Jeon Soo-il Retrospective Tour Starts coming November 2009

Ciné-Asie has just acquired the North American distribution rights for South Korean director Jeon Soo-il’s fourth feature film, With a Girl of Black Soil. The film will screen in Montreal in November 2009 as part of a retrospective of Jeon’s work at the Cinémathéque Québecoise.

The entire retrospective will also be touring North America throughout the summer, with stops in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles. This is the first time that all of Jeon’s feature films will be shown together in North America. (more…)

Award Winners for Ciné-Asie’s National Portrait Contest, May 22, 2009

Congratulations to:

Mon nom est Tuan (2008) Nguyen-Anh Nguyen, for winning the big award of the evening of $1000 in post production services provided by Videographe. (Provincial, Quebec Award)

State of Yo (2007) Jason Karman, for winning the $500 dollar cash prize Award (for National contestants)

A Tall Tale (2009) Kelly-Anne Riess, for winning the Visual Media Artists Award for Asian & Canadian Women Filmmakers, a $500 value in post-production services provided by GIV - Groupe Intervention Video.

Harvest Moon (2009) Mina Vladimir, for winning the audience choice Award of $500 in post-production services provided by Main Film.

Please visit the contest page HERE for more info and details about the contest!

Ciné-Asie at Cannes - May 17th to 22nd

The Ciné-Asie team will be in Cannes for the Festival de Cannes to meet with prospective co-production and distribution partners, scout films for distribution and to promote our ongoing projects. To get in touch or schedule a meeting:

Mi-Jeong Lee, Ciné-Asie Director/Producer: cineasie@gmail.com, 1-514-799-6880.

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