Passing through the most dramatic shifts in Korean film history, BAE Changho has been a hit film director and writer, moving from popular mainstream to independent genres, slowly transforming during the last 30 years as a cine-artist who’ve captured the essence of Korean sentiments in his films. At the peak of his success, BAE had pondered on film aesthetics and cinematic authenticity, which he continues to do even today.

Without a doubt, Bedevilled is one of the most outstanding Korean films of 2010, let alone the shiniest feature debut of the year. With the film’s winning major awards at PiFan2010 and CinDi festival after its world premiere at Cannes, JANG Cheol-su, a former assistant director of KIM Ki-duk, puts his name on the list of the most notable Korean filmmakers. Here is the in-depth talk with JANG about the film.

Korean films in the second half of 2010 are finally revealed both commercial and aesthetic challenges in diverse elements and genres. They include IM Kwon-taek, HONG Sangsoo, KIM Jee-woon, RYU Seung-wan, LEE Hai-young, and PARK Jeong-hoon; from great masters delivering introspection of life, sensible stylists wallowing genres, to surprising newcomers exploring colorful pleasure.

Seagulls and camellia are the symbols of ocean side city of Busan, well known for Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF). The blazing red camellia blossoms represent 'an eternal love that overcomes time and space’ and ‘the waiting for that solemn promise'. The movie Camellia is an omnibus project set out for the first time by PIFF, and one of its episodes is titled Kamome (a Japanese word for 'seagull').