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Bullets, Confessions head AFA nominations

By Patrick Frater, Film Business Asia

Thu, 20 January 2011, 17:08 PM (HKT)

Awards News

Japan's Oscar hopeful Confessions (告白) and China's box office sensation Let The Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) head the list of contenders for the fifth Asian Film Awards.

Nominations were announced today at a jovial ceremony in Hong Kong, presided over by Yonfan (楊凡), this year's AFA jury head.

Both films were nominated for best film, alongside Aftershock (唐山大地震), Poetry (시), Peepli Live and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

If the best film category spread the nominations around across the whole Asia region, the wider list of nominees across the 14 awards categories pointed to the AFA's continuing focus on the cinema of North East Asia.

While Peepli received four nominations, it was the sole representative from India, Asia's biggest film producing country.

Southeast Asia was similarly downplayed. Uncle Boonmee, despite its Cannes Palme d'Or win, received no further nominations beyond the best film slot. Madam X from Indonesia collected the subcontinent's only other two nominations.

Heading towards the 21 March ceremony, however, there are few clear favourites. Miike Takashi's (三池崇史) Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) received five nominations, so too did Doze Niu's (鈕承澤) Monga (艋舺).

Feng Xiaogang's (馮小剛) Aftershock garnered four nominations as did Na Hong-jin's (나홍진) The Yellow Sea (황해).

Critics' favourite Poetry was unlucky to receive only three nominations. On the same number were Detective Dee (狄仁杰之通天帝國), The Housemaid (하녀), Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) and Reign of Assassins (劍雨).

Wilfred Wong (王英偉), chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (香港國際電影節協會) said that the March ceremony will additionally include four special awards; lifetime achievement, outstanding contribution to Asian cinema, award for promotion of Asian cinema and an award for 2010 top grossing film.

"2010 was another outstanding year for Asian films," Wong said. "Our filmmakers continue to astound and amaze us as we immerse ourselves in the stories they tell."

5TH ASIAN FILM AWARDS NOMINATION LIST

Best Film

Aftershock (唐山大地震) [China/HK]

Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Peepli Live [india]

Poetry (시) [south Korea]

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [Thailand]

Best Director

Feng Xiaogang (馮小剛); Aftershock (唐山大地震) [China/HK]

Jiang Wen (姜文); Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Lee Chang-dong (이창동); Poetry (시) [south Korea]

Miike Takashi (三池崇史); Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) [Japan/UK]

Na Hong-jin (나홍진); The Yellow Sea (황해) [south Korea]

Nakashima Tetsuya (中島哲也); Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Best Actor

Chow Yun-fat (周潤發); Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Ge You (葛優); Sacrifice (趙氏孤兒) [China]

Ha Jung-woo (하정우); The Yellow Sea (황해) [south Korea]

Ethan Ruan (阮經天); Monga (艋舺) [Taiwan]

Yakusho Koji (役所広司); Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) [Japan/UK]

Best Actress

Jeon Do-yeon (전도연); The Housemaid (하녀) [south Korea]

Kikuchi Rinko (菊地凛子); Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) [Japan]

Matsu Takako (松たか子); Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Xu Fan (徐帆); Aftershock (唐山大地震) [China/HK]

Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊); Reign of Assassins (劍雨) [China/HK/Taiwan]

Best Newcomer

Mark Chao (趙又廷); Monga (艋舺) [Taiwan]

Aarif Lee (李治廷); Echoes of the Rainbow (歲月神偷) [HK]

Omkar Das Manikpuri; Peepli Live [india]

T.O.P. (aka Choi Seung-hyun 최승현); 71 - Into the Fire (포화 속으로) [south Korea]

Zhou Dongyu (周冬雨); Under the Hawthorn Tree (山楂樹之戀) [China/HK]

Best Supporting Actor

Huang Xiaoming (黃曉明); Sacrifice (趙氏孤兒) [China]

Sammo Hung (洪金寶); Ip Man 2 (葉問 2) [HK]

Okada Masaki (岡田将生); Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Ryu Seung-beom (류승범); The Unjust (부당거래) [south Korea]

Yu Hae-jin (유해진); Moss (이끼) [south Korea]

Best Supporting Actress

Aoi Yu (蒼井優); About Her Brother (おとうと) [Japan]

Kimura Yoshino (木村佳乃); Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Carina Lau (劉嘉玲); Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Shanty Paredes; Madame X [indonesia]

Yoon Yeo-jeong (윤여정); The Housemaid (하녀) [south Korea]

Best Screenwriter

Jiang Wen (姜文); Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Pang Ho-cheung (彭浩翔), Heiward Mak (麥曦茵); Love in a Puff (志明與春嬌) [HK]

Lee Chang-dong (이창동); Poetry (시) [south Korea]

Su Chao-pin (蘇照彬); Reign of Assassins (劍雨) [China/HK/Taiwan]

Park Hoon-jung (박훈정); The Unjust (부당거래) [south Korea]

Best Cinematographer

Lee Mogae (이모개); I Saw the Devil (악마를 보았다) [south Korea]

Jake Pollock; Monga (艋舺) [Taiwan]

Mark Lee (李屏賓); Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) [Japan]

Hassan Kydyraliyev; The Light Thief [Kyrgyzstan]

Kenny Tse (謝忠道); The Stool Pigeon (線人) [HK]

Best Production Designer

Hayashida Yuji (林田裕至); Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) [Japan/UK]

James CHOO (趙崇邦); Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (狄仁杰之通天帝國) [China/HK]

Eros Eflin; Madame X [indonesia]

Max Huang (黃美清), Chen Po-jen (陳柏任); Monga (艋舺) [Taiwan]

Lee Hwo-kyung; The Yellow Sea (황해) [south Korea]

Best Composer

Saito Kazuyoshi (斉藤和義); Golden Slumber (ゴールデンスランバー) [Japan]

Sandee Chan (陳珊妮); Monga (艋舺) [Taiwan]

Indian Ocean; Peepli Live [india]

Peter Kam (金培達); Reign of Assassins (劍雨) [China/HK/Taiwan]

Jang Young-kyu (장영규), Lee Byung-hoon (이병훈); The Yellow Sea (황해) [south Korea]

Best Editor

Yamamini coopera Kenji (山下健治); Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) [Japan/UK]

Koike Yoshiyuki (小池義幸); Confessions (告白) [Japan]

Nam Na-young (남나영); I Saw the Devil (악마를 보았다) [south Korea]

Hemanti Sarkar; Peepli Live [india]

Meng Peicong (孟佩璁); Under the Hawthorn Tree (山楂樹之戀) [China/HK]

Best Visual Effects

Lee Hyuk (이혁), Park Eui-dong (박의동), Ryu Hee-jung (류희정); 71 - Into the Fire (포화 속으로) [south Korea]

Phil Jones; Aftershock (唐山大地震) [China/HK]

Phil Jones; Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (狄仁杰之通天帝國) [China/HK]

Yamazaki Takashi (山崎貴); Space Battleship Yamato (SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト) [Japan]

Park Jung-ryul (박정렬); The Man from Nowhere (아저씨) [Japan]

Best Costume Designer

Sawataishi Kazuhiro (澤田石和寛); Thirteen Assassins (十三人の刺客) [Japan/UK]

Bruce Yu (余家安); Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (狄仁杰之通天帝國) [China/HK]

William Chang (張叔平); Let the Bullets Fly (讓子彈飛) [China/HK]

Yen Khe Luguern; Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) [Japan]

Choi Se-yeon (최세연); The Housemaid (하녀) [south Korea]

http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/2011/5th-nominees-and-winners/5th-afa-nominees-winners-by-nom/

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Best director for I SAW THE DEVIL;

Best film, actor, actress for THE HOUSEMAID in smaller section

; Special Prize to 죽이고싶은 ENEMY AT DEAD END

Korean films just won an insane number of awards at Fantasporto. Best Actress for Seo Young-hee in BEDEVILLED!

March 6, 2011

Fantasporto captivated by 'Two Eyes'

Supernatural thriller wins top prize at Portugal's fest

By MARTIN DALE variety.com

OPORTO, Portugal -- Helmer Elbert van Strien's Dutch supernatural tale "Two Eyes Staring" won the Grand Prize for film in the Fantasy section of Portugal's 31st Fantasporto Film Festival that wrapped Sunday.

Paulo van Vliet won for screenplay for "Eyes": Charlize Theron optioned the remake rights in September.

The special jury prize went to Srdjan Spasojevic's ultra-violent "A Serbian Film" that has been banned in several countries, including Spain.

Kim Jee-won's brutal thriller, "I Saw the Devil," garnered awards for director in the Fantasy section and film in the Orient Express sidebar.

Seo Yeong-hie received actress laurels for her portrayal of a woman bullied by thugs in Jang Cheol-so's slasher "Bedevilled."

