Attention is drawn to local film festivals in the U.S., including actor Lee Jung-jae and director Nam Gung-sun.Korean movies continue to grow.
Attention is drawn to local film festivals in the U.S., including actor Lee Jung-jae and director Nam Gung-sun.Korean movies continue to grow.
With the end of 2021, New York is busy with news of various film festivals and awards ceremonies.
The U.S., which has entered the era of With Corona, has begun to resume offline events again,
and foreign culture and arts experts other than the U.S. are also getting busy.
In particular, various film festivals at the end of the year are raising high expectations not only
from local citizens but also from movie fans around the world as they can read the year's notable works and current trends.
The Godam Awards, one of New York's leading film festivals,
is an annual independent film awards ceremony held in New York, USA, boasting authority in the United States.
As it is also named after Gotham City, which is also a nickname for New York,
New Yorkers are famous for their participation and interest.
It is hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), an independent film support organization in the United States,
and the award is decided through voting by IFP members.
It is an award ceremony that opens the door of the awards season
in the U.S., and is considered a place to predict the results of future awards ceremonies.
While the 31st Godam Awards, which will be held in 2021,
released a list of candidates at the end of this month,
South Korea's leading actor Lee Jung-jae is drawing public attention as he is nominated for the Outstanding Performance
in a New Series category for the Netflix series <Squid Game>.
Lee Jung-jae played the role of Sung Ki-hoon, who received a business card from a mysterious person and participated
in the game after much consideration, while suffering from a life crisis in the second half of this year's best hit "Squid Game."Attention is drawn to
Not only did he play as the main character of "Squid Game",
but he also succeeded in transforming into a friendly character that was completely different from his previous work,
and at the same time, he deeply depicted the inside of the conflict in extreme situations.
Various visitors in the United States not only learned the face of actor Lee Jung-jae,
but also recreated it with various Internet memes, making headlines.
Along with Lee Jung-jae, Ethan Hawk of The Good Road Bird, Anya Taylor of Queen's Gambit, Jennifer Coolidge of White Lotus,
Michael Grace of Rutherford Falls, and Debry Jacobs of Dogs of Reservation are expected to compete more fiercely than ever this year.
The 31st Godam Awards will be held on November 29,
and the fact that actor Lee Jung-jae was nominated for the award shows that Korean actors
and cultural contents are once again making a splash in the United States.
In addition, talented Korean film directors are also attracting attention as they are invited to leading film festivals in the United States.
Director Nam Gung-sun's first feature debut film "The Future of Ten Months,"
which won the best prize at the Mise-en-Scène Short Film Festival,
will continue to meet with overseas audiences by being invited to the main competition section of the 41st Hawaii International Film Festival next month.
In particular, director Nam Gung-sun will attend the Hawaii International Film Festival in person,
raising expectations. Participating in leading overseas film festivals in the With Corona era,
director Nam Gung sun will explain the work in depth, communicate with overseas audiences, and share the current status of Korean films.
"The Future of Ten Months" is a film that features 10 weeks of pregnancy and 10 months of 29-year-old program developer "Future,"
and has also received domestic and international attention, including the 20th New York Asian Film Festival,
the 41st Hawaii International Film Festival, and the 16th Paris Korean Film Festival.
Attending the 41st Hawaii International Film Festival at the end of the year is an opportunity to promote Korean films at local film festivals representing the United States, including New York and LA,
and the growth of Korean films.
While various K-pop stars are announcing the resumption of global concerts,
many good news is being heard both inside and outside the film industry.
Following the biggest hit "Squid Game" in the second half of this year,
it is expected which Korean film characters will bring the news of winning the award in the U.S.