New York Korean Film Festival 2010 September 22–October 3

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New York Korean Film Festival 2010
September 22–October 3

The Korea Society presents The New York Korean Film Festival 2010, featuring the best of contemporary Korean cinema. The 2010 Festival features eight films in a collaborative effort with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Rose Cinema.

The New York Korean Film Festival kicks off with an opening reception at The Korea Society (950 Third Avenue@57th Street) from 5-7PM on Thursday, September 23, featuring noted Korean directors Im Sang Soo (The Housemaid) and Boo Ji-young (Sisters on the Road). Films screen from September 22-30 at MoMA and from October 1-3 at BAM Rose Cinema.

This year’s festival offers films from a range of genres: romance to action, melodrama to cutting-edge thriller, and politically charmed. The opening film is Im Sang-soo’s internationally acclaimed The Housemaid in its New York City-premiere; the director, who won positive reviews at Cannes, will be present for questions after the screening. Ms. Boo Ji-young, director of Sisters on the Road, will share in Q&A after her screening and visit a local high school film program under the auspices of The Korea Society. Avante-garde film director Roh Gyeong-tae will discuss his Land of Scarecrows at The Korea Society the evening of September 28. For more information, www.koreanfilmfestival.org or contact Yuni Cho by yuni.ny@koreasociety.org

New York Korean Film Festival 2010
September 22-30, Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today@MoMA, Titus 1 Theater
October 1–October 3@BAM Rose Cinema

The Housemaid. (하녀)
2010. 106 min
Director: Im Sang-soo
Casting: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, Seo Woo, Yun Yeo-jung.

Good Morning Mr. President. (굿모닝 프레지던트)
2009. 132 min
Director: Jang Jin
Casting: Lee Soon-jae, Jang Dong-gun, Koh Doo-sim, Im Ha-ryong.

A Frozen Flower. (쌍화점)
2008. 133 min
Director: Yoo Ha.

Casting: Zo In-sung, Joo Jin-mo, Song Ji-hyo.

Woochi. (전우치)
2009. 135 min
Director: Choi Dong-hoon.
Casting: Gang Dong-won, Kim Yoon-suk, Lim Soo-jung, Yoo Hae-jin.

Sisters on the Road. (지금, 이대로가 좋아요)
2008. 91 min
Director: Boo Ji-young.
Casting: Kong Hyo-jin, Shin Min-a.

Eighteen. (회오리 바람)
2010. 95 min
Director: Jang Kun-Jae.
Casting: Seo Jun-yeong, Lee Min-ji.

Best Seller. (베스트셀러)
2010. 117 min
Director: Lee Jeong-ho.
Casting: Um Jeong-hwa.

Land of Scarecrows. (허수아비들의 땅)
2008. 90 min
Director: Roh Gyeong-tae.
Casting: Kim Sun-young, Phuong Thi Bich, Jun Du-won.

All films are presented in Korean with English subtitles.

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The Korea Society, 950 Third Ave@57th Street, New York, 212-759-7525, www.koreasociety.org/ www.koreanfilmfestival.org

MoMA, 11 West 53th Street, New York, 212-708-9400, www.moma.org

BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, www.bam.org

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