FILM PROGRAM
 
World Music Film Today
Cine Symphony
  Music In Sight
  Theme & Variation
  Korean Music Film Today
  Jecheon Film Music Award Special
  Family Fest
  Music Short On Track
   
 
* Korean Music Film Today
 
The Korean music film boom which began in 2006 is still on a roll in 2008. To address this recent phenomenon, JIMFF is presenting a new section under the title,‘ Korean Music Film Now’to continue its endeavors to introduce Korean features dealing with music. Although most of the films showcased in this section have already had theatrical exposure, the festival believes the focus at Jecheon where music films are highlighted will carry special meaning. Six Korean music features made between the late 2007 to the early 2008 are awaiting their chance to meet with the public.

 
Crazy Waiting
South Korea  l 2008 l 108min l Feature Romantic Comedy l Ryu Seung-jin
In South Korea, all men in their early twenties have to serve two years of mandatory military service, which poses a serious question to young couples who have to be separated during this period,“ Do we stay together... or break up?” If they stay together, will their love survive the two-year separation? Follow the story of four couples as they explore these questions and ‘go crazy while waiting’and be reunited with their lovers. Starring two famous Korean singers Danny Ahn member of‘ god’and Woo Seung-min of‘ All Lies Band’
 
 
 
The Happy Life
South Korea  l 2007 l 112min l Feature Drama/Comedy l Lee Joon-ik
Three middle-aged men Sung-wook, Hyuk-soo and Ki-young meet after many years at the funeral of a close friend who has died unexpectedly. They have been friends since college when the four of them were in a rock band called the‘Active Volcano’which disbanded after failing the College Singing Contest for three years in a row. Recently unemployed, Ki-young, who played the guitar, sets out on a mission to reunite the band. With the help of the son of their late friend, the three men join forces to revive the‘ Active Volcano’and reclaim their passion.
 
 
 
Like Father, Like Son
South Korea  l 2008 l 110min l Feature Drama l Lee Moo-young
Once known as a legendary folk rock star during his heydays, Tae-soo returns home after doing time in prison for 15 years to his son Gun-sung. Apart from their passion for music, the relationship between the happy-go-lucky slacker dad and the hard-working-exemplary son is nothing but chaos as they fight over the smallest things. The house seems to have found peace when Mari shows up with an infant and decides to live at Tae-soo’s place... that is until Gunsung finds out that his dad is smoking marijuana again.
 
 
 
Radio Dayz
South Korea  l 2008 l 111min l Feature Comedy l Ha Ki-ho
In 1930 at a time when Korea is still under Japanese imperialist rule, Lloyd is a good-for-nothing womanizer who only agrees to produce a drama to impress beautiful jazz singer Mary who unfortunately want nothing to do with him. One day Lloyd obtains a scenario by chance and decides to make this into the first radio drama ‘Flame of Love’. But from day one, a series of mishaps including miscast actors, uncontrollable ad libs was turning this venture into one major broadcasting disaster.
 
 
 
A Tale of Legendary Libido
South Korea  l 2008 l 120min l Feature Comedy l Shin Han-sol
Byun is a tragic character who has to live with his weak libido in a village dominated by women with strong sexual drives. Life is a series of humiliation due to his shortcomings until a strange old monk helps him to gain the ultimate male power of never-ending erection. He steps up as the most sought out man in the Chosun Dynasty. However when he is forced to remain in the village to satisfy the women and quench their sexual desires while all the men are sent off to war life becomes a nightmare for Byun.
 
 
 
The Wonder Years
South Korea  l 2007 l 94min l Feature Drama l Kim Hee-jung
13-year-old Soo-ah has just become a middle school student. She lives with her mother who runs a diner after her father passed away a few years ago. The greatest complaint she has in life at the moment is the fact that her mother is too busy to take any interest in her life that has entered adolescent confusion. Although her mother tries to hide from Soo-ah that singer, Yoon Sul-young is her real mother, Soo-ah is aware of this and sets out on a journey to Seoul in search of her real mother.