New York City, it's time for some Korean cinema. The 2008 New York Korean Film Festival opens this Friday, August 22, and runs through the 31 at Cinema Village in Manhattan and BAM Cinematek in Brooklyn. Things kick off on Thursday night with a VIP reception and special screening of Hwang Jin-Yi, with special guests actor Yoo Ji-tae and director Chang Youn-hyun.
With fourteen features films on the schedule, there will be all sorts of stuff to get your Korean cinema on. Some of the latest and greatest films from South Korea screening at the festival include: Spare, Epitaph, Hellcats, Once Upon a Time, Le Grand Chef and Forever the Moment.
In addition to the features, the festival will also be hosting a short film festival and competition on August 25 at Cinema Village, a lecture on the work of veteran actor Ahn Sung Ki on August 27 at The Korea Society, and a screening of the documentary Cinema Korea on August 28, also at The Korea Society. For more information about the festival, visit the website here.
