Korean cinema in Cannes

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Another blog freeze: I was taking a much need break in Morocco, away from all things Korean, so to speak.

Faithful to their annual custom, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has published a preamble to their Korean Cinema 2009: Korean Film Guide 2009 - Cannes Special Edition, a sort of guidebook that lists the theatrical releases of the first half of the year as well as upcoming films.

 

Here are the 9 films presented in Cannes this year:

• Park Chan-wook's Thirst (박쥐) was running the official competition for the Palme d'Or, and nabbed the Jury Prize (the festival's third place award).
  
  
  
  

• Bong Joon-ho's Mother (마더) in the Un Certain regard section.
• Hong Sang-soo's Like You Know It All (잘 알지도 못하면서) at the Quinzaine des réalisateurs.
• Ounie Lecomte A Brand New Life (여행자), off competition (special screening). Not sure it really counts as Korean cinema, but well.
  
• Shin Sang-ok's restored classic, Prince Yeonsan (연산군) at the Cannes Classics.
• Jung Yumi's Dust Kid (먼지아이), an animation film, at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.
• Jo sung-hee's Don’t Step Out of the House (남매의 집) à the Festival Cinéfondation.
• Moon Seong-hyeok's 6 hours (6시간) at the Semaine de la Critique.
• Yim Kyung-dong's The Horn (경적) at the Festival Cinéfondation.