Now Playing: October 1st to 7th

Welcome to the Now Playing section indexing the asian and asian related movies playing in the Montreal area

Anjaana Anjaani
Siddharth Anand, India
AMC Forum 12:20, 16:10, 19:50 (e.s.t)

Mao’s Last Dancer
Bruce Beresford, Australia
AMC Forum 12:20, 16:10, 19:50 (e.s.t)

Endhiran (The Robot)
S. Shankar, India
AMC Forum 14:35, 18:05, 21:35 (e.s.t)

Upcoming

October 8th
Breathless, Yang Ik-June, South Korea
October 13th to 24th
Festival du Nouveau Cinema (more asian movies than you can handle!..edit:check out our special post)
October 22nd
The Taqwacores, Eyad Zahra, USA
October 29th
Heart of a Dragon, Michael French, Canada/China/USA

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New line-up at 60th Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin Film Fest

CINÉ-ASIE CREATIVES REPRESENTS CANADIAN AND ASIAN FILM MARKETS AT THE 2010 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Montreal, February 10th, 2010 – CINÉ-ASIE CREATIVES is proud to be present at the 2010 edition of the Berlin International Film Festival. Two internationally acclaimed Korean films (“My Dear Enemy” & “Breathless”) are gearing up for theatrical release and distribution in Canada. We have all rights for these two great films: Theatre, TV, DVD and more.

Meanwhile, Ciné-Asie Creatives is currently in development of an omnibus feature film, “MIDNIGHT TO FOUR AM”, composed of six short films each shot by six different directors from Asia or of Asian origin. Countries currently participating include Canada, Korea, and Singapore. The omnibus feature film project has been selected for the Pusan Promotion Plan at the Pusan International Film Festival 2009.

For further information and inquiries about the two Korean titles and about the co-production film, please refer to the following contact information.

Ms. Mi-Jeong Lee / Mr. David Cohen

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Greeting from Director Jeon Soo-il

December 28, 2009

“Looking at the ruins of humanity…Director Jeon

When I make films, I first sketch a brief synopsis in my mind, then I search for the right location. Thus, the story evolves and the script is completed while simultaneously location-hunting and creating the storyboard.

The organic nature of my filmmaking often weaves together complex thoughts, emotions, and psychological backgrounds. The true nature of humanity is rediscovered and recreated in that space of storytelling. In my autobiographical films, the characters are uncertain beings who follow a map I have created for them. At times, they’re forced to visit torn-down spaces to discover their own ravaged souls. Therefore the characters’ unique tenacity springs from a cinematic space.

I’m reminded of a saying from an unknown poet: “The ruins of a city are beautiful, but the ruins of humanity are truly breathtaking.”

I feel eager to swim deeply into the human psyche to discover and expose such beautiful ruins to others.

I heartily appreciate the work of Mi-Jeong Lee, the director of Cine-Asie, who has made my retrospective event a reality.”

Jeon Soo-Il

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Greetings from the programming directors of the collaborating venues

This retrospective is presented by Cine-Asie (Ciné-Asie Film Institute) with the support of the Korean Culture and Information Service of the Republic of Korea and Dongkyuk Film in association with Cinémathèque québécoise (Montreal), Royal Theatre (Toronto), Pacific Cinematheque (Vancouver), UCLA Film & Television Archive (Los Angeles), Canadian Film Institute (Ottawa), Smithsonian Institution (Washington D.C.), Cinema Studies Student Union (Toronto) and the New York University (New York).

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