Ben Wheatley’s ‘In The Earth’ is playing in the main competition of the Swiss festival.
UK director Ben Wheatley’s in The Earth is among the competition contenders in this year’s 20th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival which will take place as a hybrid edition from July 2-10 in Switzerland.
It is taking place under the interim directorship of Loïc Valceschini before a new head, Pierre-Yves Walder, takes up the reins in July.
The event includes 55 films, eight short films, eight immersive installations and two TV productions. Among the special guests will be legendary VFX artist Volker Engel,...
UK director Ben Wheatley’s in The Earth is among the competition contenders in this year’s 20th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival which will take place as a hybrid edition from July 2-10 in Switzerland.
It is taking place under the interim directorship of Loïc Valceschini before a new head, Pierre-Yves Walder, takes up the reins in July.
The event includes 55 films, eight short films, eight immersive installations and two TV productions. Among the special guests will be legendary VFX artist Volker Engel,...
- 6/17/2021
- ScreenDaily
South Korean animation, or “K-animation,” has been positioned to be the next chapter of “K-wave” following the global success of Korean film, K-pop and K-dramas, says one of the agencies that pledge to put the content on the world stage.
The success of animated feature thriller “Beauty Water,” which has been a film festival circuit hit this year, and “Baby Shark Dance,” an animated video by South Korean education company Pinkfong that has nearly 7.4 billion views, has boosted the country’s confidence in its animation industry, said Bokyung Park, director of Seoul Animation Center at Seoul Business Agency, an organization under the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
“Non-mainstream K-content that was not exactly at the center of attention in the domestic cultural industry is now becoming sensational in the global market, from children’s content to Korean traditional music and creative animation … If we continue to target the global market with K-animation,...
The success of animated feature thriller “Beauty Water,” which has been a film festival circuit hit this year, and “Baby Shark Dance,” an animated video by South Korean education company Pinkfong that has nearly 7.4 billion views, has boosted the country’s confidence in its animation industry, said Bokyung Park, director of Seoul Animation Center at Seoul Business Agency, an organization under the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
“Non-mainstream K-content that was not exactly at the center of attention in the domestic cultural industry is now becoming sensational in the global market, from children’s content to Korean traditional music and creative animation … If we continue to target the global market with K-animation,...
- 12/3/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
With the rise of information technology, we have also entered the era of the social networks and thus the era of the new self, one which is to a smaller degree assessed by the individual, but by a wide audience. Beauty blogs as well as the growing and economically legitimized demand to optimize yourself, societies which have a tendency to evaluate a person based on outer appearance have now found the perfect platform to engage in this endeavor, possibly leading to a less tolerant and more conformist society. Recently, novels such as Han Kang intriguing “The Vegetarian” have attempted to shed some light on the increasingly problematic relationship between a superficial society, tradition and patriarchy. In his animated feature “Beauty Water”, first-time director Cho Kyung-hun deals with similar themes, but uses a genre framework to further explore the interconnections of social media, its obsession with beauty and how it changes...
- 11/25/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Five Flavours Asian Film Festival invite you for a journey through taste, colors, and sounds of the Asian continent, hoping they can provide food for your thoughts and solace for your spirits.
The Programme of this year’s Festival comprises more than forty titles representing the extreme variety of Asian cinemas – from horror cinema to sweet melodramas, from grasping auteur cinema to relaxing journeys around the continent.
All the films will be presented online between November 25 and December 6.
Preparing this year’s edition forced the organisers to face up to completely new challenges – from the matters of logistics to finding new ways of thinking about their mission, priorities, building bridges between filmmakers and audiences outside the screening rooms. The online edition of the Festival is not a compromise, but a different way to reach the, perhaps even wider, audiences, discover the rich variety of Asian cultures, and explore the contemporary...
The Programme of this year’s Festival comprises more than forty titles representing the extreme variety of Asian cinemas – from horror cinema to sweet melodramas, from grasping auteur cinema to relaxing journeys around the continent.
All the films will be presented online between November 25 and December 6.
Preparing this year’s edition forced the organisers to face up to completely new challenges – from the matters of logistics to finding new ways of thinking about their mission, priorities, building bridges between filmmakers and audiences outside the screening rooms. The online edition of the Festival is not a compromise, but a different way to reach the, perhaps even wider, audiences, discover the rich variety of Asian cultures, and explore the contemporary...
