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Jeon Do-Yeon Wins Best Actress Award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

lookout — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:17:31 -0800

Actress Jeon Do-yeon, who received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, has once again received a Best Actress Award, this time at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which celebrates films from the Asia Pacific region, was held for the first time this year in Gold Coast, Australia.

Jang, Jeon to Appear on CNN Talk Show

lookout — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 07:34:42 -0700

Actor Jang Dong-gun and actress Jeon Do-yeon will be introduced on CNN as the leading Korean film stars.

The news channel will for nine days (Oct. 13-21) highlight Korea's global content and its status in the world. The two will appear on the CNN talk show .

Jeon Do-yeon to Appear on CNN's "Talk Asia"

lookout — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:42:24 -0700

Actress Jeon Do-yeon, who won the Best Actress award at the latest Cannes Film Festival, will appear on CNN's talk show "Talk Asia."

The show introduces prominent people from Asia. Korean stars who have been invited to the show so far include singers Rain and BoA.

Actress Jeon Do-yeon One of 50 Most Influential Women

lookout — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:53:29 -0700

Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon has officially become an influential world star. Jeon recently made the list of '50 Most Influential Women' released by America's Variety magazine.

Quoting Korean critics, Variety described Jeon as a "chameleon" actress who is capable of completely engaging herself in a given role. The magazine said Jeon received the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as a mother who loses her only son in Lee Chang-dong's film "Secret Sunshine." The magazine went on to comment that it was the first time for a Korean to win an award for best acting in an international film festival and that it was the result of a unanimous decision.

Jeon Do yeon

lookout — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:48:49 -0700

Name: 전도연 / Jun Do-yun (Jeon Do-yeon)
Date of Birth: February 11, 1973
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 165cm
Weight: 48kg
Family: Parents, one elder brother, one younger sister
Education: Seoul Art Jr. College, Koryo University (computer science major)
Religion: Christian

Shoot for the star

lookout — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:18:33 -0700

Source: http://www.sbs.co.kr/

Title: 별을쏘다 / Byeol-eul Sso-da
Also known as: Shooting Stars / Shooting the Star
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2002-11-20 to 2003-01-09
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday at 9:55-11:05 PM

Jeon Do-yeon Wins Best Actress at Cannes

lookout — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:43:09 -0700

Source: http://www.chosun.com/

Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress award at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, which ended on Sunday, for her role in Lee Chang-song’s “Secret Sunshine.” Jeon is the first Korean and second Asian actress to win the award for best actress at the prestigious international film festival. Maggie Cheung, who was on the jury this year, won in 2004 with “Clean.” Director Lee served as a culture minister from 2003 to 2004.

Competition-Shy Director Braves Competition at Cannes

lookout — Sat, 26 May 2007 09:07:58 -0700

Source: http://www.chosun.com/

Director Lee Chang-dong’s new movie “Secret Sunshine” was screened in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival on Thursday. Lee has been to Cannes before, when his work “Peppermint Candy” was picked for the festival’s Director’s Fortnight screenings. But it was the first time he has been invited to the official competition. In a press conference, Lee said he felt honored to have a work invited and was trying not to care about the decision of the jury. “I don’t like competition, so I tried to avoid competitive occasions even when I was at school.”

French Portal Gives 'Milyang' Full Marks

lookout — Mon, 21 May 2007 00:11:21 -0700

Source: http://www.kbs.co.kr/

The Korean film 'Milyang,' invited to compete at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival, is drawing rave foreign reviews.

The enthusiastic response is raising the odds of the film winning an award even before its official screening at Cannes on Thursday.

'Miryang' to Be Released at Home, Cannes May 24

lookout — Mon, 14 May 2007 00:07:16 -0700

Source: http://www.kbs.co.kr/

The Korean film 'Miryang' starring Jeon Do-yeon and Song Kang-ho will concurrently be released domestically and at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in France on May 24.