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Beauty At Nights
- About the Producer :
- LEE Young-jai
1986 Korea Academy of Film Arts
1989 Yonsei University, MA in Korean Literature
1999 Film <The harmonium in my memory>Director/ Screenplay
-20thBlue Dragon FilmAwards, Best New Director, 37thGrand Bell Awards, Best Adaptation
-Italy <2000 Verona Love Screens Film Festival - Best Film>
-UK <13th Leeds International Film Festival - Jury Award>
-Japan<14th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival - Jury Special Mention Award>
-US<35th Chicago International Film Festival - The World Cinema Section>
-10thNew Delhi Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, Competition feature
-10thOlympia International Film Festival, official invitation
2003 Film <20-year-old mobile queen>Director, Screenplay
2004 Film<Twentidentity>Director
2004 Film <The Möbius band>Director, Screenplay
2009 Film<The Friends>Director, Adaptation
-19thCairo International Film Festival, Silver Award
-2014 San Diego International Kids Film Festival <Special Jury Award>
-2014 Beijing Int’l Youth Film Festival<Special Judges Award>
Director: LEE Young-jai
Producer: SHIN Chang-hwan
Production company: KANG CONTENTS
Writer: PARK Mi-kyung
Category: Motion picture
Genre: Fantasy romantic comedy
Production status: Pre-production
Scenario type: Original
Total budget: USD 6,300,000
Secured budget: USD 800,000
Purpose of participation: Joint production, pre-sale
Scenario status: Third edit
Production company: KANG CONTENTS
Project manager:PARK Mi-kyung
Address:#704-1ShinpungFlostar, 646-30 Hosuro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-city, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Manager’s contacts Office: +82-31-902-0026 , Mobile: +82-10-8653-9023
e-mail:my6677@hanmail.net
1989 Yonsei University, MA in Korean Literature
1999 Film <The harmonium in my memory>Director/ Screenplay
-20thBlue Dragon FilmAwards, Best New Director, 37thGrand Bell Awards, Best Adaptation
-Italy <2000 Verona Love Screens Film Festival - Best Film>
-UK <13th Leeds International Film Festival - Jury Award>
-Japan<14th Fukuoka Asian Film Festival - Jury Special Mention Award>
-US<35th Chicago International Film Festival - The World Cinema Section>
-10thNew Delhi Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, Competition feature
-10thOlympia International Film Festival, official invitation
2003 Film <20-year-old mobile queen>Director, Screenplay
2004 Film<Twentidentity>Director
2004 Film <The Möbius band>Director, Screenplay
2009 Film<The Friends>Director, Adaptation
-19thCairo International Film Festival, Silver Award
-2014 San Diego International Kids Film Festival <Special Jury Award>
-2014 Beijing Int’l Youth Film Festival<Special Judges Award>
Director: LEE Young-jai
Producer: SHIN Chang-hwan
Production company: KANG CONTENTS
Writer: PARK Mi-kyung
Category: Motion picture
Genre: Fantasy romantic comedy
Production status: Pre-production
Scenario type: Original
Total budget: USD 6,300,000
Secured budget: USD 800,000
Purpose of participation: Joint production, pre-sale
Scenario status: Third edit
Production company: KANG CONTENTS
Project manager:PARK Mi-kyung
Address:#704-1ShinpungFlostar, 646-30 Hosuro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-city, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Manager’s contacts Office: +82-31-902-0026 , Mobile: +82-10-8653-9023
e-mail:my6677@hanmail.net
LOGLINE
Casting a spell of lovewith magic shoes!
A woman of ugliness never before seen in the history of China.
Every night, she puts on the magic shoes that transforms her into a beauty,
her beauty wins her privileges and love, and she is adored as a goddess.
However, she feels remorse at living not as her true self,
and she throws away the magic shoes and sets out in search of happiness and love.
A woman of ugliness never before seen in the history of China.
Every night, she puts on the magic shoes that transforms her into a beauty,
her beauty wins her privileges and love, and she is adored as a goddess.
However, she feels remorse at living not as her true self,
and she throws away the magic shoes and sets out in search of happiness and love.
