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Category Archives: North Korean Films
Kim Jong-il: On the Art of Cinema
A little light reading for a Monday… Here are a few of my favourite quotes as I (not for the first time) flick through Kim Jong-il’s seminal tome on how to make a film (in North Korea). “A film without … Continue reading
Documentary: Kim Jong-Il and Stars (Part 1)
I know I promised the mother-lode but I’m afraid it’s just going to have to be another taste. Here’s the first part (there are three in total) of a DPRK documentary about Kim Jong-Il’s efforts as a producer in North Korea. … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, North Korean Films
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13th Pyongyang International Film Festival opens
I dug out some footage from Chinese broadcaster CCTV of the Pyongyang International Film Festival that is going on at the moment. I am sick as a dog not to be there – alas my application to enter a film … Continue reading
Johannes Schönherr interviews Somi – the Taekwon-do Woman producer
Johannes Schönherr dropped me a line the other day to highlight an interview he conducted with Masao Kobayashi, the producer of Somi – the Taekwon-do Woman. Always good to hear from the man as he highlights another little insight into making movies … Continue reading
Two New DPRK Features
The Rodong Sinmun’s English website has given a brief glimpse of two new features that have been produced (presumably, but who knows) this year in North Korea. The first is “Wishes” The Korean Film Studio recently produced feature film “Wishes”. The film is … Continue reading
Posted in North Korean Films, Rodong Sinmun
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Screenwriter: Ui Ung Yong
A Korean feature film “Two Families in Haeun-dong” produced in 1996 and the other “Myself in the Distant Future” in 1997 gave deep emotions to the Korean people. The former shows that one can only enjoy happiness in family when he devotes everything … Continue reading
Vice Guide to North Korean Film
I’ve been apprehensive about posting this video for quite some time. Not that I have lofty ideals for this site which I think might be compromised if I posted a link to the acerbic Vice, but more because I feel a little … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, North Korean Films, Shin Sang-ok, Vice
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Kim Jong Il and the Development of Cinema Art
As reported on the North Korea Tech blog, Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the Workers’ Party of Korea and North Korea’s main national daily, launched an English-language website over the last couple of days with quite a large amount of … Continue reading
Review: Pyongyang Nalpharam
Museum curator: “Our traditional martial art was established as Thaekkyon in Ri Dynasty through Koryo’s. Regionally its practitioners were nicknamed differently. Eg, Chaebi and Jebi…” Mr Ko: “… and those around Mount Taesong were called Pyongyang Nalpharam… “ I loved the feel … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kil Dong, Kung Fu, North Korea, North Korean Films, Review
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