Six S. Korean films invited to Karlovy Vary film fest

SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- Six South Korean films including the Cannes-winning
"Thirst" have been invited to an upcoming Czech film festival, local film
officials said Tuesday.
Park Chan-wook's "Thirst," which grabbed the Jury Award at this year's Cannes,
Bong Joon-ho's "Mother" and Yang Ik-june's "Breathless" are among the domestic
films to be screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, one of the
world's oldest film events, South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival
organizers said in a press release.
The event opens on Friday (Korean time).
"Thirst" and "Mother" will be screened at the festival's Open Eyes section, while
"Breathless" and "Crush and Blush" will be introduced in the Another View
section. Both sections are non-competitive.
Director Jeon Soo-il's "Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells" had been invited to the
festival's international competition section last year. The Karlovy Vary fest
first held an international film competition in 1948.
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