Yeonghwa is the Korean word for film, and since South Korean cinema now features prominently in every major international film festival, it is a good word for cineastes to know. Korean film tends to blend technical excellence with idiosyncratic expression and an entrepreneurial spirit—filmmakers often write and direct their work, and both actors and filmmakers benefit from the country’s homegrown “star system”—while embracing a wide variety of styles and subjects. Korean cinema is generally made for a national audience, so its vision is rarely diminished by compromises in the name of global appeal. This second edition of Yeonghwa includes nine new feature films, including Yim Soon-rye’s Rolling Home with a Bull, along with a program of award-winning short films by major directors; a two-fi ... Go to event
Faces of Others is a series of international film festivals featuring selections from Poland, Netherlands, South Africa, Israel, Palestine, Argentina, France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Norway, Iran, Korea, Romania, Russia and Pittsburgh. Every year, the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival challenges its participants to view the world with an open mind and through a myriad of multicultural lenses. In 2012, the tradition continues as the selected festival films explore this year’s theme: Faces of Others. The Other is something that every person on this planet experiences, but it is also something that baffles scholars, psychologists and philosophers alike. The festival invites you to explore the concept of the Other and enjoy the minds of numerous national cinematic traditions.
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