The View From Here
If the 48 Hour Film Festival screenings have you in short film mode, here’s one to check out. It’s from filmmaker Kevin Lambert, currently living, working and making films in Seoul, South Korea. In The View from Here, we learn about Ray and Isabel, an expat couple living in Seoul, who find themselves disenchanted with their...
Chincha Films…Aweh Block Party
For edition number four of our Chincha films event review series we asked our filmmakers to shoot the Aweh Block Party (under Zandari Festa), which involved a garage party thrown by yours truly. The filmmakers interviewed us, an event attendee, multi-disciplinary artist Cora Kobischka, and Shins (Mike Hampton), a UK garage/ house/ bass DJ who...
A Shot of Soju With: Actor Paul Stafford
Three years ago, because he knew his chances of becoming an actor in London equaled to the same chance as an ajumma giving up her seat for anyone on the metro, indie producer and actor Paul Stafford packed his bags and moved to the ROK. Since then, he has created his own production company, was...
48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project, an international competition where filmmakers have exactly 48 hours to create a film from scratch, is returning to Seoul this month. As one of the biggest film competitions in the world – spanning over 120 cities – 50,000 people have been involved in making 4,000 films during this annual contest. On...
Chincha Films…The Creators Project Seoul
Here’s another addition to our Chincha Films series of event reviews, featuring interviews with Hosi Simon, Global Mananger of VICE magazine, and David Haroldsen, Creative Director of Intel-sponsored event series The Creators Project. We also interviewed the electro rock band IDIOTAPE, who headlined the concert, and lovely event attendee Kim Hyuna. Filming of The Creators...
Chincha Films…Korea Burn
This is the second in our series of ‘Chincha Films…’ and it’s even better than the first. It encapsulates Korea Burn perfectly, which really was a whirlwind of colours, beautiful people and crazy costumes. The positive atmosphere was contagious and everyone we spoke to seemed to be having an incredible time. Can’t wait for next...
Hongdae Playground
Here’s a short Indieframe, Loose Union and Aweh documentary following the trials and tribulations of Seoul-based band Used Cassettes’ on a trip to play Sunset Janghang festival back in July. Love the shots of the band performing on the train and the drenched audience rocking out in their plastic macs. Images: Indieframe
Chincha Films…Future Shorts
We are extremely proud and excited to present the first in what we hope will be a long-running series of Chincha-made mini films covering Korea. This film was shot at one of our favourite regular events, Future Shorts Seoul, which held its summer version of the pop-up film festival last Saturday (August 25th). Barring a...
