South Korean director to get presidential award
Tue Dec 12, 12:28 PM ET
SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean director who won the Grand Prize at the 2004 Cannes film festival is to receive a presidential award for raising the country's profile overseas, it was announced.
Park Chan-Wook took the Cannes prize with his revenge thriller "Old Boy," part of a trilogy, but has now branched out into romantic comedy with "I'm a Cyborg But That's Okay."
President Roh Moo-Hyun will present the award next Monday, the culture ministry said.
The second prize, from Prime Minister Han Myeong-Sook, will go to Park Jin-young, the impresario for singer and actor Rain.
Co-recipient will be Tony Park, executive vice president of HanbitSoft, which publishes popular games like Starcraft and Tantra.
The ministry said the annual awards are an expression of thanks from the government for individuals who helped popularize Korean pop culture abroad.
"I'm a Cyborg But That's Okay" is a marked departure from Park Chan-Wook's previous hard-boiled thrillers. It tells the story of girl who believes she is a cyborg and is confined to a mental institution, where she meets and falls in love with a fellow patient.
"I intended to make a film that I can enjoy with my (12-year-old) daughter, giggling together," Park said recently of the film, which stars Rain as the male lead.
SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean director who won the Grand Prize at the 2004 Cannes film festival is to receive a presidential award for raising the country's profile overseas, it was announced.
Park Chan-Wook took the Cannes prize with his revenge thriller "Old Boy," part of a trilogy, but has now branched out into romantic comedy with "I'm a Cyborg But That's Okay."
President Roh Moo-Hyun will present the award next Monday, the culture ministry said.
The second prize, from Prime Minister Han Myeong-Sook, will go to Park Jin-young, the impresario for singer and actor Rain.
Co-recipient will be Tony Park, executive vice president of HanbitSoft, which publishes popular games like Starcraft and Tantra.
The ministry said the annual awards are an expression of thanks from the government for individuals who helped popularize Korean pop culture abroad.
"I'm a Cyborg But That's Okay" is a marked departure from Park Chan-Wook's previous hard-boiled thrillers. It tells the story of girl who believes she is a cyborg and is confined to a mental institution, where she meets and falls in love with a fellow patient.
"I intended to make a film that I can enjoy with my (12-year-old) daughter, giggling together," Park said recently of the film, which stars Rain as the male lead.
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