Korean Film and Festivals

This book examines the various film festivals where Korean cinema plays a significant role, both inside and outside of Korea, focusing on their history, structure and function, and analysis of successful festival films.

Autorentext

Hyunseon Lee is a Privatdozent at the Department of German at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Siegen, Germany. She is also a Research Associate at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK.

Inhalt

Foreword 1. Introduction: Korean Film and Festivals Part 1: Why Film Festivals Matter? 2. From Festival Films to Film Festivals: Korean Cinema at European Film Festivals 3. The Evolution of South Korean Cinema in the Festival Network 4. When South goes East: Latin American Films at Korean Festivals Part 2: Korean Film Festivals and Cultural Policy 5. Beyond the International Film Festival: Contact Zones for the Agonistics and Solidarity 6. Profiles and Motivations of Visitors to International Film Festivals in Korea Jowon Park and Guiohk Lee 7. Function of Festival as a Social Drama: Redline Photo and Film Festival (2017) Part 3: K-Films at International Film Festivals outside Korea 8. Transnationalism beyond Orientalism: Characteristics, National Images, and Influences 9. Park Chan-wook Beyond Globalization: Universality at the Limits of the Film Festival 10. Celebrating the Rival: Korean Films and the Osaka Asian Film Festival Part 4: Transcultural Practices and Networking 11. Film Festivals and the South Korean Film Industry: Kim Hong-joon in Interview with Hyunseon Lee, Feb 14, 2019