Novel "Hwangjini" to be filmed in Gaeseong
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"Hwangjini", a story written by a North Korean novelist, will be adapted for the bigscreen by a South Korean film maker.
The Inter-Korean Economy and Culture Cooperative Foundation said during a press conference on May 11 that it recently finalized a movie contract with North Korean author Hong Sok-jung, a North Korean delegate from the Korea council for reconciliation and cooperation (KCRC), and staff members from a copyright agency.
According to the terms of the contract, the South Korean counterpart to the KCRC will pay one hundred thousand U.S. dollars for the movie copyright and a guaranteed ten percent of the movie earnings to the North. The foundation will hold further discussions with the KCRC before beginning production.
This is the first time an adaptation of a North Korean novel is being filmed in South Korea. The director and actors of the movie have not yet been selected. Shooting will begin next spring in Gaeseong, and the film is expected to be released in 2007.
Hwangjini was written by Hong in 2002 in North Korea. The author is a direct descendant of Beokcho Hong Myeong-hee, the writer of the famous novel "Yim Kkeok-jeong".
Hwangjini was already published in South Korea last year through an official contract. The novel's original tale details the tragic love between Nomi, a man from the lower class, and Hwangjini, a talented kisaeng, or female entertainer.
The Inter-Korean Economy and Culture Cooperative Foundation said during a press conference on May 11 that it recently finalized a movie contract with North Korean author Hong Sok-jung, a North Korean delegate from the Korea council for reconciliation and cooperation (KCRC), and staff members from a copyright agency.
According to the terms of the contract, the South Korean counterpart to the KCRC will pay one hundred thousand U.S. dollars for the movie copyright and a guaranteed ten percent of the movie earnings to the North. The foundation will hold further discussions with the KCRC before beginning production.
This is the first time an adaptation of a North Korean novel is being filmed in South Korea. The director and actors of the movie have not yet been selected. Shooting will begin next spring in Gaeseong, and the film is expected to be released in 2007.
Hwangjini was written by Hong in 2002 in North Korea. The author is a direct descendant of Beokcho Hong Myeong-hee, the writer of the famous novel "Yim Kkeok-jeong".
Hwangjini was already published in South Korea last year through an official contract. The novel's original tale details the tragic love between Nomi, a man from the lower class, and Hwangjini, a talented kisaeng, or female entertainer.
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