Owen Cho

Owen Cho, Kim Sang-hwa (South Korea) are debuting filmmakers, products of the current conditions governing the South Korean film industry. Since the industry crisis, big production companies have been more prudent with their budgets, resulting in a boom for the sector producing mid-range projects, and it has thus become an incubator of new talent. Like numerous other directors, Owen and Kim can expect to be given the chance to shoot a bigger budget movie if their first is a success. The creative duo embody an ideal balance of differing approaches in the film: Owen highlights the motif of memories and their connection with a person’s soul, while Kim emphasizes the genre mix as a catalyst for conveying the essence of a person’s character when it is given free rein in a confined hospital environment.

46. IFF Karlovy Vary