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- Special Korean Film Showcase in Mexico
- by Yun Ina / Aug 22, 2014
The Korean Film Council (Chairman KIM Eui-suk) began to make its entry into Central and South America. The Korea Film Council will hold a general event to publicize Korean cinema under the theme of “Meeting between Korea and Mexico” in Mexico City from August 27th through 30th. The event includes the Special Screening of Korean Films that features 10 Korean films jointly with the Korean Cultural Center in Mexico and Cineteca Nacional of Mexico, a forum to devise measures to promote cooperation between the two nations, support for the screening of Korean films for Mexican buyers and sales of Korean films and An Evening of Korean Cinema.Mexico is the largest film market in Central and South America. In 2013, its theaters inked 257 million admissions and posted US$932.48 million in sales. In addition, Mexico loves the Korean cultural wave, paving the way for Korean films. Mexico has 70 Korean cultural wave clubs, more than any other countries. The Korean Film expects the event to give a boost its advancement into the Central and South American film markets.Special Screening of Korean Films: Meeting between Korean Films and Mexican AudiencesFrom August 27th to 30th, Mexican audiences will be shown a total of 10 Korean films including Gyeongju, a ZHANG Lu film; The Russian Novel, a SHIN Yeon-shick film; The King of Pigs, a YEON Sangho film; Nora Noh, a KIM Sung-hee; and The Fatal Encounter, a LEE Jae-kyoo film. The showcase will be held at Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City. A professional program at Cineteca Nacional picked out the ten films through the Korean Film Council’s support for the screening of Korean films in overseas countries. Its program consists of Korean films, animations and documentaries which caught the attention of overseas film festivals over the past two years. Its opening film is The Russian Novel, a SHIN Yeon-shick film that stole the show at the International Rotterdam Film Festival, a gateway to the film world for new directors from around the world. The Russian Novel will be followed by Rough Play directed by SHIN and produced by KIM Ki-duk. Director SHIN who is honored to become the director of the opening film is planning to inform local viewers of Korean cinema by taking part in a meeting to talk with them.
Meeting between Korean and Mexican Film Industries, Korea-Mexico Film Industry Partnership ForumThe Korea-Mexico Film Industry Partnership Forum for Korean and Mexican film industry experts and the Business Matching Event will run from August 27th to 29th in order to inform of Korea’s cinema and film industry and promote cooperation between Korea and Mexico. The forum on support systems for the Korean and Mexican film industries, joint production and film distribution to Korea and Mexico will seek bilateral cooperative models between film promotion industries in the two nations to promote the distribution of Korean films and joint production in Latin America.Korean panelists are officials of the Korean Film Council, executives of Soofilm which produced the MIN Kyu-dong film All about My Wife, a remake of the Argentine Un Novio Para Mi Mujer (A Boyfriend for My Wife) and executives of CJ E&M which is active in global production.
Moreover, an agreement will be signed in order to promote comprehensive cooperation between Korea and Mexico on August 27th. This agreement between the Korea Film Council and IMCINE is expected to spark cooperation in various cinematic sectors such as joint production, film festivals and education between the two countries in the future. Furthermore, An Evening of Korean Cinema to be hosted by the Korean Film Council will help Korean and Mexican filmmakers and actors network on the foundation of the special screening and forum.The special Korean film showcase and forum in Mexico City will help Korean films diversify its export markets into other regions beyond Asia such as Japan and Southeast Asia. At the same time, they are expected to provide momentum for Korean films to make inroads into the Latin American market with an increase in interest in Korean cultural products on a full scale.
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