SITGES 2008 Viva GBW!

Article from the Korea Times and highlighted by Todd Brown at Twitchfilm.net. Original source at cinemasitges.com

Kim Wins Best Director Award in Spanish Film Fest

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Director Kim Jee-woon

Kim Jee-woon, director of Korean blockbuster film “The Good, The Bad, The Weird,” was awarded Best Director at the 41st Sitges International Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain, which closed on Oct. 12.

Kim’s film also won the award for Best Special Effects. The “oriental Western” featuring exciting horseback races and train rides, is a revisionist western set in 1930s Manchuria, starring top actors Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho and Jung Woo-sung.

Another Korean movie, “The Chaser” directed by Na Hong-jin grabbed the Orient Express Award, or best Asian production motion picture. The Korean thriller is a suspenseful story of a serial murder starring actors Ha Jung-woo and Kim Yun-seok.

The film festival’s Best Motion Picture went to “Surveillanc” by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film festival, created in 1968, is one of the major fantasy film festivals in the world.

Last year, Korean actress Lee Young-ae starring in “Lady Vengeance” directed by Park Chan-wook won the award for Best Actress in 2005 and “The Host” directed by Bong Jun-ho grabbed the Orient Express Award in 2006.
Credits: chungay@koreatimes.co.kr

2008 SITGES Winners Announced!

OFFICIAL FANTÀSTIC

JURY
Marina Anna Eich, Àlex Gorina, Umberto Lenzi, David Pirie, Fred Williamson

Best Motion Picture
Surveillance by Jennifer Lynch

Special Jury Award
Eden Lake by James Watkins

BEST DIRECTOR – Kim Jee-woon for The Good, The Bad, The Weird

 

Best Actor
Brian Cox for Red

Best Actress
Semra Turan for Fighter

Best Script
Alexis Alexiou for Tale 52

Best Cinematography
Angus Hudson for The Broken

Best Production Design
Tulé Peak for Blindness

Best Make Up FX
Bendit Lestang & Adrien Morot for Martyrs

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – Kim Wook for The Good, The Bad, The Weird

Best Original Soundtrack
Kenji Kawai for The Sky Crawlers

Best Short Film

IRIS coming along..

Latest gist from news.empas.com and article from KBS Global

Actor Kim Seung Woo has been cast in the series. He was in the music video “Eternal Love” (part 1 & 2) with Byunghun over 10 years ago. This looks like their first full length collaboration in a drama/movie. Things are looking better.. hopefully..

김승우, 이병헌·김태희 주연 ‘아이리스’ 합류…내년 여름방송

Kim Tae-hee Returns to TV Drama As Lee Byung-hun’s Lover

Actress Kim Tae-hee will make her first TV appearance in four years. According to Kim’s management agency, the actress was recently cast as the heroine of a new drama series entitled “IRIS.” She will star in the 20-part action drama alongside Lee Byeong-heon. Renowned film director Kang Je-kyu will direct the drama series while screen writer Choi Wan-kyu will be in charge of the screenplay.

IRIS will be Lee’s first drama appearance in five years since “All In.”