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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.
List of contents
Foreword 1. Introduction: Korean Film and Festivals
Part 1: Why Film Festivals Matter? 2. From Festival Films to Film Festivals: Korean Cinema at European Film Festivals 3. The Evolution of South Korean Cinema in the Festival Network 4. When South goes East: Latin American Films at Korean Festivals
Part 2: Korean Film Festivals and Cultural Policy 5. Beyond the International Film Festival: Contact Zones for the Agonistics and Solidarity 6. Profiles and Motivations of Visitors to International Film Festivals in Korea Jowon Park and Guiohk Lee 7. Function of Festival as a Social Drama: Redline Photo and Film Festival (2017)
Part 3: K-Films at International Film Festivals outside Korea 8. Transnationalism beyond Orientalism: Characteristics, National Images, and Influences 9. Park Chan-wook Beyond Globalization: Universality at the Limits of the Film Festival 10. Celebrating the Rival: Korean Films and the Osaka Asian Film Festival
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
