AKFF would love to continue its mission to introducing Korean cinema to citizens in Southern USA during the week of SEP 20 through SEP 28, 2013. Join us as we celebrate the diverse art of Korean cinema. We are proudly screening the opening feature film, "The Face Reader"(Jae-Rim Han, 2013), as its USA premiere.
AKFF 2013 is featuring a retrospective of more than 20 contemporary films in 3 categories: Director Kim Ji-Woon’s Special Exhibition, Korean Cinema 2012-13 Lineup, Special Invitations. Movie and director list include:
▶Director Kim Ji-Woon’s Special Exhibition: "A Tale of Two Sisters"(2003), "The Good, The Bad, The Weird"(2008), "I Saw the Devil"(2010), "The Last Stand"(2013)
▶Korean Cinema 2012-2013 Lineup: "Secretly and Greatly"(Chul-soo Jang), "The Thieves"(Dong-Hoon Choi), "Miracle in Cell No. 7"(Hwan-Kyung Lee), "New World"(Hoon-Jung Park), "A Company Man"(Sang-Yoon Lim), "The Grand Heist"(Joo-Ho Kim), "Love 911"(Gi-Hoon Jeong), "Weight"(Kyu-Hwan Jeon), "All About My Wife"(Kyu-Dong Min), "Pieta"(Ki-duk Kim)
▶Special Invitations: "Eden"(Megan Griffiths, 2012), "Maria the Korean Bride"(Maria Yoon, 2013), "Innocent Blood"(Sun Kim, 2013)
Lectures of directors and Q&A sessions of celebrities will take place at various colleges include Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and Emory University.
On September 20, AKFF is hosting a grandiose Opening Ceremony & Red Carpet in association with the prestigious Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. The evening event will include Reception, Mini-Concert with Dong-Joon Lee, the famouse music director, Screening a feature film and press conference to meet the filmmakers and sponsors. | | AKFF Organization Committee | | | Honorary Chair of Organization Committee | | Hee-Beom Kim, Consul General of Republic of Korea in Atlanta | Honorary Organization Committee Member | | Baek-Kyu Kim, Seong-Moon Kim, Soo-Yong Shim, Joong-Sik Cho | Chair of Organization Committee | | Edward Oh, Chairman of World OKTA Atlanta Chapter | Organization Committee Member | | Samuel Lee, Soon-Hee Baik, Steve Hahn, Jong-Oh Park | Chair of Executive Committee | | Kun-Kwon Park, President of Atlanta Radio Korea | Executive Committee Member | | B.J. Pak, Han Choi, Yonni Kim, Wan-Mo Song | Festival Director | | SK Hong, President of News&Post | Steering Committee | | Melisa Randle, Scott Moore, Cindy Park |
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| HOSTED BY | | Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta | ORGANIZED BY | | AKFF Organizing Committee, Atlanta Radio Korea | SUPPORTED BY | | Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The National Unification Advisory Council Atlanta Chpater, World OKTA Atlanta Chapter, Emory University Film Department, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology | SPONSORED BY | | Korean Air, KIA Motors, Comcast, Sewon America, Pac Tell Group, Georgia Dental Implant Center, Doosan Infracore, SKC, LS Cable & System, UPS, Home Depot, First Intercontinental Bank, Noabank, H-Mart, Mega Mart, Assi Plaza, AJIN USA |
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