' 9 9   1 s t   K o r e a n   F i l m   F e s t i v a l
(October 29 - 31, 1999)

Films Presented in the 1st Korean Film Festival
1st Film Festival Poster	This is the picture used for the poster of the 1st Korean Film Festival. Click the image to enlarge.
Surrogate Womb	Director: Kwon-Taek Im Starring: Soo-Yeon Kang, Hyeong-Ja Kim Year: 1986 Time: 95 min The film, set during the Yi dynasty, traces the tragic consequences of a childless couple's decision hire a surrogate to bear a child for them. This film won awards for best actress at the 44th Venice Film Festival and for best film, director, and supporting actress at the 32nd Asian Pacific Film Festival.
Beat	Director: Seong-Soo Kim Starring: Woo-Seung Chung, Chang-Jeong Lim Year: 1997 Time: 113 min Min, Tae-Su and Hwan-Kyu are three teenagers caught in a violent world of outcasts and fighters. Each holds a small dream of a hopeful future within the chaos. Min meets Romi, a troubled girl, and they begin a complex romance. The friends find themselves moving in and out of the violent circles that surrounded them as they search for direction in their lives. Featuring Chang-Jeong Lim, the film won awards for best editing and new actor at the 34th Korea Baek Sang Art Awards.
Sopyonje	Director: Kwon-Taek Im Starring: Jeung-Hae Oh Year: 1993 Time: 112 min A song overheard in a small mountain village sparks memories of Dong-Ho's childhood. Set during the Korean War, the story is interwoven with a traditional form of lament called "Pansori," which, like the American blues, expresses the sorrows of an entire community. Featuring Myeong-Gon Kim, Byeong-Kyeong Ahn, Kyu-Cheol Kim, and Jeong-Hae Oh, the film was presented at 46th Cannes Film Festival and 50th Venice Film Festival. It won the grand prize and awards for best film, photography, leading actor, supporting actor, and new actress at the 14th Chung Ryong Film Awards. It has also won best film, director, and other awards at the 13th Film Critics Awards, the 4th Chun Sa Film Art Awards, and the 31st Dae Jong Award Festival; and best director and leading actress awards at the 1st Shanghai Film Festival.
White Badge	Director: Ji-Young Chung Starring: Seong-Ki Ahn, Kyeong-Young Lee, Young-Je DokKo Year: 1992 Time: 124 min Ki-Ju is still troubled by his Vietnam war experiences a decade later. A phone call from Jin-Su, a fellow soldier, evokes memories of their unit's final mission and leads to an encounter in the present. Featuring Kyeong-Young Lee, Seong-Ki Ahn, and Young-Jae DokKo, the film won awards for best screenplay and best actor at the 29th Korea Baek Sang Art Awards; best leading actor at the 38th Asian Pacific Film Festival; a special jurors' prize and best supporting actor and screenplay at the 31st Dae Jong Award Festival; best supporting actor and photography at the 13th Chung Ryong Film Awards; best director and actor at the 3rd Chun Sa Film Art Awards; and best film and best director, and the Mayor of Tokyo Award at the 5th Tokyo Film Festival.
301, 302	Director: Cheol-Soo Park Starring: Shin-Hye Hwang, Eun-Jin Bang Year: 1995 Time: 101 min As two women living in adjacent apartments share stories of their painful pasts, an unusual arrangement arises between the two friends, one of whom cooks, while the other cannot eat. Featuring Bang Eun-Jin, the film was presented at the 46th Berlin Film Festival and won awards for best film of 1995, best leading actress at the 6th Chun Sa Film Art Awards, best leading actress and best screenplay at the16th Chung Ryong Film Awards, and best new photography at the 19th Golden Photography Awards.
Spring in My Hometown	Director: Kwang-Mo Lee Starring: Inn Lee, Seong-Ki Ahn Year: 1998 Time: 113 min Two children are growing up a world of compromises and hardships after the Korean War. Their families' interactions with soldiers on a nearby U.S. army base alter their lives profoundly. Awarded the 7th Hartley-Merrill Grand Prize for International Screenwriting, 18th Hawaii International Film Festival.