Director SHIN Suwon from Korea , graduated from Seoul
National University and started her career as a teacher in middle school.
During her teaching career she wrote and published two novels focused on teens’
lives. Finishing her 10 year career as a teacher, she entered the Korea
National University of Arts(KNUA) and studied script writing. After graduating
from KNUA she started her career as a filmmaker. Her feature debut was 2009’s
indie drama Passerby #3, which was in no small part derived from her own
experiences trying to break into the industry. In 2012, her short film The
Circle Line was invited to the Cannes Film Festival, where it earned the Canal+
Prize after it screened in Critics’ Week. Later that year, she revealed her
sophomore feature Pluto at the Busan International Film Festival. Noted for its
strong sense of style, the high school-set revenge film earned a special
mention at the Berlin international Film Festival before being invited to
screen all around the world. Recently, her movie Madonna was screened at
the Kolkata International Film Festival 2015. It is about a VIP hospital nurse who
is on a journey to find out the next of kin of the brain dead prostitute, and
uncovers her sad life story.
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Madonna - Korean Movie stills |
You were a teacher. How did you develop an interest for film
making?
Even though I liked teaching, I felt I needed to do something more. So, I started to write novels. Two novels got published. I wanted to make a script so I went to a Korean film school. I started to study script writing there. One day during the course I had a chance to make a short film. I realized that I was good in making it. When it was finished it was screened in dark room. I was very fascinated by the ambiance of the dark room and feedback from the audience. That’s how I go interested in film making.
Even though I liked teaching, I felt I needed to do something more. So, I started to write novels. Two novels got published. I wanted to make a script so I went to a Korean film school. I started to study script writing there. One day during the course I had a chance to make a short film. I realized that I was good in making it. When it was finished it was screened in dark room. I was very fascinated by the ambiance of the dark room and feedback from the audience. That’s how I go interested in film making.
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| Madonna - Korean movie stills |
Most of the filmmakers are male. But nowadays the numbers of
female filmmakers are increasing.
How challenging is your profession?
It is male dominant profession. As a female
filmmaker most of the time I can’t convince them . It is one of the
hurdles for me to take decision.
What kind of subjects attracts you?
What kind of subjects attracts you?
I am mostly interested in human beings. I am
also very much interested in social system.
What do you want your audience to take away from the film
Madonna?
After screening I want the audience think about human being
and discrimination of woman or anyone. Human life is most important than money or anything
else.
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| Director SHIN Suwon and Francis Lim,producer at the kolkata international film festival |
Any memorable moments from the shooting of the film?
Haerim (Seo Young-hee)’s had a birth scene. Before sunset I
must finish all shooting. But I have no time; it is very busy and hard. But I
am happy Ms. Seo plays as well. When she gave a birth, I felt give a birth of
film <Madonna> and that shooting day is final shooting day. After
shooting, every staff and actress took the memorial picture.
Financial funding for projects such as yours can be hard to
acquire. Have you faced major financial difficulties in any of your ventures?
This is low budget film than commercial; art film is hard to
fund money. Although we fortunately got some money from <Sansoo
Ventures (funding company) > and <Little Big Fictures (Korean middle
distribute company) but budget is low, so shooting day is shortly.
What are your future plans?
I have an interest about the forest. Now I rewrite
screenplay and will shoot next summer.
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