PRODUCTION INTENT
Rampant lookism drives women, and men, across the world to undergo incredible pains to achieve good looks.
Can we not be loved for the way we are naturally?
The protagonistis a woman who is undervalued by society due to her looks.
Her transformation into a beautiful woman, sheds light on society’s double standards on beauty.
By doing so, the film aims to remind the viewers that true beauty comes from the inside.
Can we not be loved for the way we are naturally?
The protagonistis a woman who is undervalued by society due to her looks.
Her transformation into a beautiful woman, sheds light on society’s double standards on beauty.
By doing so, the film aims to remind the viewers that true beauty comes from the inside.
SYNOPSIS
❄The ugly duckling comes to Shanghai
Height 175cm, weight 90kg.
WANG Chao-chao is a large, 23-year old woman whose looks are reminiscent of the Chow Chow dog breed.
Back home in Gansu Province, people often said that she looked healthy and that she was cute. However, here in the city, where she hopes to become a fashion designer, she is ridiculed for her looks.
❄A Cinderella is born
Top Chinese actress AN Ting-ting (32).
Her fashion company ‘Princess’ holds a competition, and Chao-chao wins the top prize.
She rises to stardom as headlines such as ‘A Cinderella is born’ and ‘Unknown designer storms into Princess’ fill the media.
❄A society willing to use even ugliness for commercial gains
However, everything is part of a marketing strategy by AN Ting-ting.
When Chao-chao, who has very little to do with beauty, shows great talent, AN Ting-ting planned to use her in a marketing gimmickto promote ‘Princess’ as a brand that can turn ugly women into beauties, and ugly men into handsome men.
❄Hope found in despair
When she finds out the truth, Chao-chao is shocked and she takes a walk in the park, where she finds a shoe the legendary actress CAO Sing-wie dropped.
❄A fantasy world opened by the magic shoe
CAO Sing-wie’s shoe transforms Chao-chao, and she becomes the protagonist in a Cinderella story.
Height 175cm, weight 90kg.
WANG Chao-chao is a large, 23-year old woman whose looks are reminiscent of the Chow Chow dog breed.
Back home in Gansu Province, people often said that she looked healthy and that she was cute. However, here in the city, where she hopes to become a fashion designer, she is ridiculed for her looks.
❄A Cinderella is born
Top Chinese actress AN Ting-ting (32).
Her fashion company ‘Princess’ holds a competition, and Chao-chao wins the top prize.
She rises to stardom as headlines such as ‘A Cinderella is born’ and ‘Unknown designer storms into Princess’ fill the media.
❄A society willing to use even ugliness for commercial gains
However, everything is part of a marketing strategy by AN Ting-ting.
When Chao-chao, who has very little to do with beauty, shows great talent, AN Ting-ting planned to use her in a marketing gimmickto promote ‘Princess’ as a brand that can turn ugly women into beauties, and ugly men into handsome men.
❄Hope found in despair
When she finds out the truth, Chao-chao is shocked and she takes a walk in the park, where she finds a shoe the legendary actress CAO Sing-wie dropped.
