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Published on 13 Dec 2016
Exporting
homegrown pop culture has become something of an art in South Korea, as
K-pop and K-dramas seduce foreign markets from South East Asia to Latin
America. The phenomenon has its own name: "Hallyu", which loosely
translates as "The Korean Wave". In recent years Korean cinema has
become a more high-brow ambassador for the country’s artistic output,
with directors like Park Chan-Wook and Bong Joon-ho scooping awards at
international film festivals.
Kim Ki-duk was the first Korean filmmaker to pick up prizes at festivals in Cannes, Berlin and Venice. Olivia Salazar-Winspear sits down with him to talk about the challenges of tackling political issues on the big screen. And we head outside of Seoul to check out a K-drama shoot: these television series are bringing South Korean actors and South Korean stories to living rooms across the world.
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