Look East Korean Film Festival (LEF) 2012

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Published on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 19:20

Written by Joanne Choi

The Look East Korean Film Festival (LEF) will be held Saturday and Sunday June 23-24 2012, at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. This is also the first time in Grauman’s 85-year history, that Korean actors Lee Byung-Hun and Ahn Sung-Ki will place hand and footprints in cement in front of the legendary theater.

Lee, Ahn, and international filmmaker Pierre Rissient will be honored at the opening ceremony. Both events will be taking place on Saturday, June 23. Special guests, celebrities and VIPs are expected to attend.

Also joining this event will be esteemed chef Ludo Lefebvre, preparing a special menu for the celebrity VIP dinner following the opening ceremony. Ludo is named one of the World’s 50 Greatest Chefs by Relais & Chateaux and was nominated by the James Beard Foundation for a Rising Star chef Award.

The screenings scheduled include:

• 3 Iron (Bin Jip)
• A Bittersweet Life (Dar Kom Hahn Inseng) including a Q&A with star Byung-hun Lee
• The Day He Arrives (Book Chon Bahng Yang)
• Flower in Hell (Jiok Hwa) – U.S. premiere
• A Hometown in Heart (Maum Ae Gohyang) – U.S. premiere
• The Host 3D (Gae Mur)
• Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema – including a Q&A with subject/star Pierre Rissient
• Poetry (Shi) including a Q&A with director Chang-dong Lee
• Punch (Wahn D'Ghi)
• Unbowed (Booruh Jin Hwa Sal) including a Q&A with star and Hand and Footprint honoree Sung-ki Ahn
• Thirst (Bahk Ji) including a Q&A with director Chan-wook Park

Tickets to the screenings, Q&A, opening ceremony, VIP dinner, and cocktail party can be purchased at www.LookEastFestival.com, www.ChineseTheatres.com and www.Movietickets.com or by calling 323-431-4111.   

For full schedule and more details on this exclusive event visit: www.LookEastFestival.com

Look East Korean Film Festival (LEF) 2012
June 23-24 2012

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA

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