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- SUB-ZERO WIND Competes for Vesoul’s Cyclo d’Or
- The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicked off its 25th edition on February 5 and is featuring four films from Korea this year. KIM Yuri’s debut work Sub-Zero Wind (2017) is screening in competition while three classics spanning from the 1960s to 2001 are featured in other progra...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2019
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- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award
- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, the co-founders of the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas), will receive this year’s Korean Cinema Award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), awarded for their contribution to the promotion of K...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul
- LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a young widow who agrees to let her decease...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2018
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- MOTHERS and A TIGER IN WINTER to Compete in Vesoul
- CLAIRE’S CAMERA also Books Screenings in France The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will be back for its 24th edition on January 30. Three Korean films, LEE Dong-eun’s Mothers, LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Tiger in Winter and HONG Sangsoo’s Claire’s Camera, are invited to the festival this y...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2018
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- BABY BESIDE ME Earns Vesoul Prize
- SON Tae-gyum’s debut film Baby Beside Me (2016), a feature length production of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) has earned the Jury Guimet Prize from the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The event ended its 23rd edition on Valentine’s Day this year in France. Baby Beside Me...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 22, 2017
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- ZHANG Lu’s A Quiet Dream to Open 21st BIFF
- 2016 Busan Program Features Over 300 Films In the lead up to its 2016 edition, the Busan International Film Festival has put together an impressive lineup for its 21st annual event. A total of 301 films from 69 countries will be screened at the festival, including 96 world premieres and 27 internat...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 09, 2016
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- HAN Ye-ri Leads New ZHANG Lu Drama
- Stars and Directors Line Up for Cameos After working together on last year’s omnibus Love and... director ZHANG Lu and actress HAN Ye-ri are teaming up once again for the drama Chun-mong (Korean title). The film, which begins filming next month, will feature a throng of major stars and directors ap...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 25, 2016
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- Vesoul Hosting ‘South Korea: Cinema and Literature’ Retrospective
- 18 Titles Invited to Asian Film Festival in France The Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema will return on February 3rd. For its 22nd edition, the festival will host 18 films from South Korea, including 16 in a special retrospective dedicated to cinematic adaptations of Korean literature. ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 03, 2016
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- Director IM Sang-soo to Lead Vesoul Jury
- Vesoul International Asian Movies Film Festival Prepares 22nd Edition Vesoul International Asian Movies Film Festival, a longtime supporter of cutting edge Korean cinema, is preparing to unspool its 22nd edition next month, over February 3rd to the 10th. The competition has yet to be unveiled, but ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 05, 2016
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- Vesoul Awards 10 MINUTES Cyclo d’Or
- Consecutive Top Awards for Korean Films in FranceFor the second year running, a Korean film has been recognized with the top prize at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. For this year’s 20th edition, the Cyclo d’Or was awarded to LEE Yong-seung’s debut feature 10 Minutes. Last ye...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 21, 2014