The Korean Film Week 2020 is taking place from December 3rd to 6th online in Austria and Slovenia this year. Under the topic „A Century of Korean Women“ we selected five feature films that focus on the change of gender roles of women in Korea and the external and internal conflicts associated with it. To gain a better understanding of the movies, their backgrounds and setting in Korean society, we invited two film experts and students of Korean studies in Austria and Slovenia for an online film discussion.
Film Discussion Episode 1: THE HOUSEGUEST AND MY MOTHER (1961)
A panel consisting of film experts Alexandra Schiefert (Lecturer at the University of Vienna) and Sanja Struna (film critic in Slovenia) with the Korean studies students Fiona Tappeser (University of Vienna) and Maša Žekš (University of Ljubljana) are discussing the story, backgrounds and symbols in THE HOUSEGUEST AND MY MOTHER (1961).
You can watch the movie on the 3rd and 6th of December on www.koreanfilmweek.net
Film Discussion Episode 2: OUR BODY (2018)
A panel consisting of film experts Alexandra Schiefert (Lecturer at the University of Vienna) and Sanja Struna (film critic in Slovenia) with the Korean studies students Fiona Tappeser (University of Vienna) and Maša Žekš (University of Ljubljana) are discussing the story, backgrounds and symbols in the film OUR BODY (2018).
Watch the movie on December 3rd and 5th on www.koreanfilmweek.net
Film Discussion Episode 3: YEONGJA’S HEYDAYS (1975)
A panel consisting of film experts Alexandra Schiefert (Lecturer at the University of Vienna) and Sanja Struna (film critic in Slovenia) with the Korean studies students Rosemary Libby (University of Vienna) and Maša Žekš (University of Ljubljana) are discussing the story, backgrounds and symbols in the film YEONGJA’S HEYDAYS (1975).
Watch the movie on December 4th and 5th on www.koreanfilmweek.net
Film Discussion Episode 4: LITTLE FOREST (2018)
A panel consisting of film experts Alexandra Schiefert (Lecturer at the University of Vienna) and Sanja Struna (film critic in Slovenia) with the Korean studies students Maša Žekš (University of Ljubljana), Sayuri Seneviratne (University of Vienna) and Filippo Raspanti (University of Vienna) are discussing the story, backgrounds and symbols in the film LITTLE FOREST (2018).
Watch the movie on December 4th and 6th on www.koreanfilmweek.net
Film Discussion Episode 5: KIM JI-YOUNG: BORN 1982 (2019)
A panel consisting of film experts Alexandra Schiefert (Lecturer at the University of Vienna) and Sanja Struna (film critic in Slovenia) with the Korean studies students Maša Žekš (University of Ljubljana), Sayuri Seneviratne (University of Vienna) and Filippo Raspanti (University of Vienna) are discussing the story, backgrounds and symbols in the film KIM JI-YOUNG: BORN 1982 (2019).
Watch the movie on December 4th and 6th on www.koreanfilmweek.net