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
   
 
* Jecheon Film Music Award Special
 
Since 2006, Jecheon Film Music Award has highlighted one individual who has contributed to the progress of film music in Korea. Following the footsteps of music directors Shin Byung-ha in 2006, and Choi Chang-kwon in 2007, this year JIMFF has chosen music director Jeon Jeong-keun as its third honorary recipient of this award. Since his debut with Kaleidoscope
directed by Lee Man-hee in 1961, he has worked on more than 430 films, leaving a truly memorable track record in the history of Korean film music. Especially, his work as the leading film music director during the 60s and 70s, sharing 44 feature collaborations with noted filmmaker, Lee Man-hee including films such as The Marines Who Didn’t Come Home, Homebound and Full Autumn proves to an impressive career. The festival will honor the late Mr. Jeon Jeong-keun who unfortunately passed away last December, and showcase three of his leading works.

 
The Marines Who Didn’t Come Home
South Korea  l 1963 l 109min l Feature Drama l Lee Man-hee
During the Korean War, a squad of marines led by Kang Dae-sik takes part in the Incheon Landing Operation. The marines unlike the North Korean soldiers who were massacring civilians and shooting the helpless maintain a sense of humanity whether it was secretly helping an orphaned girl, Young-hee or encouraging comrades not to lose their sanity amongst the horrors of war. Dae-sik’s squad defeats the Chinese army’s massive attack, but only two survive the fierce battle and 40 men forever become‘ marines that never came home’.
 
 
 
Paldo Gisaeng
South Korea  l 1968 l 90min l Feature Drama l Kim Hyo-cheon
Prince Daewon, in his endeavor to pass down the tradition of Korean traditional narrative singing‘, Chang’to the next generation, he hires a renowned dilettante, Park Hyo-cheon to scour the country for hidden music talents and invite them to a palace banquet. Upon accomplishing this task, the prince crowns Park as a director of a prestigious music institute, but being a natural born wonderer, Hyo-cheon turns down the offer, and goes his way to explore the world in its splendor. The first Korean period piece with song, dance and amusement, the film presents a rich array of folk music from all over the country.
 
 
 
Arirang
South Korea  l 1974 l 102min l Feature Drama l Lim Won-sick
College student, Young- jin is involved in the independence movement with comrades who shared his vision for agricultural enlightenment when he falls in love with a powerful pro-Japanese leader’s daughter, Jisuk. The couple attempts to elope to Shanghai only to be arrested by Ji-suk’s Japanese fiancée, Suki whose marriage arrangements were forced upon her by her brother. Torture pushes Young-jin over the edge, but he regains consciousness and kills Oh Ki-ho who tries to rape Younghee, Young-jin’s sister, after being rejected of a marriage proposal. Bound in ropes Young-jin is taken to the hills of Arirang.