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Category: Beowulf & Grendel News Posted by: admin Fifteen European directors introduced their latest works, including ``Beowulf And Grendel’’ and ``The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema,’’ at a press conference held at Paradise Hotel Sunday.
European Directors Promote Their Films
Article Date: October 10, 2005 | Publication: Korea Times | Author: Kim Ki-tae
Source: http://times.hankooki.com
Called ``The European Film Promotion,’’ the promotional event was designed to prompt European films’ advance into the Asian market.
At the first presentation, German filmmaker Marc Rothemund presented his ``Sophie Scholl: The Last Days’’ on the executed anti-war activist during World War II. ``The film will be released in Korea in November. I hope many Koreans see it,’’ the director said.
Introducing ``Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet,’’ Swiss director Luc Scaedler said the film is a time travel to the past of Tibet and sheds light on the life of a Buddhist monk in the region. Joaquim Sapinho from Portugal, who directed a documentary about postwar Bosnia, said ``It is good to present this film about split of community,’’ hinting at the division in Korea.
Hannes Stoehr, who made the film ``One Day in Europe’’ about Europeans united through football fanfare, jokingly said he hopes one day there will be another film made in Asia named ``One Day in Asia.’’
The directors are to present their films again at the outdoor stage in PIFF Square in Nampo-dong at 12 p.m. Monday.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200510/kt2005101021362411680.htm
