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KOREAN FILM FESTIVAL GOT UNDERWAY IN CHENNAI.
Posted on: 04/Aug/2010 5:24:15 AM
A Korean Film Festival, organised at the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce has got underway in Chennai .The film festival is expected to provide glimpses of the Korean culture filmed by some of the best filmmakers. The films were selected from different genres — from melancholy, comedy to those featuring computer graphics-generated scenes. Five films — ‘Mother,` ‘The Big Swindle,` ‘Daytime Drinking,` ‘Castaway on the Moon,` and ‘Tsunami,` — are being screened. The festival opened with ‘Mother` on Monday.
Chang Hyunki, Head, Southern Region, Samsung India Electronics inaugurated the festival .He said in his address to the audience that India was the largest producer of films and the number of films made across the States were growing at a phenomenal pace. The Chennai International Film Festival will soon evolve into the country`s biggest international film festival, screening the best-acclaimed international movies. South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) president C.Kalyan, Indo-Cine Film Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) president B. Ramakrishnan, secretary E. Thangaraj, and Chennai International Film Festival vice-Chairman S. Ve. Sheker spoke. ICAF, along with Inko Centre and Embassy of Republic of Korea, is organising the five-day festival. There would be no screening on Friday and the festival concludes on Saturday.
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