In the fest's Director's Week sidebar, Im Sang-soo's Cannes-player "The Housemaid" clocked up awards for film, actor (Lee Jung-jae) and actress (Jeon Do-yeon).

Yoshifumi Tsubota's manga-inspired "Miyoko" won the special jury prize and best screenplay (Miyoko Asagaya kibunin).

Luc Besson's "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec" won the audience award.

Thesp Maria de Medeiros and producer Paulo Trancoso received career tributes.

In the closing ceremony, fest director Mario Dorminsky said that this year's 14-day edition broke previous admission records, with over 60,000 tickets sold and a screenings' occupancy rate of over 80%.

Dorminksy nonetheless lambasted the swingeing 40% funding cuts suffered by Fantasporto in 2011, and sharply criticized centralist policies pursued in Portugal.

Fantasporto is Portugal's biggest film fest.

March 8, 2011

Korean pics nab wins at Portugal's Fantasporto

Reporter: Heidi Kim heidikim @ Editor: Jessica Kim jesskim @ <Ⓒ

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Several Korean films won awards at this year's Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal, including "I Saw the Devil" (2010) that grabbed the award for best director over the weekend.

According to the official website of the Fantasporto, "I Saw the Devil" directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Hallyu star Lee Byung-hun which portrayed a bloody revenge of a secret agent against a serial killer who killed his fiancee, won the prize for best director by the Jury of the Official Fantasy Section and trophy for best film by the Jury of the Orient Express.

Actress Seo Young-hee from Korean film "Bedevilled" (2010) took the crown for best actress in the Oriental Express section. The film directed by Jang Cheol-soo is about a serial murder that occurs on a small island against the backdrop of a plight of one woman who has been harassed by her family and ignored by neighbors.

Korea's famed director Im Sang-soo's erotic thriller "The Housemaid," (2010) which is a remake of the classic 1960s film about a young housemaid who begins to have an affair with the master, won three trophies under the category of Directors Week: Manoel de Oliveira Award for Best Film, Best Actor award (Lee Jung-jae) and Best Actress award (Jeon Do-youn).

The film "Enemy at the Dead End" (2010) directed by Park Soo-young and starring Yu Hae-jin and Cheon Ho-jin, won the Special Jury Award in the Orient Express Section

Meanwhile the Grand Prix award for Fantasporto 2011 went to the Dutch film director Elbert Van Strien's "Two Eyes Staring" (2010).

The latest film festival which ran from February 21 to March 6 is considered one of the biggest fantastic film festivals in the world alongside Sitges Film Festival of Spain and Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films in Belgium, which took off in Porto, Portugal in 1982.

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South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung poses backstage after winning the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in 'The Housemaid' at the 5th Asian Film Awards ceremony at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 21, 2011 in Hong Kong, China. <credit: Cine21, Zimbio>

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March 22, 2011

Korean actors and films win at Asian Film Awards

Reporter: Lucia Hong luciahong @ Editor: Jessica Kim jesskim @ <Ⓒ 10Asia All rights reserved> news.nate.com

Korean actor Ha Jung-woo took home the prize for best actor for his role in movie "The Yellow Sea" and director Lee Chang-dong won best director for his film "Poetry" while the film itself scored the award for best screenplay.

Veteran actress Yoon Yeo-jeong, who starred in "The Housemaid," won the award for best supporting actress and "I Saw the Devil," which starred Hallyu star Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik, claimed the trophy for best editing.

Ha, whose real name is Kim Sung-hoon, is the son of veteran Korean actor Kim Yong-gun. He first gained recognition appearing in several television dramas including "Lovers in Prague" (SBS, 2005) and "HIT" (MBC, 2007) alongside top Korean actress Ko Hyun-joung. He rose to stardom after playing a serial killer in suspense thriller pic "The Chaser" (2008) and solidified his movie star status with "Take Off" (2009), which became one of the most-watched films in Korean box office history. His also recently starred in "The Yellow Sea" (2010) a film of murderous chase between three men.

"Poetry," which was released in Korea on May 13 last year, is about an elderly woman who learns how to write her own poems while fighting Alzheimer's. The film was also a smash hit during the Cannes Film Festival, winning the award for best screenplay and sold its distribution rights to several countries including Hong Kong, Syria, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Taiwan and Brazil.

