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EXCLUSIVE: Last time TIFF showcased Korean cinema was in 2002.Toronto International Film Festival TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey has today announced the 2014 City To City programme will focus on Seoul, South Korea. Seoul is one of the most exciting film cities now. There are always new interesting films and directors from a number of different levels from very commercial to arthouse, said Bailey.The last time TIFF showcased Korean cinema was in 2002 with programme strand Harvest: South Korean Renaissance. Theres obviously been a huge change in those 12 years. Directors like Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook are now working internationally.Anyone who follows international cinema knows Korean filmmakers take challenges and push limits, said Bailey. I think 12 years ago that was still new and we were introducing our audiences to the fact that this was happening. Now they want more and are hungry for whats new. Bailey will be programming eight recent feature films for the section with TIFF programmer Giovanna Fulvi. With films like Stoker and Snowpiercer, were seeing Korean filmmakers pushing outwards. Its an interesting mom <a href=https://www.stanleyuk.uk>stanley uk</a> ent in Korean cinema and I think there <a href=https://www.stanleymug.us>stanley mug</a> are more to come. Well be looking for the next truly global filmmakers coming out of Seoul, too, he said.TopicsAsiaFilmartToronto No comments <a href=https://www.stanleycup.fr>stanley cup</a> Related articles
Dir: Hideo Nakata. Japan . 2008. 130 mins.A strong whiff of the well-milked cash cow hangs around this pedestrian follow-up to the hugely popular Death Note films - live-action versions of Takeshi Obata s bestselling manga. Though Goths the world ove <a href=https://www.stanleycups.it>stanley italy</a> r will rejoice at the top billing given here to cool, stooped, sweet-guzzling, kohl-rimmed detective L, played by teen idol Mayuko Fukuda - who was the highlight of Death Note and its sequel Death Note: The Last Word - the belated third film has little of the quirkily apocalyptic post-punk atmosphere that made its 2006 predecessors so darkly intriguing. That hasn t stopped the film from being a solid success on home turf, where it took $29 million following its early February release - slightly more than the original Death Note but less than Death Note: The Last Word, which reaped over $41 million. In the rest of Asia, however, it has <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.us>stanley usa</a> <a href=https://www.stanley-cups-uk.uk>stanley cup</a> so far underperformed compared to its predecessors. Both of the 2006 Death Note movies have long been available on import DVD, and collect-the-set Asian movie fans will no doubt consume L: Change the World in the same format. And with the first two films finally getting a limited theatrical release in the US and the UK, a small-scale cinema run for the inferior L is not entirely out of the question.Films one and two stuck fairly closely to Obata s manga, and derived much of their kooky charm from the cheek-to-cheek relationship. They found perfect casting matches for androgynous killer Light Yagami - Gnys Screen International UK Stars Of Tomorrow: Actors 1
EXCLUSIVE: Last time TIFF showcased Korean cinema was in 2002.Toronto International Film Festival TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey has today announced the 2014 City To City programme will focus on Seoul, South Korea. Seoul is one of the most exciting film cities now. There are always new interesting films and directors from a number of different levels from very commercial to arthouse, said Bailey.The last time TIFF showcased Korean cinema was in 2002 with programme strand Harvest: South Korean Renaissance. Theres obviously been a huge change in those 12 years. Directors like Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook are now working internationally.Anyone who follows international cinema knows Korean filmmakers take challenges and push limits, said Bailey. I think 12 years ago that was still new and we were introducing our audiences to the fact that this was happening. Now they want more and are hungry for whats new. Bailey will be programming eight recent feature films for the section with TIFF programmer Giovanna Fulvi. With films like Stoker and Snowpiercer, were seeing Korean filmmakers pushing outwards. Its an interesting mom <a href=https://www.stanleyuk.uk>stanley uk</a> ent in Korean cinema and I think there <a href=https://www.stanleymug.us>stanley mug</a> are more to come. Well be looking for the next truly global filmmakers coming out of Seoul, too, he said.TopicsAsiaFilmartToronto No comments <a href=https://www.stanleycup.fr>stanley cup</a> Related articles
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