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A pair of popular independent features from South Korea have added new dates to their lengthy festival calendars. The Portland International Film Festival, which will be staging its 37th edition this year, is set to screen KANG Yi-kwan’s Juvenile Offender and HONG Sangsoo’s Nobody’s Daughter Haewon.

Juvenile Offender premiered all the way back at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 and has remained a steady presence on the festival circuit since. The drama has screened at over 20 events, winning awards at the Tokyo (Special Jury Prize, Best Actor) and Cinemanila (Lino Brocka Grand Prize, Best Actor) International Film Festivals. KANG’s film was also named Best Children’s Feature at last year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, which premiered in the Berlin International Film Festival’s Main Competition last year, was the first of HONG’s 2013 offerings, the other being Our Sunhi. Featuring an endearing lead turn from newcomer JUNG Eun-chae, the film has been a popular fixture on the international circuit over the last 12 months.

Portland’s international film event gets underway on February 6th and concludes on the 22nd.

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