"The Housemaid," a remake of the classic 1960s film by the late director Kim Ki-young, is about a young woman who is hired to work for a wealthy family and begins to have an affair with the man of the household. The erotic thriller which stars 2007 Cannes best actress award-winner Jeon Do-youn, Lee Jung-jae, Yoon Yeo-jung and Seo Woo, attracted over 2.3 million moviegoers during its run which totals to about 17 billion Korean won since its opening in local theaters on May 13 last year.

"I Saw the Devil" is about a secret agent (Lee) who plots revenge against a serial killer (Choi) who killed his fiancee. It has garnered much attention from both fans in Korea and overseas since its release in August last year. The film also won rave reviews after being screened last year at the Toronto International Festival and San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Koreans sweep AFA 2011 in HK

Cinema Online

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22 Mar - Korea's Lee Chang-dong wins for best director and best screenwriter for his drama "Poetry" and his countryman Ha Jung-woo took Best Actor for his performance in "The Yellow Sea" at the fifth edition of the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.

The event, held annually since 2007, is marked by a very unlikely Best Picture winner - Apichatpong Weerasethakul's experimental indie "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" - and also the notable absence of Japanese guests due to the natural disaster that has struck Japan recently.

The star-studded awards ceremony saw 18 awards handed out at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre where Lisa S., Angela Chow and Archie Kao hosted the broadcast.

Another Korean who won a prize was Yoon Yeo-jeong for her supporting role in the twisted drama "The Housemaid".

However, Best Actress nominee Jeon Do-yeon for the same movie lost out to Xu Fan's powerhouse performance in her filmmaker husband Feng Xiao Gang's earthquake drama "Aftershock".

According to a statement on the organiser's website, event sponsor Moët & Chandon has pledged to generously donate HK$ 10,000 for each Award category and each of the four special Awards distributed to support the Japan Disaster Relief, with a total of HK$180,000.

Here are the winners again by listing:

Best film: "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," Thailand

Best director: Lee Chang-dong, "Poetry"

Best actor: Ha Jung-woo, "The Yellow Sea"

Best actress: Xu Fan, "Aftershock"

Best newcomer: Mark Chao Yao Ting, "Monga"

Best supporting actor: Sammo Hung, "Ip Man 2"

Best supporting actress: Yoon Yeo-jeong, "The Housemaid"

Best screenplay: Lee Chang-dong, "Poetry"

Best cinematographer: Mark Lee, "Norwegian Wood"

Best production designer: Yuji Hayashida, "13 Assassins"

Best music score: Indian Ocean, "Peepli Live"

Best editing: Nam Na-young, "I Saw the Devil"

Best visual effects: Phil Jones, "Aftershock"

Best costume designer: William Chang, "Let the Bullets Fly"

Outstanding contribution to Asian cinema: Kim Dong-ho

Lifetime achievement: Raymond Chow

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An American Shares His Passion for Korean Cinema with the World

Source: englishnews@chosun.com

American Darcy Paquet is on a mission: he wants to inform the world about the greatness of Korean films. The 39-year-old writer and editor hosts a program called "Highlights of 20th Century Korean Cinema" by the Korean Film Archive. The bimonthly event, which started in February, screens a classic Korean film with English subtitles followed by a commentary and Q&A session with Paquet.

The KOFA came up with the idea and asked Paquet, who has been building a name for himself around the world as an expert on Korean cinema, to host it.

He first came to Korea in 1997 as an English teacher for a university and opened the film site Koreanfilm.org in 1999. Since then he has devoted himself to introducing the nation's cinematic works to a wider audience around the globe. He also wrote about the topic for Screen International, a U.K. film trade magazine, before switching to the U.S. magazine Variety, and currently serves as a program consultant for the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy. He is married to a Korean woman with whom he has two sons.

Paquet studied Russian at Carleton College and obtained master's degrees in TESOL and Slavic languages at Indiana University. His love for Korean cinema began after watching "Christmas in August." Among his other favorite films are Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder" and "Housemaid" by Kim Ki-young.

"There are many talented directors here," Paquet said. "So many fresh works are produced each year, perhaps due to the large number of film schools and short film makers." Nevertheless, it is difficult for Korean films to find distribution in other countries, he added.

Paquet plans to launch a magazine next month featuring pictures and profiles of Korean actors and directors.

"The Far East Film Festival in Udine will hold a major retrospective of Korean films of the 1970s next year," he said. "At that time, commercial films had to be made in a very limited time under strict government censorship. I want to show how many great films were produced under such hostile circumstances."

