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
A selection committee...
South Korea has selected Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite as its entry to the Academy Awards’ best international feature film category next year.
Released by leading Korean studio Cj Entertainment, the family tragi-comedy starring Song Kang-ho is the first Palme d’Or-awarded film to make it past the landmark of 10 million admissions at the local box office. It took in $70.7m after its release on May 30, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
A selection committee...
- 8/22/2019
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Other winners included Ladj Ly’s Les Miserables for best international feature.
At its awards ceremony last night (August 1), Jerusalem Film Festival (Jff) presented Yaron Shani’s Love Trilogy: Chained with the Haggiag award for best Israeli feature while Ladj Ly’s Les Miserables won the Jerusalem Foundation award for best international feature.
Chained follows an Israeli policeman whose marriage and masculinity are threatened after he is accused of sexual assault by two teenage boys. A Berlinale premiere in February, it’s the second film in Shani’s Love Trilogy following Stripped, which first showed in Venice Horizons last September.
At its awards ceremony last night (August 1), Jerusalem Film Festival (Jff) presented Yaron Shani’s Love Trilogy: Chained with the Haggiag award for best Israeli feature while Ladj Ly’s Les Miserables won the Jerusalem Foundation award for best international feature.
Chained follows an Israeli policeman whose marriage and masculinity are threatened after he is accused of sexual assault by two teenage boys. A Berlinale premiere in February, it’s the second film in Shani’s Love Trilogy following Stripped, which first showed in Venice Horizons last September.
- 8/2/2019
- by Edna Fainaru
- ScreenDaily
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp), Filmmaker‘s publisher, announced today the 10 feature films selected for the Narrative Lab, part of the Ifp Filmmaker Labs, Ifp’s year-long fellowship for first-time filmmakers currently in post-production on their debut feature. The Lab will support the creative teams as they prepare to finish and release their films into the world. Recent films that have participated in the Narrative Lab have included Clementine; Dead Pigs; House of Hummingbird; Jinn; Lost Bayou; Menashe; Noah Land; Nancy; and The Third Wife. The program runs July 15-19 at the Made in NY Media Center by Ifp located in Dumbo, […]...
- 7/15/2019
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp), Filmmaker‘s publisher, announced today the 10 feature films selected for the Narrative Lab, part of the Ifp Filmmaker Labs, Ifp’s year-long fellowship for first-time filmmakers currently in post-production on their debut feature. The Lab will support the creative teams as they prepare to finish and release their films into the world. Recent films that have participated in the Narrative Lab have included Clementine; Dead Pigs; House of Hummingbird; Jinn; Lost Bayou; Menashe; Noah Land; Nancy; and The Third Wife. The program runs July 15-19 at the Made in NY Media Center by Ifp located in Dumbo, […]...
- 7/15/2019
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With awards for the best director, the best original soundtrack (Matija Strnisa), “Premio Cima” (by the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media), the Young Jury Award for the Best Feature Film and the Audience award, Bora Kim’s “House of Hummingbird” is the big winner of Cinemajove, Valencia International Film Festival. Asian Movie Pulse sat down with Kim in Valencia to talk about her feature debut, a coming of age drama that earlier this year won the Grand Prix for best film at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus sidebar.
I was wondering about the title of the movie and its connection to the storyline.
Actually, the original title is just “The Hummingbird”, but in English the word alone doesn’t sound right, which is why I combined the two. The explanation is simple – Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, but it beats its wings pretty...
I was wondering about the title of the movie and its connection to the storyline.
Actually, the original title is just “The Hummingbird”, but in English the word alone doesn’t sound right, which is why I combined the two. The explanation is simple – Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, but it beats its wings pretty...
- 7/1/2019
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
With a final wave of programming, the 2019 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival has now released its full lineup, featuring over 130 incredible features from across the globe.
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec – July 11 to August 1
In addition, the festival is also very proud to announce a record number of repertory titles, its esteemed 2019 jury, a horror film location bus tour through Montreal, and exciting, one-of-a-kind live events with producer Edward R. Pressman, “First Blood” director Ted Kotcheff, and iconic horror host Joe Bob Briggs.
Japanese horror icon ”Sadako” will open fantasia 2019!
Sadako
Twenty years ago, Fantasia celebrated the North American Premiere of Hideo Nakata’s “Ringu” and its sequel, which led to Dreamworks acquiring the franchise and is largely seen as having been the birth of J-Horror in the West. This Summer, the festival is proud to open its 23rd edition with the series’ latest sequel, “Sadako” (North...
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montreal, Quebec – July 11 to August 1
In addition, the festival is also very proud to announce a record number of repertory titles, its esteemed 2019 jury, a horror film location bus tour through Montreal, and exciting, one-of-a-kind live events with producer Edward R. Pressman, “First Blood” director Ted Kotcheff, and iconic horror host Joe Bob Briggs.
Japanese horror icon ”Sadako” will open fantasia 2019!
Sadako
Twenty years ago, Fantasia celebrated the North American Premiere of Hideo Nakata’s “Ringu” and its sequel, which led to Dreamworks acquiring the franchise and is largely seen as having been the birth of J-Horror in the West. This Summer, the festival is proud to open its 23rd edition with the series’ latest sequel, “Sadako” (North...
- 6/28/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The Seattle Film Festival wrapped Sunday with top Golden Space Needle audience awards going to “Tel Aviv on Fire” for best film and “We Are the Radical Monarchs” for best documentary.
Ulaa Salim won best director for “Sons of Denmark,” while Damla Sonmez won best actress for “Sibel” and Julius Weckauf won best actor for “All About Me.” Best short film went to “Stepdaddy.”
Juried award winners included “House of Hummingbird” for the official competition, “The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia” for New Directors; “The Awakening of the Ants” for the Ibero-American Competition, “International Falls” for the New American Cinema competition and “Q Ball” for documentary.
The largest festival in the United States, it featured more than 400 films from 86 countries including 12 feature premieres.
“It’s been an incredible 25 days full of important stories from around the world. We’re incredibly proud to showcase women in comedy, from jump starting the...
Ulaa Salim won best director for “Sons of Denmark,” while Damla Sonmez won best actress for “Sibel” and Julius Weckauf won best actor for “All About Me.” Best short film went to “Stepdaddy.”
Juried award winners included “House of Hummingbird” for the official competition, “The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia” for New Directors; “The Awakening of the Ants” for the Ibero-American Competition, “International Falls” for the New American Cinema competition and “Q Ball” for documentary.
The largest festival in the United States, it featured more than 400 films from 86 countries including 12 feature premieres.
“It’s been an incredible 25 days full of important stories from around the world. We’re incredibly proud to showcase women in comedy, from jump starting the...
- 6/9/2019
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
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