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‘Breakfast’ officially invited to the 74th Berlin International Film Festival
The occult mystery film 'Buried Grave', which tells the story of strange events that happen to a geomancer, undertaker, and shaman who received a large amount of money to relocate a suspicious tomb, has been officially invited to the Forum section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, which opens in February.
The 74th Berlin International Film Festival, held in Berlin, Germany for ten days from February 15th to 25th this year, is one of the world's three largest film festivals, along with the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival. The forum section where 'Pamyo' was invited is a section where films with original and challenging colors and unrivaled and mysterious personalities are invited. In particular, among Korean commercial films in the past, director Bong Joon-ho's 'Snowpiercer' (2013), director Kim Tae-yong's 'Late Autumn' (2011), and director Kim Ji-woon's 'The Boots and the Red Lotus' (2003) have been officially invited.
The Berlin International Film Festival revealed the reason for its official invitation by commenting, “Among the works selected for this year’s Forum Section that fall within the spectrum of auteurist films and genre films, ‘Breakfast’ is the work that stands out the most as a genre film.”
Barbara Wurm, chief programmer for the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival, also introduced ‘Famyo’ as “a work that represents the Korean film industry, showing a rich world of works,” and added, “We are delighted to be able to screen ‘Famyo,’ an outstanding genre film, as a world premiere. I am very proud. “Director Jang Jae-hyun is undoubtedly an amazing director, and the actors in the work also gave excellent performances,” he said, praising both the directing and acting.
'Pamyo' is recognized for its original occult world view and acting ensemble of Korea's leading actors, and is scheduled to be released for the first time through a film festival, capturing the attention of filmmakers around the world.
‘Pamyo’ is scheduled to be released in theaters in February.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr
