Message #2328

[Amira]

Director Goo Hye Sun is going
to Japan

“Boys Over Flowers” heroine,
author, and director Goo Hye-
sun has been invited to the
Yubari Fantastic Film Festival in
Japan for her short film “The
Madonna” (유쾌한 도우미, literally
“The Cheerful Caretaker”).
For this year, the film is under
“ Yubari Choice: Korean Film.”
The film festival will run from
February 25th to March 1st at
Hotel Shuparo in Yubari City.
Goo Hye-sun will be Japan from
the beginning of the festival
until March 5th.
“The Madonna” has gained
quite a number of favorable
reviews and has been invited to
a number of other film
festivals, including the Pusan
International Film Festival, the
Bucheon International Film
Festival, the Asiana
International Short Film
Festival, and the 3rd China
Mobile Film Festival.
As her directing debut, Goo
Hye-sun is off to a good start
with “The Madonna,” a short
film about a priest and nun
who do mercy killings for those
seeking salvation.
You can see the official film
festival website here: http://
yubarifanta.com/
http://
popseoul.com/2010/02/24/
director-goo-hye-sun-going-to-
japan/