<% Festival_num = 12 %> The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival History
10th(2006)

Jury

Puchon Choice Jury (Feature)

Lamberto Bava (Chairperson)

Son of legendary director, Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava was born in Rome and made his debut in 1980 as a director with <Macabro> produced by Pupi Avati. After working as an assistant in Dario Argento's <Inferno> in 1978, he continues to maintain deep contact with Dario Argento. With <Demons>, Mr. Bava established his own character as a filmmaker. Since then, he directed a number of successful TV horror series and films, such as <Ghost Son>.

YOON Jung-hee

A leading actress in the history of Korean cinema, Ms. Yoon has appeared on over 300 films during the 1960s and 1970s. She now resides in Paris, France.

Masahiro Kobayashi

This Japanese director is a favorite of the Festival de Cannes. His selection as a candidate for Palme d'Or in 2005 with his controversial <Bashing> marked four years in a row that he was invited to the Festival de Cannes, following <BOOTLEG FILM>, <Film Noir> and <ARUKU-HITO (THE MAN WALKING ON THE SNOW)>. In 2003, his <The Perfect Education: Amazing Story> received a special mention at the Locarno International Film Festival.

Jeremy Segay

After forming ties with film festivals during his high school years, he studied film in universities in France and Canada. After starting to work as programmer and coordinator in 1999 at the Asian Film Festival of Deauville, he introduced Korean directors such as Park Chan Wook, Kim Ji Woon, Song Hae Sung and others as well as many new generation Asian film makers to France. In 2003, he moved to the selection committee for Director's Fortnight (quinzaine-realisateurs) at the Festival de Cannes where he is active today. While helping various film festivals including 'Paris Cinema,' he organized diverse set of events related to Asian films.

KIM Eui-suk

Graduated as a member of the inaugural class of the Korean Academy of Film Arts in 1985 after graduating from ChoongAng University's Theater & Film department. He was awarded with New Director's Award at both Daejong Film Festival and Chunsa Film Festival in 1992 for his debut film, <Wedding story>. Since then, he directed <She & He>, <Holiday in Seoul>, <Chinese Restaurant Peking> and others. In 2004, his <Sword In The Moon> was invited to Un Certain Regard section at the Festival de Cannes. Mr. Kim is currently a professor of production at the Korean Academy of Film Arts and the chairman of the managing committee of Jeonju Film Commission.

Puchon Choice Jury (Shorts)

Daniel Serceau

He is a professor at the La Sorbonne Pantheon University, Paris 1 University's Film Department, and also a film critic who serves as the chairman of the art-experiment film festival's enforcement committee. His books include <Art theory beyond of transcendent deduction : to the symbol of image in understanding films>, <Vain Desire>, <Genre Noir, Wisdom of Enjoyment>, <Kenji Mizoguchi>, <Eroticism in Film>, <Film and Utopia>, <Rules of Game> and others.

HAN Dae-soo

He made his debut as a folk songwriter in 1968 when the Hippie culture swept the entire world, and consolidated his position as Korea's legendary folk rock musician while releasing a number of albums such as <Long Long Road>, <Rubber Shoes>, <The Hurt> and others. A graduate of the New York Institute of Photography, Mr. Hahn began his career starting from the latter part of 1960s as architectural and advertising photographer after working as a photographer for the Korea Herald. He also published his own collection of photographs.

Shiota Toshitoki

Programmer of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. He made his debut as a film critic prior to working as a magazine editor, and actively published writing on the sub culture in addition to Japanese independent films. He has been invited to all types of film festivals and is active in seeking out new film professionals. Recently, he has appeared in numerous films by his peers, including Shinya Tsukamoto's <TETSUO-The Body Hammer> and, recently, Takashi Miike's <Imprint>.

Moon Suk

She majored in opera and church music at the Ewha Womans' University and is currently active as a poet, Soprano opera singer, performance artist, artist, model and actress in Germany. She was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001 after playing the role of May Lee in Fillipos Tsitos's <My Sweet Home>. Ranging from underground, commercial culture, stage, multimedia, classics to avant-garde, she is gaining the attention of the Berlin art scene as a multi-artist who knows no boundaries.

Darcy Paquet

Film critic from the US who is residing in Korea since 1997. Presently, he is working as a correspondent to Korea for the film magazine, <Variety>. In 1999, he developed www.koreanfilm.org, a website that provides information on Korean films in English, which he actively operates. As a program advisor to the Far East Film Festival, he also provides assistance to the Venice Film Festival as a consultant. He also serves as an English editor for the Korean Film Council.

EFFFF Asian Award Jury

Lorenzo Codelli

Lorenzo Codelli, a film critic and a scholar who majored in film history, co-authored a number of film related books such as 'Positive', 'Variety International Film Guide' and others. Presently, he is an advisor to Festival de Cannes and operates Italy's Science Plus Fiction Festival, Treiste, and Cineteca Gemona del Friuli. He was also in charge of script for 'The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema', a documentary on Korean films.

Magnus Paulsson

Film critic who majored in Economics. He works for the MTV Europe, started a fantastic film specialized magazine, established Sweden's Rundt Fantastic Film Festival and is involved in many interesting, enjoyable activities. He works as a freelancer from the early 90s. Presently, he is producing advertisements, music videos, documentary and film in Solid Entertainment. He is also the producer of the <Frostbite>, one of the contending films in the festival this year. He is a fan to all types of strange, unique, and fun art, music, traveling, food and film.