ACF
Asian Cinema Fund
Post-Production Fund
2010 Post-Production Fund
LIST Re-encounter
| Category | Korean Project |
|---|---|
| Project | Re-encounter |
| Director | MIN Yong Keun |
| Country | Korea |
| Director's Profile | Born in 1976，Min Yong Keun graduated from Hanyang University, major in cinema. His short debut, The Weekend (1996) was invited to the 1st Pusan International Film Festival, since then he directed Mom, I′m sorry (1997) and Spring (1998). He directed a few TV documentaries for several years after graduation. His short film, The Little Thief (2006) was invited to the Pusan International Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and to several others. This film also won the Director’s Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival. His other project, The Reason (2008) was selected for ACF Script Development Fund Projects in the Pusan International Film Festival. |
- Synopsis
- 23-year-old Hye-hwa, working at a veterinary clinic, lives with abandoned dogs in a remote house. One day, she goes to a demolished village to rescue abandoned dogs, she sees a herniated dog near a derelict house. After several days, she goes back to the village for the dog, she runs into Han-soo, her ex-boyfriend. He tells her their child is still alive. As he gives solid evidences about their child’s survival to persuade her, she gets struck with shock since she thought she died for 5 years.
- Director's Note
- We meet tons of people everyday but most of them are meaningless to us. If we take a hard look into these superficial relationships, we can see the ties weak but tangled up. I want to say how important these relationships are even if it is not permanent.
- Festivals
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2010 Busan International Film Festival - Korean Cinema Today_Vision / Best Director
2010 Seoul Indepdent Film Festival - Best Director, Kodak Award, Independent Star (Actor/Actress)
2011 Festival Franco-Coreen du Film
2011 Taipei Film Festival
2011 Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema - Busan International Film Festival_New Asian Cinema
2012 Festival de Cinema Asiatique de Tours - Grand Prize, Best Actress
2012 International Women′s Film Festival in Seoul
- Still Cut
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