Event to Celebrate the 10 Years of Korean Cinematheques

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10th Anniversary Celebration of the Opening of Seoul Art Cinema

The Korean Association of Cinematheques will hold the 2012 Cinematheque Awards and Supporters' Night event on 28th November at the Gucci Flagship Store to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the cinematheque. The association will give awards at the event to film professionals who have supported the cinematheque since its opening in 2002.

10 filmmakers as well as organizations both from in and out of Korea will be given awards and actor KWON Hae-hyo will receive the Special Contribution Award. Recipients for the Best Friend Award are directors KIM Jee-woon, RYOO Seung-wan, PARK Chan-wook, BONG Joon-ho, OH Seung-uk, LEE Myung-se, E J-Yong and CHOI Dong-hoon as well as actors AHN Sung-ki and YOO Ji-tae. The Special Contribution Awards will go to organizations that have helped with the annual festival as well as the upkeep of the Seoul Art Cinema Library.

The recipients are the Seoul Cultural Center of the Japan Foundation, The French Cultural Institute, the Italian Cultural Institute of Korea as well as the Goethe Institute of Korea. Actor KWON Hae-hyo, who has emceed the Friends of the Cinematheque event since its first edition in 2006 will also be given a Special Contribution Award.

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