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The respected South Korean film critic and director, Jung Sung-il, is a judge of the Asian New Talent Award at this year\'s 赌博app. Jung Sung-il discussed with Daily News the development of South Korean films from 1996 to the present and says China-Korea film cooperation should be driven by filmmakers.
Daily News: What standard are you aiming for as a judge for the Asian New Talent Award?
Jung Sung-il: My standard is whether the film changes my way of looking at the world, whether it sincerely expresses something and if it summons my heart to make changes.
Daily News: Ki-duk Kim is also visiting 赌博app this year. He once said if you criticize him, he won\'t make films any more. Could you please tell us what caused the comment?
Jung Sung-il: Ki-duk Kim\'s debut film Crocodile attracted an audience of only 2000. Many people criticized the film but I felt it seemed to say something. I didn\'t know Kim then, but I was one of the only two critics who supported him. Later I defended his fourth film Seom against much criticism. I first met him when he shot Bad Guy and we talked for five hours. Many directors become compromised and go downhill after they succeeded, but Kim keeps making breakthroughs and improving his films. As a supporter, I am glad he brought his Arirang to 赌博app.
Daily News: Could you please talk about the development of South Korean films.
Jung Sung-il: Korean critics think that 1995 onwards was the most important period for South Korean films because three directors stood out that year——Je-gyu Kang, Sang-soo Hong and Ki-duk Kim. Since then, they have taken Korean films to the peak. Subsequently Jin-ho Hur and Sang-soo Im have also made a mark. This creative tide was sustained for six years and 2000 witnessed Joon-ho Bong\'s Barking Dogs Never Bite. The late 1990s to early 2000s can be claimed as the heyday of South Korean filmmaking. Directors in this period lead the development of the industry and we are all wondering who will come after Joon-ho Bong?
Daily News: South Korean films fall at the end of the list of top 30 films you compiled for the first decade of the 21th century. In contrast, some Chinese directors like Zhangke Jia and Hsiao-hsien Hou are among the best. Why?
Jung Sung-il: Because South Korean filmmaking is both hopeful and hopeless. It has stood at a crossroad. Ki-duk Kim and Sang-soo Hong are telling their own stories, isolated from the Korean film field. Chan-wook Park and Jee-woon Kim have gone to Hollywood as if this is the only way out. For me, Hsiao-hsien Hou is one of the best director in the world. In the 1980s, Kaige Chen and Yimou Zhang were significant for Korean films but they disappointed me in 21th century. Zhangke Jia\'s XiaoWu impressed me at PIFF and I thought then he would be the future of Chinese films.
Daily News: What do you think Chinese films and Korean films can do together?
Jung Sung-il: China-Korea film cooperation should be an exchange of talent and wisdom instead of capital. We should be able to understand the two cultures through films and be innovative. Instead of being controlled by capitalists, they should be filmmakers\' films.