- 11/2/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The first teaser for the upcoming Korean animated film Beauty Water definitely piqued my interest, and now the first trailer lays it all out: Saying goodbye to the face you know will lead to deadly consequences. Directed by Cho Kyung-hun, the film has been described as follows: "In a society as obsessed with physical appearance as modern South Korea, ugliness is a fate worse than death. For overweight, unsightly Yaeji, though, a fast but suspicious solution to her woes may soon make her wish she were dead. Beauty is skin-deep, but body horror chills to the bone!" Edko Films will release the film on October 8, 2020. More information as it becomes available. For now, please enjoy the new trailer below, even if it's with...
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- 9/30/2020
- Screen Anarchy
An animated film from South Korea, Beauty Water sounds very intriguing, a notion that is amplified by a new teaser. Directed by Cho Kyung-hun, the film is described as follows: "In a society as obsessed with physical appearance as modern South Korea, ugliness is a fate worse than death. For overweight, unsightly Yaeji, though, a fast but suspicious solution to her woes may soon make her wish she were dead. Beauty is skin-deep, but body horror chills to the bone!" The description above comes from Fantasia Festival, where the film had been scheduled to make its North American premiere recently. That fell through, unfortunately, though the fest did present "a 20-min. short film edit" in its place. In any event, a teaser has now been...
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- 9/18/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Although not as famous or as many as their Japanese counterparts, Korean animated films also have a long history
and a number of titles that have nothing to envy from anime, both in terms of context and artistry. In this list, we tried to include a number of the most significant ones that prove the aforementioned fact, as always, with a focus on diversity (with the exception of Yeo Sang-ho who has shot a number of great ones). In that regard, the +1 in the title refers to a student film, that we felt should be included in such a list. Without further ado, here are 16 of the best animated movies Korea has to offer
1. Afternoon Class
Up-and-coming independent animator Oh Seo-ro dedicates his graduation film to none other than school itself — or at least, trying to stay awake in class. As our unnamed hero struggles against the weight of a bowling ball,...
and a number of titles that have nothing to envy from anime, both in terms of context and artistry. In this list, we tried to include a number of the most significant ones that prove the aforementioned fact, as always, with a focus on diversity (with the exception of Yeo Sang-ho who has shot a number of great ones). In that regard, the +1 in the title refers to a student film, that we felt should be included in such a list. Without further ado, here are 16 of the best animated movies Korea has to offer
1. Afternoon Class
Up-and-coming independent animator Oh Seo-ro dedicates his graduation film to none other than school itself — or at least, trying to stay awake in class. As our unnamed hero struggles against the weight of a bowling ball,...
- 9/6/2020
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The South Korean release of a new film about K-pop superstars BTS has been indefinitely delayed, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The documentary film “Break The Silence: The Movie” had been scheduled for a Sept. 10 release in South Korean theaters. However, the Yonhap news agency said Wednesday that it will not go ahead on that date.
The band’s label Big Hit Entertainment blamed the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the country, which is notably centered on capital city and entertainment hub Seoul.
The film is scheduled to be the fourth theatrical film release featuring the band. It was set for rollout in 70 markets on Sept. 10 and more than 40 other territories from Sept. 24. Big Hit Entertainment said that overseas releases may still go ahead according to previously announced schedules, but those plans may also change.
The film is produced by Big Hit Three Sixty, a subsidiary of Big Hit Entertainment.
The documentary film “Break The Silence: The Movie” had been scheduled for a Sept. 10 release in South Korean theaters. However, the Yonhap news agency said Wednesday that it will not go ahead on that date.
The band’s label Big Hit Entertainment blamed the recent spike in coronavirus cases in the country, which is notably centered on capital city and entertainment hub Seoul.
The film is scheduled to be the fourth theatrical film release featuring the band. It was set for rollout in 70 markets on Sept. 10 and more than 40 other territories from Sept. 24. Big Hit Entertainment said that overseas releases may still go ahead according to previously announced schedules, but those plans may also change.
The film is produced by Big Hit Three Sixty, a subsidiary of Big Hit Entertainment.
- 9/2/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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