The final Korea Joa travelogue reflects on departure day, emotional farewells, and lasting memories. It includes an interview with KOFICE’s Minju Kwon, highlighting the project’s success in promoting Korean culture globally, documenting media coverage, and fostering international collaboration, with hopes for future editions and reunions of Korea Joa participants. [Read More]
Travel and Tourism (page 5)
Korea Joa Project – a visit to the Korean Film Archive
Hangul Celluloid’s Paul Quinn enjoys a visit to the Korean Film Archive (KOFA) in Seoul, exploring its museum, library, and film vault. Highlights include exhibits on Korean cinema history, women in film, restoration techniques, props, and interactive displays, emphasizing KOFA’s role in preserving, promoting, and sharing Korean films with global audiences. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – Korean Folk Village and a visit to the Naver building
This Korea Joa diary entry recounts a visit to the immersive Korean Folk Village in Yongin, where iconic films and dramas were shot, and the state-of-the-art Naver building, showcasing innovative workspaces and the V APP for fan interaction, emphasizing how Korean cinema and technology intersect with broader cultural experiences. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – Gyeongbokgung, Korean Food & Culture Academy and Namsan Tower
Back in Seoul, the Korea Joa Project team enjoys a day in Seoul, from exploring Gyeongbokgung Palace to a hands-on bulgogi and japchae cooking class at the Korean Food & Culture Academy, before ending with panoramic city views and dinner at Namsan (N Seoul) Tower. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – Haedong Yonggungsa and Gwangalli Beach
This entry recounts a Korea Joa Project day in Busan, moving from post-BIFF reflections to a visit to the seaside Haedong Yonggung Buddhist temple and its unexpected sense of serenity, before concluding with a night ferry around Gwangalli Beach, taking in Busan’s illuminated skyline and coastal beauty. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – ‘The Silenced’ BIFF 2015 screening and Q&A
This diary entry covers a Korea Joa Project day in Busan, from a milmyeon lunch to Megabox Haeundae screenings of The Silenced and Ode to My Father. It focuses on a rewatch of The Silenced and a post-screening Q&A discussing its genre shift, character relationships and directorial intent. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony
This travelogue recounts the hectic arrival at the 2015 Busan International Film Festival Opening Ceremony, navigating crowded entrances and last-minute confusion before finally reaching seats on the red carpet. Exhaustion gives way to excitement as film stars appear, captured in an on-the-ground red carpet video that conveys the atmosphere better than words. [Read More]
Korea Joa Project – the welcome dinner
The first Korea Joa Project travelogue recounts arrival in Seoul, early nerves eased by a smooth journey, and the opening orientation and welcome dinner. Participants from nine countries met KOFICE officials, received an overview of upcoming events, and heard from Director General Kim Deok-jung on promoting Korean culture through online media. [Read More]
Hangul Celluloid joins the KOFICE ‘Korea Joa Project’
Hangul Celluloid has been selected by KOFICE to join the 2015 Korea Joa Project, taking part in a two-week cultural immersion in Korea. Coverage will include BIFF, film and drama sites, K-Pop events, and Korean culture, shared through written reports, videos, and interviews. Follow the travelogue here. [Read More]
Echoes and connections – an introduction to LKL’s 2015 Korea Trip
A few days into this year’s Korea trip, my brain was threatening to explode. Coming to Seoul is always a pretty full-on experience: so many things to pack in, so many people to see; and inevitably the first few days you are also pretty sleep-deprived as you adjust to the time zone. But this year … [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 11: a visit to Studio MWP
A behind-the-scenes glimpse inside Studio Meditation with a Pencil, home of Green Days and This Road Called Life. Director Ahn Jae-huun shares insights on upcoming projects, including A Thousand Years Together and short story adaptations Shower and The Shaman Sorceress, while visitors discover the charming, pencil-filled world where Korean animation comes to life. [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 10: Namhansanseong and the Gangnam Tombs
Myeongdong, Seoul, Sunday 7 June The Mountain Fortress I am scheduled to meet a friend at 9:30 at Sanseong Station on Line 8. From there we take the bus (number 9) via a circuitous route through a residential area and up the steep hill to the main car park of one of Korea’s latest UNESCO … [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 9: Yeongsanjae and Seodaemun
Myeongdong, Seoul, Saturday 6 June Bongwonsa temple and the Yeongsanjae rituals Today is the second UNESCO-listed item of intangible cultural heritage of my brief stay. I am tagging along with a small group of American summer students who are getting course credits by having a whale of a time in Seoul. How this works from an … [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 8: Back to school, back to Seoul
Sancheong-gun, Friday 5 June Today I am due to say farewell to Sancheong again, but before I leave there is a treat in store: a school visit. Mr Yoon’s wife happens to teach in a primary school in Dangye Village, and she thought it might be nice for her pupils to meet a foreigner. And … [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 7: A King, two generals and a gisaeng
Sancheong-gun, Thursday 4 June Having over-indulged the previous evening, I didn’t sleep well. Although I had set the alarm to wake me up for my early morning hike, I didn’t really need it. I get up at 6am, and Kyung-sook emerges from the other room soon afterwards. We are shortly on our way along the … [Read More]
2015 Travel Diary day 6: return to Sancheong
Seomyeon, Busan, Wednesday 3 June Min arrives at the hotel as agreed at 9:30 and we drive to the Centum City area for a late breakfast. The venue is Yangsan Gukbap, and as with many Korean restaurants the clue to the menu is in the name of the establishment, which is open 24 hours a … [Read More]