Inspired by the Japanese Blogathon run by the WildGrounds website for the last two years (see here: http://bit.ly/ht0Jxe), New Korean Cinema and cineAWESOME! have decided to steal been inspired by the idea and are joining forces to create our own Korean Blogathon in the hope that we can encourage you – yes, you! – to share and discover opinions and ideas about Korean cinema. It’s open to anyone – wherever you are around the world and whichever language you speak.
We’re hoping that for one week – 7th to the 13th March – we can encourage as many people as possible to get involved writing about Korean cinema. Hopefully over the week this will kick up some really interesting posts – and most importantly that people will discover films and ideas that they’ve never come across before, maybe learn a little about Korean film history, or maybe even discover websites and blogs they were previously unaware of.
Ideas for blog posts might include reviews, top tens, opinions on favourite directors / actors / genres, whatever you want – it just needs to be related to Korean cinema in some way.
All you need to do is to write a post – or as many posts as you want over the seven days – on your blog or website and then send an e-mail with your link to blogathon [at] newkoreancinema [dot] com and we’ll post a link to you from the site. You can also post your own links on our Facebook page (which is here: http://on.fb.me/hdCT5L) or we will do it for you, and we’ll Tweet links to your posts throughout the week: Twitter tag for the week will be #koreablog. If you want to use one of our ‘Korean Blogathon 2011′ banner they can be downloaded from here: http://db.tt/Q9OOiWJ
So don’t forget: 7th to the 13th March is the Korean Blogathon. Get involved!
Great idea, and how fortuitous. I just started watching a DVD screener of LEE Chang-dong’s “Poetry” for a post about its upcoming theatrical release in New York this Friday, February 11th by Kino Lorber. I previously saw it at last fall’s New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. I consider LEE one of the world’s finest directors. I also really like several other Korean directors as well. Looking forward to particip[ating in the Korean Blogathon, both as a participant and as a reader.
I’m looking forward to getting involved. I’ve been sent screeners of Demon Empire (a.k.a. Restless) and Blades of Blood to review, so I’ll try and get at least one of them watched and reviewed for the blogathon.
Hi there buddy, Great to you you guys back up and running.
Fantastic idea regarding the blogathron
and we would be happy to take part in this
I’m sure we can come up with some great talking points.
BJDS
asianmoviepulse.com
Really looking forward to participating in this! Should be a lot of fun to write for and to read!
I just found this website from a link on the ‘info’ section on a youtube video.
Great website!
I recently watched Oasis ????. Once again Korean cinema has produced something special, and my past year or so hiatus of watching Korean movies is now over! I’ll be watching more from now on. I just wish my local arts cinema would screen more East Asian films. I watched The Message ?? there last night (Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff South Wales).
Maybe I should get some sort of petition going for more East Asian (especially Korean) cinema to be screened.
I’ll let you know how it goes
What a great idea! I will also try to participate! Btw does anyone know if I could watch ‘poetry’ at london cinema??