A full week of S. Korean films
9/11/2008 13:17
Yang Lifei/Shanghai Daily news
Twelve South Korean
films will be shown in Shanghai during the South Korean Film Week, which starts
on November 16.
The Shanghai International Film Festival organized the event
as part of the State Film Week series that included the French Film Week,
Italian Film Week and Singaporean Film Week.
Some of the South Korean films
smashed box office records in that country and other parts of the world, and
others won awards at international film festivals.
The films include
"Beautiful," "Christmas in August," and "Secret Sunshine," which won the best
actress award for Jeon Do-Youn at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
The
opening movie at the local event is "Happy Life," which was directed by Lee
Jun-ik, who also made the renowned "The King and the Clown."
Jun will attend
the opening ceremony and meet Shanghai movie fans, according to the event
organizer.
By holding film weeks that spotlight a wide range of countries,
the series hopes to enhance communication between local and international movie
makers and promote the Chinese film industry, the event organizer said.
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