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Motel Cactus

August 29, 2012 / Drama, Gender & Sexuality, Korean, Movie Trailers, Park Ki Yong, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Enter Coupon Code: Original Title: Motel Seoninjang Released: 1997 Country: South Korea Director: Park Ki Yong Language: Korean Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Seemingly voyeuristic in its approach, Motel Cactus is a steamy narrative of people’s lives and relationships, all of which takes place in a single, seedy motel room in Seoul. The film consists of four separate stories [...]

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16th Busan International Film Festival

October 5, 2011 / Film Festival, South Korea

The 16th Busan International Film Festival will be held October 6-14, 2011. Screening a total of 307 films from 70 countries with 135 World Premiere & International films.

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Korean National University of the Arts Mini Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Original Title: KNUA Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary The Korean National University of the Arts in Seoul is divided into 6 arts-focused schools, one of which is Film, TV and Multimedia whose students produce many short films and animations. This mini documentary shot exclusively for AsiaPacificFilms.com takes the viewer inside the university.

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Korean Academy of Film Arts Mini-Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) was established as an arm of the Korean Motion Pictures Promotion Corporation (KMPPC) in 1984, with an aim to revive the stagnant film industry and to overcome the limitations of existing film education by offering hands-on training programs. Since then, KAFA has grown influentially while producing the core talents who have led the Korean [...]

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Jeonju International Film Festival

September 24, 2011 / Communication & Media, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Communication & Media Genre: Documentary Summary Short documentary about the Jeonju International Film Festival prepared by filmmaker Neil Dowling and Nils Clauss.

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Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival Mini Documentary

September 24, 2011 / Art & Music, Documentary, Free, Korean, Neil Dowling & Nils-Clauss, South Korea

Original Title: CinDi Released: 2009 Country: South Korea Director: Neil Dowling & Nils Clauss Language: Korean Theme: Art & Music Genre: Documentary Summary This Seoul-based digital film festival showcases emerging Asian talents as well as select international artists. This mini-documentary shot in 2009 for AsiaPacificFilms.com gives viewers a look inside this exciting event in one of Asia cultural hubs.

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Sunday Seoul

September 22, 2011 / Communication & Media, Drama, Korean, Lee Seung Moo, Movie Trailers, Oh Myung Hoon, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2004 Country: South Korea Director: Oh Myung Hoon, Lee Seung Moo Language: Korean Theme: Communication & Media Genre: Drama Summary Minimalist in style, Sund@y Seoul is inspired by the bizarre stories that came to light during the circulation of a tabloid magazine—Sunday Seoul—that was published in Korea until it ceased to be run [...]

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We’ll Be One

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Law, Politics & Government, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Hanaga Doeneun Geoteun Deouk Keojineun Ilida Released: 1995 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Law, Politics & Government Genre: Documentary Summary A chronicle of Reverend Moon’s work towards the unification of the two Koreas. A fervent activist, Reverend Moon was thrown into the media limelight when he visited [...]

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Under The Sky Of Seoul

September 20, 2011 / Drama, Family & Relationships, Korean, Lee Hyeong Pyo, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Seoul-ui jibungmit Released: 1961 Country: South Korea Director: Lee Hyeong Pyo Language: Korean Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Drama Summary Director Lee Hyeong-pyo tells us in the opening narration that his film will reflect “a time when the old age and the new stand shoulder to shoulder.” Kim Hak-gyu, a doctor of [...]

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The 6 Days Struggle At The Myong Dong Cathedral

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Law, Politics & Government, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Myungseong Geu Yukileui Kirok Released: 1997 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Law, Politics & Government Genre: Documentary Summary What started off as a student rally on June 10, 1987, soon became a widespread call for democracy by the people of South Korea. Fathers and nuns from the [...]

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Taxi Blues Trailer

September 20, 2011 / Choi Ha Dong Ha, Documentary, Globalization & Modernization, Korean, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Taek-si Beul-loo-seu Released: 2005 Country: South Korea Director: Choi Ha Dong Ha Language: Korean Theme: Globalization & Modernization Genre: Documentary Summary Winner of Best Asian Feature Documentary Film at the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival, Taxi Blues offers a compelling and at times disturbing glimpse into the dark underbelly of [...]

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Sweet Dream

September 20, 2011 / Drama, Family & Relationships, Kim Do Kyung, Korean, Movie Trailers, Recommendations, South Korea, Yang Ju Nam

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Mimong Released: 1936 Country: South Korea Director: Yang Ju Nam Language: Korean Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Drama Summary Before World War II, modern Seoul in the thirties was an urban landscape of cafes, hotels, and show rooms, presented compellingly (and clearly under Japanese colonial governance). A vain housewife, drawn to such [...]

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Survival Game

September 20, 2011 / Drama, Korean, Moon Seung Wook, Movie Trailers, Social & Economic Issues, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2002 Country: South Korea Director: Moon Seung Wook Language: Korean Theme: Social & Economic Issues Genre: Drama Summary The Survival Game, starring Jang Hyun-Sung (as Kim Hun-Sung), is an experimental cinema-verite parallel reality between the contemporary cultural paradigms of Korean social relations and war driven paranoia. We follow Kim Hyun-Sung, a young fund [...]

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Standing On The Edge Of Death

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, Social & Economic Issues, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Byeorange Seon Dosibinmin Released: 1990 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Social & Economic Issues Genre: Documentary Summary The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping [...]

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