South Korean Shorts From interfilm Berlin
In Korea, 15 film festivals take place every year with the Busan International Film Festival as the most prestigious film festival. The short film plays a significant role in Korean cinema. Among those 15 film festivals, five are committed to the short film.
The history of the Korean short film starts in the 1970s when short films were produced in small film clubs. The 1980s saw the foundation of film circles at universities. On the initiative of universities and groups of the film movement, short films were produced that chose the social revolution as their main topic.
Since the 1990s, the growth of the Korean short film in terms of quantity is apparent. The increase of talented people in the film industry generated a short film boom. This was spurred by the opening of film departments at universities, the foundation of film companies and various independent film
festivals that emerged in 1996 in connection with the Busan International Film Festival.
The film distribution company Indie Story that was founded in 1998 and the Korean Film Council, an instrument for film promotion, have directly contributed to the revival of the short film since 2000. The Seoul Independent Film Festival 2007 presented 553 new film releases in the category of the
short film.
2008 South Korea Shorts - Film List
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5475 Days
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Chang Yeol Cho South Korea,2006 12`00 min Fiction
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Jin Chol has been living in the isolated mountain hut for 15 years, trying to forget. But every night he's still visited by the same nightmare.
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The Act 1 Chapter 2
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Cho Yun-Jun, Kim Da-Kyoung, Park Jin-Ah, Kwak Kyoung-Yun South Korea,2005 6`00 min Animation
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In the early days of Earth's creation, human hunger is so great that every other creature lives in fear of being consumed.
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The Anonymous Man
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Ryu Hyung-ki South Korea, 2007 10´00 min Fiction
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In long and captivating takes, the film tells of a lonely man's plight in a big city.
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The Life
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Ryu Jin-Ho South Korea, 2007 05´00 min Animation
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An old man shelters from the rain and lights a cigarette under the eaves. A journey to the past, reflecting Korea's dark history, in crayon animation.
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Tool
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Yong A. Yoon South Korea, 2006 08´00 min Fiction
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A mother leaves her young daughter briefly unattended in a car. Upon returning, she finds the girl locked-in and drinking insectide.
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Wolf Daddy
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Chang Hyung-yun South Korea, 2005 10´00 min - Animation
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A stoic wolf moves to the country in order to concentrate on his latest masterpiece. One rainy day, 6 year old Young-hee suddenly shows up.
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Home Sweet Home
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Hye-Jung Um South Korea,2004 17`30 min Fiction
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Family drama: A father must resort to drastic measures when the tax collector threatens to throw his brood out into the street.
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In Your Eyes
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Eun-mi Lee South Korea, 2007 03´59 Animation
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It's interesting riding the subway as we often have to meet the gaze of strangers. Have you ever wanted to fathom some of those secretive eyes?
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Wan-byuck-han Do-mi-yo-ri / A Perfect Red Snapper Dish
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Na Hong-jin South Korea, 2005 09´10 min Fiction
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Preparing a perfect red snapper is no easy job for an ambitious cook. It just takes time...
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