1st Edition

Korean Film and Festivals Global Transcultural Flows

Edited By Hyunseon Lee Copyright 2023
248 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the various film festivals where Korean cinema plays a significant role, both inside and outside of Korea, focusing on their history, structure and function, and analysis of successful festival films. Using Korean film festivals and Korean cinema at international film festivals as its primary lens, this interdisciplinary volume explores the shifting relationships between the... Read more

Foreword
Nikki J.Y Lee and Julian Stringer
1. Introduction: Korean Film and Festivals
Hyunseon Lee
Part 1: Why Film Festivals Matter?
2. From Festival Films to Film Festivals: Korean Cinema at European Film Festivals
Hyunseon Lee
3. The Evolution of South Korean Cinema in the Festival Network
Sonia Dueñas Mohedas
4. When South goes East: Latin American Films at Korean Festivals
Lucia Rud
Part 2: Korean Film Festivals and Cultural Policy
5. Beyond the International Film Festival: Contact Zones for the Agonistics and Solidarity
Woohyung Chon
6. Profiles and Motivations of Visitors to International Film Festivals in Korea Jowon Park and Guiohk Lee
Jowon Park and Guiohk Lee
7. Function of Festival as a Social Drama: Redline Photo and Film Festival (2017)
Seongju Ham
Part 3: K-Films at International Film Festivals outside Korea
8. Transnationalism beyond Orientalism: Characteristics, National Images, and Influences
Kyoung-Suk Sung
9. Park Chan-wook Beyond Globalization: Universality at the Limits of the Film Festival
Steve Choe
10. Celebrating the Rival: Korean Films and the Osaka Asian Film Festival
Till Weingärtner
Part 4: Transcultural Practices and Networking
11. Film Festivals and the South Korean Film Industry: Kim Hong-joon in Interview with Hyunseon Lee, Feb 14, 2019
Hong-joon Kim and Hyunseon Lee

Biography

Hyunseon Lee is a Privatdozent at the Department of German at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Siegen, Germany. She is also a Research Associate at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK.