Night Fishing (film)
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Night Fishing is a 2011 South Korean fantasy-horror short film co-directed by Park Chan-wook
and his brother Park Chan-kyong.
It was shot entirely on the Apple iPhone
4, and was financially supported by KT (South Korea's current exclusive distributor of the iPhone), which supplied the duo with 150m (US$133,447). It was screened to over 100 reporters on January 11, 2011, and opened for public release on January 27.
The film won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival
.
She has a flashback of a ritual in which she is plunged into a tub of water while family and relatives shake bells around her. The woman then cuts a long piece of cloth with two blades between her hands.
, with the additional extra lenses and otherwise regular filmmaking equipment.
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
and his brother Park Chan-kyong.
It was shot entirely on the Apple iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
4, and was financially supported by KT (South Korea's current exclusive distributor of the iPhone), which supplied the duo with 150m (US$133,447). It was screened to over 100 reporters on January 11, 2011, and opened for public release on January 27.
The film won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival
61st Berlin International Film Festival
The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to February 20, 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116...
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Plot
A man casually sets up for a fishing trip at the waters edge. Evening comes and a tug on his line presents him with the body of a woman in burial clothes. However she does not stay dead as she begins talking to him.She has a flashback of a ritual in which she is plunged into a tub of water while family and relatives shake bells around her. The woman then cuts a long piece of cloth with two blades between her hands.
Production
The film was captured entirely using iPhone 4IPhone 4
The iPhone 4 is a touchscreen slate smartphone developed by Apple Inc. It is the fourth generation iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS. It is particularly marketed for video calling , consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail...
, with the additional extra lenses and otherwise regular filmmaking equipment.
External links
- Cine 21 (Korean)
- Official Site (Korean)