Movies News

By M&C News Oct 29, 2006, 4:33 GMT

South Korea and France sign co-production agreement

South Korea entered into its first co-production treaty October 27, with a treaty signing in Seoul.Under discussion since 2003, the treaty allows for Korean-French co-productions to qualify as local films in both countries allowing them to tap into public sector funding and to fulfill screen and TV quotas.South Korea has cooperation agreements with Canada and New Zealand but nothing as comprehensive as with the French. France has audiovisual co-production agreements with more than 30 countries.Taking time out from the treaty signing, French culture minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres presented Korean director Lee Chang-dong with the Legion d’Honneur – the highest award presented by the French government.Formerly South Korea’s minister of culture Lee won best director award at Venice International Film Festival in 2002. He is presently in production on his fourth film ‘Secret Sunshine.’

And Also

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts

The Decade: Film's 10 Best Music Moments In The Aughts - Cinema Blend
GASP: Goldstriker creates world's most expensive iPhone - The Tech Herald
Mysteries of "Zhu Zhu Hamsters," "Al Alberts," and "White House Party Crashers" Solved - PopEater
Chris Rock interview, Sons of Anarchy and Woody Allen shout out for 'Madagascar' star

Your Talkback on this Story

Similar articles

Orange confirmed as iPhone carrier for France
In Photos and words: Day 8 at the Cannes International Film Festival
Cannes International Film Fest opens today
Diane Kruger to be Master of Ceremonies at Cannes Film Festival
South Korea says movies good, prostitutes bad!

Latest Headlines in Movies

Older Talkback

Latest Pics

From Sites we Like

NASA: Evidence of life on Mars [Cool]
Santa Claus fired for making children cry at a Christmas tree lighting event. "He was inept, sullen and incommunicative" [Amusing]
Woman goes on £50,000 spending spree buying trips and cars for her family thinking she was going to die from breast cancer. Turns out the joke was on her when her doctor gave her the "all clear." [Stupid]

More Not News from Fark

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint