2004 Aug - Korean X Factor

Pelikula@TitusBrandsma Presents

korean factor 14 August 2004 / 1 p.m. / Titus Brandsma Center 24 Acacia St., Bgy. Mariana, New Manila, QC Korean Cinema has been the toast of numerous international film festivals during the last few years. So this East Asian country will be in spotlight at Titus Brandsma Center. Expect another "X treatment." LA BELLE / Mi In 2000 – 110 mins. Excitement comes into a hunk's uneventful life when a cute lass walks into his apartment. However, does she love him or just can't live without sleeping with him? Figure it out in LA BELLE.

SUMMERTIME 2001 – 104 mins. Jae-ho Park allegedly asked Peque Gallaga if he could "borrow" Scorpio Nights. The director of "Oro Plata Mata" obviously agreed because SUMMERTIME is almost identical to the 1984 erotic drama.

2001 Pusan Int'l. FF Official Selection.

Direction: Jae-ho Park. Production: Seoung-jae Cha. Screenplay: Jeong-hak Lee. Cinematography: Hyeon-jung Direction: Kyun-dong Yeo. Production: Su-nam Lee, In-taek Shin. Art Direction: Sang-man Oh. Musical Score: In-ho Lim. Yoo. Book Author: Kyun-dong Yeo. Screenplay: Kyun-dong Cast: Ji-hyeon Kim, Cheol-ho Choi, Su-yeong Ryu, Wok-suk Yeo, Sang-woo Lee. Cinematography: Jae-ho Kim. Editing: Song, Jeong-yun Bae. Eun-su Lee. Production Design: Myeong Kyeong Kim. Musical Score: Young-sim No. Cast: Ji-ho Oh, Ji-hyeon Lee. BONUS SHORT: The 2004 CineManila Best Short Film Awardee

BALIKBAYAN / Homebound 2003 - USA - 5 mins. "A tale of family, love and imported goods" A migrant worker sends her mother back home bringing a taste of a 'better life' at all cost. This is one of the absurd but practical realities of mixing consumerism along with tradition in a developing nation. Festival Screenings: New York Video Festival; Asian American Int’l. Film Festival. Direction/ Production/ Screenplay: Larilyn Sanchez, Riza Manalo. Cinematography: Larilyn Sanchez. Lighting: Esteban Lima. Editing: Larilyn Sanchez. Production Design: Riza Manalo. Musical Score: Jennifer Berklich, Manny Migrino. Sound Design: Thomas Lino. Advisor: Parmila Ramchandani. Production Assistants: Desireena Almoradie, Barbara Malaran, Christina Quisumbing. Cast: Lorli Villanueva. Narration: Dulce Natividad. Background Voices: Desireena Almoradie, Ernesto Conception, Irma Lacorte, Thomas Lino, Riza Manalo, Manny Migrino, Larilyn Sanchez. Last Kiss: Desireena Almoradie.

LIES / Gojitmal 1999 – 112 mins. Finally, Sun-woo Jang defended LIES after its screening at the 1999 Venice Film Festival, claiming that there's social commentary behind the S&M relationship between a thirtysomething sculptor and a teenage schoolgirl. It baffled the media who saw it. Find out if there really is or if it's just a long series of sexual encounters. 2001 Uruguay Int'l FF Special Jury Award (win). 1999 Venice FF Golden Lion (nom). Direction: Sun-Woo Jang. Production: Chui Shin, Jin Han, Jung-Soo Kim. Book Author: Jung-Il Chang. Screenplay: Sun-Woo Jang. Cinematography: Woo-Hyeong Kim. Editing: Gok-ji Park. Production Design: Myeoung Kyeong Kim. Musical Score: Pa-lan Dal. Cast: Sang Hyun Lee, Tae Yeon Kim, Hye Jin Jeon, Hyun Joo Choi, Kwon Taek Han. WEBSITE: w w w . p e l i k u l a - t i t u s b r a n d s m a . p h CONTACTS: Jofti (726-6054 / [email protected]) Maxie (751-1169 / [email protected]) Francis (839-7351 / [email protected]) SOURCES: imdb.com, allmovie.com, hkflix.com, bamboocine.com