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Young Korean Filmmakers in Australia(YKFA) / Blue + Night Fishing + Awards + Meet the director with Ryoo Seung-Wan

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Screening Schedule
27th August / 11:00am
Dendy CinemasBook Now
Thanks to Elizabeth Connor, Katrina Tucker, Bruce Isaacs
Supported by 
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1st at Cannes. 1st at Berlin. 1st at YKFA. Who will be the next big thing?

Inspiring talent and enjoyable films.

Followed after the awards ceremony is the Director’s forum to provide an in-depth conversation with the renowned genre specialist, director of The Unjust, No Blood No Tears, Arahan, The City of Violence, Dachimawa Lee & Crying Fist, Ryoo Seung-Wan.

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YKFA SPECIAL SCREENING

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New Zealand / 2011 / 14min / HD / COLOR

Blue is a hard working waiter in an Asian restaurant trying his best to keep his job. He always keeps a smiley face on as he serves the food. Blue is different than other people. He used to have a life working as a fluffy TV mascot from a children’s program. Some people recognise him from the old days but most people have forgotten him and won’t give him a second glance. One day bad news arrives for him.

- Dir. Steven KANG
Born in Seoul, Korea, Stephen moved to New Zealand in early 1990’s. Kang studied video art, performance and time based art and gained a Bachelor In Fine Arts at the Elam School of Art, Auckland University. He produced and directed number of experimental videos and short films while studying.

- Invitation and Awards (Selected)
61th Cannes International Film Festival, Semaine de la Critique

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Korea / 2010 / 33min / iPhone / B&W, COLOR

After all that waiting, a man catches something at the edge of a river. But it’s the body of a mysterious woman. The woman speaking and crying in a little girl’s voice starts calling him ‘Dad’…
- Co-Dir. PARK Chan Wook, PARK Chan Kyung

- Invitation and Awards
61st Berlin International Film Festival, Golden Bear Jury Prize

IN COMPETITION

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Director: Sup Lee
Running time: 4:22 / Year of Production:2010
Audio Language: Korean  / Subtitle Language: English

When do you want replace your ex lover.
Tom is obsessed with the memory of his past love that is constantly pervading his dreams every night and eventually begins to haunt him during his every waking hours. On a chance encounter with a long-haired girl, his confused state of mind makes him believe that the only solution to erase these past memories is to kill this long-haired girl.

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Director: Taehyun KIM
Running time: 8:47 / Year of Production:2010
Audio Language: None  / Subtitle Language: None

She senses uneasiness and chaos…
One peaceful afternoon, she is having a cup of tea. Meanwhile, something is in her mind that breaks the tea time in the afternoon.

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Director: Andrew LEE
Running time: 12:00 / Year of Production:2010
Audio Language: Korean/English  / Subtitle Language: English

What the Korean girls are doing underground world in Australia?
“Second from the right” is a contemporary story of a Korean girl who finds herself working in a Sydney underground Norebang (karaoke room) as one of the many “helpers” (hostesses) found there. We follow her quiet suffering while at the same time; gain insight to this underground world. This short film is about abandonment, alienation and the hypocrisy within our society.

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Director: Tae Ho YUN
Running time: 14:07 / Year of Production:2011
Audio Language: Korean/English  / Subtitle Language: English

Look back on the past!
Four different people around T, states about him. Back in 37 hours ago, there was a strange issue with T. His parents and his close friend hope everything is going to be okay after that night. But…

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Director: Minsoo LEE
Running time: 11:00 / Year of Production:2011
Audio Language: Korean/English  / Subtitle Language:English

It was a rainy day in my life, when sunshine visited my little dying heart…
A dying heart is touched by a ray of sunshine, all on one rainy afternoon. A chance encounter on a park bench, may lead to a huge change in a man’s life.


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