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100 years of Manhwa at the KCC

by Philip Gowman on 16 May, 2009

in Animation, Events news, Film, KCCUK, Manhwa, Other exhibitions

Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) UK celebrate the centenary of Korean comics ‘Manhwa’ with a host of interrelated special exhibitions, events and film screenings, 21 May – 24 June 2009.

Special Exhibitions
Manhwa: A Language of Unlimited Imaginations
Manhwa celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009. This popular art form holds a long and [...]

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London Korean Film Festival 2007 programme announced

11 October 2007 Animation

Not to be confused with the excellent range of Korean films on offer at the 51st BFI London Film Festival in late October, this is the second London Korean Film Festival to be organised by the Korean Cultural Centre and the Korean Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA). Last year they sprung it on us at [...]

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London Korean Film Festival 2007 programme details

10 October 2007 Animation

Here’s the running order. Some commentary to follow tomorrow.
Breath (숨) (12A) (2007) Dir Kim Ki-duk (김기덕) 84 min / Opening Gala Special Preview
19:30 / Introduced by special guest Ambassador Dr. Cho Yoon-Je of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
2 Nov 07 / 19:30 / Cinema 1
The latest film from the acclaimed director of Spring [...]

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K-film at the BFI London Film Festival

28 September 2007 Animation

Not to be confused with the Korean Film Festival at the Barbican at the beginning of November (on which more later), the BFI London Film Festival in October has an excellent spread of recent Korean film.
The Highlight: Secret Sunshine (Lee Chang-dong, 2007, starring Jeon Do-Yeon, Song Kang-Ho, 142 mins)
“A devastating account of a woman’s mental [...]

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North Korean animation

9 October 2006 Animation

Radio 4’s weekly travel programme, Excess Baggage, had a slot on North Korea on Saturday morning (7 Oct). It was an interview with Guy Delisle, a French animator. Here’s the blurb on the programme from the BBC website
North Korea is one of the most secretive countries in the world, with few visitors, especially westerners. [...]

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Pororo to the Cookie Castle

5 October 2006 Animation
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I thought I ought to see at least one Korean animation as part of the recent film festival, so I took pot luck with the one that best fitted my Saturday schedule and ended up watching Pororo to the Cookie Castle.
In the foyer of the Odeon Covent Garden was a 4-foot high penguin (left), beside [...]

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A seriously cool thing about Seoul

23 August 2006 Animation

Having made a couple of recent posts about how expensive Seoul is to live, I’d like to balance it with a positive post. Every now and then I see articles about things going on in Seoul which makes me want to be there. And this article in the Chosun is one of them.
Robot Taekwon V, [...]

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Korean animation focuses on remakes

12 April 2006 Animation

Wouldn’t it be great if the Korean animation industry could come up with something better than My Beautiful Girl Mari or Wonderful Days / Sky Blue? Something to rival Miyazaki. There’s obviously a wealth of creative talent in the Korean film industry, but that creativity has never seemed to extend to truly great animated features. [...]

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