❄A fantasy world opened by the magic shoe
CAO Sing-wie’s shoe transforms Chao-chao, and she becomes the protagonist in a Cinderella story.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
SHIN Chang-hwan
1997 Dankuk University, Department of Theater and Film
2001~2008 Producer at the production company ‘Cineline-II’
2002~2005 Producer, film <Malaton(director Jeong Yoon-cheol)>
2005~2007 Producer, film<My Father(director Hwang Dong-hyuk)>
2010~2011 Vice PresidentPGK (Producers Guild of Korea)
2008~2011 Producer, CJ E&M Planning Team, CJCulture Foundation “Project S" producer
2011~2013 Producer, film <The Suspect (director Won Shin-yeon)>
2014 Macao shoot supervisor, film<Perfect Proposal (director Yoon Jae-gu)>
2014~2015 PGK (Producers Guild of Korea), Policy Team – contract standardization
2014~2016 Producer, film<Phantom Detective (director Cho Sung-hee)>
1997 Dankuk University, Department of Theater and Film
2001~2008 Producer at the production company ‘Cineline-II’
2002~2005 Producer, film <Malaton(director Jeong Yoon-cheol)>
2005~2007 Producer, film<My Father(director Hwang Dong-hyuk)>
2010~2011 Vice PresidentPGK (Producers Guild of Korea)
2008~2011 Producer, CJ E&M Planning Team, CJCulture Foundation “Project S" producer
2011~2013 Producer, film <The Suspect (director Won Shin-yeon)>
2014 Macao shoot supervisor, film<Perfect Proposal (director Yoon Jae-gu)>
2014~2015 PGK (Producers Guild of Korea), Policy Team – contract standardization
2014~2016 Producer, film<Phantom Detective (director Cho Sung-hee)>
PROJECT PROGRESS
Sept. 25, 2015: Selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Korea-China joint project
Oct. 23, 2015: Participated in China Business Roadshow <夜夜美女>at the Wuxi Film and TV Studio
Nov. 2015: Received product placement management from Shanghai-based PR firm <MUSE>
Dec. 2015: Produced Chinese-language trailer <Beauty at Nights>in form of animation
Dec. 16, 2015: Pitched <Beauty at Nights>at the Korea-China story development conference at Lotte World in Seoul
Jan. 2016: Received joint production proposal from production company based in Sichuan Province
July 2016: Business with China halted due to South Korea’s THAAD deployment
Oct.2016: Produced animated English-language trailer <Beauty at Nights> to engage other countries
April 2017: Presented <Beauty at Nights> at the ASEAN Business Roadshow organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese production firms showed interest, but lack of sufficient funding caused concerns
May 2017: The Sichuan-based production firm suggest reopening discussions after the launch of the new administration in Korea
July 2017: Business with China again halted due to THAAD
Oct. 23, 2015: Participated in China Business Roadshow <夜夜美女>at the Wuxi Film and TV Studio
Nov. 2015: Received product placement management from Shanghai-based PR firm <MUSE>
Dec. 2015: Produced Chinese-language trailer <Beauty at Nights>in form of animation
Dec. 16, 2015: Pitched <Beauty at Nights>at the Korea-China story development conference at Lotte World in Seoul
Jan. 2016: Received joint production proposal from production company based in Sichuan Province
July 2016: Business with China halted due to South Korea’s THAAD deployment
Oct.2016: Produced animated English-language trailer <Beauty at Nights> to engage other countries
April 2017: Presented <Beauty at Nights> at the ASEAN Business Roadshow organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese production firms showed interest, but lack of sufficient funding caused concerns
May 2017: The Sichuan-based production firm suggest reopening discussions after the launch of the new administration in Korea
July 2017: Business with China again halted due to THAAD
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE (PRELIMINARY)
Oct. 2017: Participate in Ko-Production in Busan 2017 to seek investment and joint production with overseas production companies
Nov. 30, 2017: Complete scenario translation into Chinese and English
2018: Two-track strategy - 1) Seek joint production with Chinese entities 2) Seek collaboration with non-Chinese overseas production firms
2019: Aim for release
Nov. 30, 2017: Complete scenario translation into Chinese and English
2018: Two-track strategy - 1) Seek joint production with Chinese entities 2) Seek collaboration with non-Chinese overseas production firms
2019: Aim for release
AWARDD AND NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS
*Award
2015 Selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Korea-China joint project
Chinese advertising agency approached with product placement management proposal
THAAD deployment halts talks with Chinese entities
*Strengths
A commercial film that can be distributed not only in China but across the world
Could be developed into a series, following the magic shoes across the globe
Trailer (trailer was animated due to difficulties in producing live action trailer)
: Chinese - https://vimeo.com/228750029 password : 607080
English - https://vimeo.com/228750370 password : 607080
2015 Selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Korea-China joint project
Chinese advertising agency approached with product placement management proposal
THAAD deployment halts talks with Chinese entities
*Strengths
A commercial film that can be distributed not only in China but across the world
Could be developed into a series, following the magic shoes across the globe
Trailer (trailer was animated due to difficulties in producing live action trailer)
: Chinese - https://vimeo.com/228750029 password : 607080
English - https://vimeo.com/228750370 password : 607080
