More Film Festivals

Summer is officially here and it's time for Film Festivals...
Here are a few

Japan Cuts
July 1 - July 16, 2010


New York Asian Film Festival
June 25 - July 8, 2010

Enjoy everyone!

Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Better late than never...

Human Rights Watch Film Festival is back...
It already started and it's ending on soon, June 24th... Sorry, I just found out about this.


http://www.hrw.org/en/iff

New Directors/New Films 2009

There is a film festival going on called "New Directors/New Films 2009"

Started on 3/25/09 and will continue until 4/5/09.


http://www.filmlinc.com/ndnf/program.html

Korean Film Festival 2008

Yesterday and today, we watched Korean films. It's a nice getaway from normal Hollywood movies. We also saw a few flims during Asian Film Festival last month.

This time we saw Hwang Jin Yi, 황 진 이 (picture shown below) and May 18, 화려한 휴가.




Hwang Jin Yi, 황 진 이
It's based on a novel; however, the main character, Hwang Jin Yi actually existed.
She was the most well-known Giseng, high level entertainer / prostitute, in Chosun dynasty.
Her poems are still very well known. The movie itself was ok; however, costumes were very beautiful.


May 18, 화려한 휴가
This was also based on true story. This was about democratic movement in 1980's in Korea, specifically in the city of Gwang-Ju. I was too young to remember or understand anything that was going on at that time; however, I am very much surprised at where Korea is now today.
I still think that a country such as Pakistan still has a chance.

http://www.koreanfilmfestival.org/