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Video Essay: The Eyes of Hong Kyung-Pyo

Hieu ChauSeptember 3, 2021

We explore the cinematography of Hong Kyung-Pyo and discuss how his camera and lighting techniques give greater dimension to his films....

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The Women Directors Leading South Korean Cinema Into its Next Century

Hieu ChauOctober 26, 2020

From Yoon Dan-Bi to Kim Bora, we introduce you to some of the talented women directors emerging from South Korea....

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A Historic Heist: How Parasite Stole the Oscars

Hieu ChauOctober 11, 2020

Re-live the Parasite awards season journey all over again as we chronicle the Korean film's historic heist of the 2020 Oscars....

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MAMAMOO – ‘Wind flower’ x Wong Kar-Wai

Hieu ChauJuly 31, 2020

From production design to cinematography, we compare all the ways MAMAMOO's Wind flower MV pays homage to Wong Kar-Wai's films....

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The Troubled Production of In the Mood for Love

Hieu ChauJuly 16, 2020

See how 'In The Mood for Love' went from concept to Cannes in our new video documenting the troubled 15-month production behind Wong Kar-Wai's iconic film....

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Video Essay: A History of the Japanese Musical

Hieu ChauNovember 16, 2019

We explore the history of the Japanese musical and shed light on how the genre has evolved through the ages in Japan....

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Life and Landscapes: Japan on Film

Hieu ChauNovember 16, 2019

These films from this year's JFF 2019 program maximise their use of landscapes to emphaise emotion and build character interiority....

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Video Essay: Mad Clown – ‘Lie’ x Millennium Mambo

Hieu ChauFebruary 28, 2019

Korean rapper Mad Clown used Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo as a blueprint for his music video for 'Lie'. See which scenes were used!...

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Video Essay: The Characters of Lee Chang-dong

Hieu ChauNovember 8, 2018

We look at Lee Chang-dong's socially marginalised and misunderstood characters to better understand why Lee may be compelled to portray their realities....

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Video Essay: How ‘Tampopo’ brought ramen to the West

Hayley InchOctober 31, 2018

Together with Japanese Film Festival Australia 2018, we explore the importance of Juzo Itami's Tampopo and the role it had in bringing ramen to the West....

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Video Essay: A History of Representation in Zainichi Cinema

Hieu ChauSeptember 29, 2018

We briefly explore the history of screen representation for the Korean Zainichi, one of the largest minority communities living in Japan today....

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TWICE x Asian Classics: A side-by-side video comparison

Hieu ChauMay 4, 2018

Whoever's directing music videos for Korean girl group TWICE clearly has an affinity for Asian classics! We compare their two of their MVs to timeless '90s films, Chungking Express and Love Letter....

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