New York Korean Film Festival Is Here!

The New York Korean Film Festival starts this week! I personally will be going to see Im Sang-soo’s remake of The Housemaid. I am also trying to see both Boo Ji-young’s Sisters on the Road and Roh Gyeong-tae’s Land of Scarecrows. This year’s lineup is quite strong with a variety of interesting films. There are  eight films this year and the film is a collaborative effort between The Korean Society, Brooklyn Academy of Music Rose Cinema, and Museum of Modern Art. I urge everyone in the New York area to check it out!

The opening reception is at The Korean Society (950 3rd Ave and 57th St) on Thursday September 23 from 5-7PM featuring both Im Sang-soo and Boo Ji-young. They will both be available after the screenings of their films (The Housemaid and Sisters on the Road respectively) for Q&A sessions as well. Boo Ji-young is also visiting a local high school film program with the help of The Korean Society. Roh Gyeong-tae will also be at The Korean Society on the 28th to discuss his film Land of Scarecrows. Following is the release from The Korean Society detailing the films and their screening times.

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J-Pop Summit Week

New People and VIZ cinema are at it again with their late Summer celebration of everything Japanese pop culture.  Whereas last year’s J-Pop Summit Festival was a one day event whose focal point was the grand opening of the New People building located in San Francisco’s Japantown, this year’s is a whole week’s worth of events from September 13th to the 17th leading up to Summit day, September 18th. … Continue Reading