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March 22, 2011

Korean cineastes sweep Asian Film Awards

By Lee Hyo-won hyowlee@koreatimes.co.kr

From left, actor Ha Jung-woo, the winner of Best Actor award, Youn Yuh-jung, the winner of Best Supporting Actress award,

and director Lee Chang-dong, the winner of Best Director award, pose with their trophies at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, Monday. / AP-Yonhap

HONG KONG ― South Korean cineastes shone at the Asian Film Awards Monday, winning Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing.

The fifth edition of the awards, held in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Film Festival, featured a tough competition among some of the most renowned Asian cineastes and the red carpet event beamed brighter than ever with the attendance of top stars. Yet it was marked by many absences in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquakes in Japan, and ovations were respectful rather than enthusiastic.

Nevertheless the celebratory mood peaked with Korean cinema demonstrating its ever-growing prominence in the international film industry. Eight Korean films won 17 nominations in 14 categories, with sometimes more than one local work vying for the same award among five nominees. In addition to five awards, two more non-competitive titles went to Korean talent.

Lee Chang-dong won prizes for both Best Director and Screenplay. “My scenario seems to have some good things but it’s really the actors and actresses, especially my main actress Yoon Jung-hee, and the staff _ they blew the breath of life into my work,” said Lee, who won the Best Screenplay prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival for “Poetry.” Park Hoon-jung was also nominated for the Hong Kong event’s Best Screenplay prize for the crime drama “The Unjust.”

Ha Jung-woo won Best Actor for his role in the gritty Korean thriller, “Yellow Sea.” “I’d like to share this honor and happiness entirely with the ‘Yellow Sea’ team. Thank you,” Ha said about winning over prominent stars such as Chow Yun-fat, appearing sleek in a black tuxedo and bow tie. “Yellow Sea” was nominated for a total of four awards, including Best Director, Production Design and Music Score.

“Yellow Sea’s” Na Hong-jin ceded the directing prize to the veteran Lee Chang-dong. When Lee reappeared onstage to accept the award for Best Director, he thanked the jury and film festival, as well as his wife and “the people who love films but at the same time love poetry.”

“Poetry” was also nominated for Best Film, but it lost out to Thailand’s “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” just as at Cannes last year.

Youn Yuh-jung became one of the actresses as the hour for “The Housemaid.” “First of all, I’d like to thank the jury, who made the right decision,” said Youn, evoking much laughter from the crowd, after being named Best Supporting Actress. Looking chic in a beige constructed gown, she thanked not only director Im Sang-soo but also the late director Kim Ki-young, whose 1960 film of the same title marked her film debut and inspired the remake.

Youn’s co-star, Cannes winner Jeon Do-yeon, missed out on the best actress award to China’s Xu Fan (“Aftershock”) but “The Housemaid” star won the People’s Choice Award for best acting, alongside superstar Chow Yun-fat. The prizes were determined through an online vote. “The Housemaid” also received a nomination for Best Costume.

Kim Dong-ho, former director of the Busan International Film Festival (formerly PIFF), was honored with Outstanding Contribution to Asian Cinema. Three esteemed directors ― Lee, China’s Jia Zhangke and the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, who was named Best Director at Cannes in 2009 ― presented the golden trophy to Kim.

Before commenting on the award, Kim, along with many others, expressed heartfelt condolences to Japanese victims of the recent earthquakes as well as Japanese filmmaker friends who were unable to attend the ceremony.

“It’s my great, great honor to receive this prestigious award. I’d like to share this honor with all the staff and volunteers of the Busan Film Festival. I’d like to share this pleasure with cineastes and cinephiles from Asian and Korean film societies for continuously supporting us from the beginning. I’m not sure if I’m dreaming or awake, please don’t wake me up,” said Kim, who is now honorary director of the Busan Festival after heading it for 15 years.

Kim retook the stage later to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Hong Kong’s Raymond Chow, who is renowned for producing Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee films.

Nam Na-young picked up the trophy for Best Editing in Kim Ji-woon’s “I Saw the Devil.” “This is completely unexpected. I would like to share this honor with director Kim and our crew members,” said Nam. The psychopath thriller was also nominated for Best Cinematography.

Other stellar nods included the Korean War action flick “71: Into the Fire” and the crime drama “The Man From Nowhere,” which both vied for the Best Visual Effects Award.

“71’s” star, K-pop singer and actor Choi Seung-hyun (a.k.a. Big Bang’s TOP), was also nominated for Best Newcomer. Choi’s fellow K-pop celebrity, Han Geng, a Chinese member of the boy band Super Junior, sang at the award ceremony and also presented an award. Han is set to appear in a China-United States co-production “My Kingdom,” alongside superstars such as Sammo Hung. Hung won the award for Best Supporting Actor that evening, beating Korean nominees Ryu Seung-bum (“The Unjust”) and Yu Hae-jin (“Moss”).

The glitzy event was attended by some of the biggest Asian stars, particularly those representing China. Actress Zhang Ziyi, appeared sexy in a lacy black-and-white corset dress to present the award to Lee Chang-dong for Best Director and actor Tony Leung appeared with his wife Carina Lau. Director Feng Xiaogang was also present with his wife, actress Fan Xu. His film “Aftershock” was recognized not only for Fan’s Best Actress Award but also for being the top grossing Asian film of 2010.

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2 Korean movies among top 12 female vengeance movies: TIME
By Chung Joo-won The Korea Herald


The official posters for “The Housemaid (2010)” (left) and “Lady Vengeance (2005)”.
Two Korean movies, “Lady Vengeance (2005)” and “The Housemaid (2010),” are among the top 12 female vengeance films selected by the online edition of Time. 
“We present a dozen movies, from Hollywood, France and South Korea, that treat the vengeful-woman theme with fondness or dread, as comedy, melodrama or stark tragedy,” the U.S. weekly magazine wrote on Tuesday.
In contrast to the magazine’s criticisms on Korean melodramas -– “classic Hollywood fare gone totally nuts” -– it gave Korean crime movies more credit for being “vividly displayed, (its) retribution way more lurid.”
“Lady Vengeance” was directed and cowritten by Park Chan-wook, who previously directed two other bloody vengeance films, “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)” and “Oldboy (2003).” The success of film Oldboy added Park’s presence in the international film industry, as a representative figure of Korean vengeance movie. 
Lee Geum-ja, played by actress Lee Young-ae, is the tragic heroine of Lady Vengeance. Her life begins to falter as she is convicted of murdering a schoolboy on behalf of a child serial killer, Baek (played by “Oldboy” star Choi Min-sik). Behind bars, she witnesses dehumanizing abuse between female prisoners. Released early as a model prisoner, she begins her new life as “lady vengeance” and sets off to get even with Baek who ruined the lives of many parents and hers. 

The other Korean film, “The Housemaid,” was directed and written by Im Sang-woo. The movie is a remake of the eponymous 1960 flick by Kim Ki-young.
The movie starts off with Eun-yi (Jeon Do-yeon), a naive, working-class girl, being hired by a wealthy family. She gets pregnant by the attractive, control-obsessed patriarch, Hoon (played by Lee Jung-jae), but is forcibly taken to the hospital for an abortion by the dragon ladies of the aristocratic family. 
Realizing that rich people only see the poor as their pawns, the frustrated heroine takes up one last act of vengeance. 

Time’s 10 other top female vengeance films include: “The Women (1939),” “The Bride Wore Black (1968),” “Carrie (1976),” “9 to 5 (1980),” “Thelma & Louise (1991),” “The First Wives Club (1996),” “Kill Bill (2003-4),” “The Help (2011)” and “Frozen (2013).”

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May 5, 2014
Two Korean Thrillers Makes Time’s Top Female Revenge FilmsLADY VENGEANCE and THE HOUSEMAID Make the Cut by Pierce Conran KOFIC Noted film critic Richard Corliss has compiled a list of the top 12 female revenge films for Time Magazine, which features a pair of popular Korean thrillers. The selected films were PARK Chan-wook’s Lady Vengeance (2005) and IM Sang-soo’s The Housemaid (2010). Lady Vengeance is the third and final film of director PARK famous ‘Vengeance Trilogy’, which also features Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Oldboy (2003). Meanwhile, The Housemaid is a remake of KIM Ki-young’s 1960 original of the same name which is often cited as one of the best Korean films of all time. The remake competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. According to Corliss: “Beyond its reductive social view, the grim, gleaming Housemaid has a silky thread of tension tightening around the viewer’s rooting interest, right up to the cutting revenge Eun-yi takes on her torturers.” The rankings are testament to Korea’s reputation as a purveyor of popular and innovative revenge fare. Corliss explains that “Korean melodramas are like classic Hollywood fare gone totally nuts. The crimes are more vividly displayed, the retribution way more lurid.”