Women Filmmakers Dominate Jeonju Film Festival Korean Competition- Global Bulletin

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Naman Ramachandran Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr.

28-May 7) are directed by women. The selected films are “Mother And Daughter” by Kim Jung-eun; “When I Sleep” (Choi Jungmoon); “The Hill of Secrets” (Lee Ji-eun); “Archaeology of Love” (Lee Wanmin); “Missing Yoon” (Kim Jinhwa); “Saving a Dragonfly” (Hong Daye); “Jeong-sun” (Jeong Ji-hye); “Drown” (Lim Sangsu); and “Havana” (Hong Yongho).Programmer Moon Seok said: “This year’s submissions were diverse in subject matter, and there were many new attempts in genres.

Seven of the nine selected works are by female directors, and they continue to be strong players in the industry. I hope this trend will continue, and to have female directors make strides in the commercial film industry too.” Meanwhile, the festival, which is led by director Lee Joondong, is planning an in-person event under strict COVID-19 regulations and will hold a retrospective on celebrated Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong called “Lee Chang-dong: The Truth of the Invisible.” The filmmaker’s most famous works “Green Fish” (1997), “Peppermint Candy” (1999), “Oasis” (2002), “Secret Sunshine” (2007), “Poetry” (2010) and “Burning” (2018) will be screened as well as his short film “Heartbeat” (2022), and Alain Mazars’ documentary “Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony.”“Love Proof,” a Swedish psychological thriller penned and directed by Richard Hobert (“The Birdcatcher’s Son”), has started shooting with a stellar cast including Rolf Lassgård (“A Man Called Ove”), Livia Millhagen and Hedda Rehnberg.

The love triangle movie follows a couple, Thomas and Marie, who are getting divorced and must meet one last time to empty and sell their summer.