KOFIC issues new books on JANG Sun-woo and leading producers/investors in Korean cinema
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The Korean Film Council is pleased to announce the publication of two new books this month.
First, a new volume on director Jang Sun-woo has been added to the Korean Film Directors series, which provides in-depth appreciations and analysis of leading Korean filmmakers. Written by Tony RAYNS, the book contains an essay on the cinema of Jang Sun-woo titled "The Essence of Contradiction"; five interviews with the filmmaker; a collection of writings by Jang Sun-woo; a collection of "Critical Miscellany" by Korean and foreign critics; plus a biographical note and filmography.
Tony RAYNS is a well-known UK-based critic and programmer who in 2002 directed the documentary The Jang Sun-woo Variations.
Meanwhile, KOFIC has also released the first volume in its new "Who's Who in the Korean Film Industry" series, which will provide profiles of key figures in Korean cinema. The first edition focuses on producers and investors, and provides not only filmographies, contact numbers and biographical information about each figure, but also short interviews. A total of 47 producers and investors are profiled. In addition, an essay "Investment System of the Korean Film Industry" by SUH Young-kwan, CEO of Open Ended, is provided in the book's appendix.
For further inquiries about these books, please contact the International Promotion Department at http://www.kofic.or.kr/english.
Darcy Paquet (KOFIC)
First, a new volume on director Jang Sun-woo has been added to the Korean Film Directors series, which provides in-depth appreciations and analysis of leading Korean filmmakers. Written by Tony RAYNS, the book contains an essay on the cinema of Jang Sun-woo titled "The Essence of Contradiction"; five interviews with the filmmaker; a collection of writings by Jang Sun-woo; a collection of "Critical Miscellany" by Korean and foreign critics; plus a biographical note and filmography.
Tony RAYNS is a well-known UK-based critic and programmer who in 2002 directed the documentary The Jang Sun-woo Variations.
Meanwhile, KOFIC has also released the first volume in its new "Who's Who in the Korean Film Industry" series, which will provide profiles of key figures in Korean cinema. The first edition focuses on producers and investors, and provides not only filmographies, contact numbers and biographical information about each figure, but also short interviews. A total of 47 producers and investors are profiled. In addition, an essay "Investment System of the Korean Film Industry" by SUH Young-kwan, CEO of Open Ended, is provided in the book's appendix.
For further inquiries about these books, please contact the International Promotion Department at http://www.kofic.or.kr/english.
Darcy Paquet (KOFIC)
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