New York Korean Film Festival
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The New York Korean Film Festival was created by Korean Film Forum and Subway Cinema
in 2001. In 2002, the Korean Film Forum took over full responsibility for the New York Korean Film Festival, while Subway Cinema focused on the creation of the New York Asian Film Festival
.
The Korean Film Forum was constructed by seven Korean students, five from New York University and two from Columbia University. The original members were KWON Jae-Hyun, SHIM Bo-Seon, OK Hye-Ryung, CHOI Jee-Won, CHUNG Jae-Yup, JEONG Min-Ah, and NOH Kwang-Woo.
As members left to further their studies and careers, newcomers of various backgrounds filled their positions. From 2002 to 2004, the following people joined the organization: CHOE BoYun, YANG Ji-Hyun, PARK Sueyoung, CHO Yoon-Jeong, SONG Ki-Won, Albert Lee, Mike Cho, CHOI Sung-Oh, LEE Su-Kil, KIM Min-Hyang, KIM Hye-Won, and CHOI JEONG-Hee.
From 2004 to 2005, the New York Korean Film Festival was run by Media Bank, a group that evolved out of the Korean Film Forum.
Beginning in 2006, Korea Society
took over responsibility for the festival.
The festival screens about 15 movies, chosen both for their box office success, and for their appropriateness to each year's chosen theme. Screenings are held in both Manhattan
and Brooklyn
.
Subway Cinema
Subway Cinema is a New York-based film programming and exhibition non-profit organization, committed to increasing exposure and appreciation for Asia's popular cinema with year-round events and screenings...
in 2001. In 2002, the Korean Film Forum took over full responsibility for the New York Korean Film Festival, while Subway Cinema focused on the creation of the New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival...
.
The Korean Film Forum was constructed by seven Korean students, five from New York University and two from Columbia University. The original members were KWON Jae-Hyun, SHIM Bo-Seon, OK Hye-Ryung, CHOI Jee-Won, CHUNG Jae-Yup, JEONG Min-Ah, and NOH Kwang-Woo.
As members left to further their studies and careers, newcomers of various backgrounds filled their positions. From 2002 to 2004, the following people joined the organization: CHOE BoYun, YANG Ji-Hyun, PARK Sueyoung, CHO Yoon-Jeong, SONG Ki-Won, Albert Lee, Mike Cho, CHOI Sung-Oh, LEE Su-Kil, KIM Min-Hyang, KIM Hye-Won, and CHOI JEONG-Hee.
From 2004 to 2005, the New York Korean Film Festival was run by Media Bank, a group that evolved out of the Korean Film Forum.
Beginning in 2006, Korea Society
Korea Society
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501 organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea...
took over responsibility for the festival.
The festival screens about 15 movies, chosen both for their box office success, and for their appropriateness to each year's chosen theme. Screenings are held in both Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
.
External links
- The New York Korean Film Festival @ The Korea Society
- New York Korean Film Festival blog @ The Korea Society, Samuel Jamier.
- Inner Turbulence: The 4th New York Korean Film Festival, Christopher Bourne, Senses of Cinema, September 2004.
- "Korea Directions", the Village Voice, August 2003.