Equipping students with the proper talents and skills, as well as outstanding faculty
Allows the cultivation of manpower and content that can compete on a world class level
Promoted visible successes within 2 years of opening by being selected to the Busan International Film Festival and receiving awards as well as being selected for the BK21 Plus Business Project.
November 7th, 11pm.
Jukjeon campus west hall is still brightly lit at late hours of the morning. That is due to the Graduate School of Cinematic Content. On the 5th and 6th floor of West hall where the project room, research room, and creative room is located, graduate school students are busy working their scenarios. On the black board and board plates, scenario plots and character constructions are scribbled out and students are discussing their opinions on the scenarios while reading out loud. This is a scene of students preparing for a feature film production competition which accepts scenarios till the 8th.
A feature film scenario is selected after intense competition evaluated by judges. Feature films and medium length films are selected by a panel of professors (faculty). Students do their best to have their efforts be selected for feature length films. Some of the scenarios that weren’t selected as feature films are made into medium length films. In any case, to graduate students must produce a film during their time at school.
Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content is promoting individuals with practical talents who can be put into the film production industry right away through such thorough evaluation processes. This newly opened graduate school, only open 2 years, is already blowing fresh winds in the Korean Film Industry.
Film ‘10 Minutes’, which was produced by first generation of specialists, won 2 prizes in the New Currents Section
Writer, Kim Ja-ryung won first place at the BIFF-MPA Film Workshop Project Presentation
At the 18th Busan International Film Festival (here after referred to as BIFF) that ended on October 12, feature film ’10 Minutes (Directed by Lee Yong-seung)’ produced by the first generation of students from the Graduate School of Cinematic Content won the KNN Audience Award and FIPRESCI Award (International film critics award) as an invited piece of the BIFF New Currents section. It is a proud product of Asia’s Busan Film Festival while also being a product of one of the most talented directors of Asia.
Also, it was invited to the Young Forum Section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival which is opening in February 2014.
Writer Kim Ja-ryung won first place at the ‘BIFF-MPAA Film Workshop’ Project Presentation which is a scenario workshop for scenario writers held by BIFF and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) at Dong-suh University which is held at the same time as BIFF. Writer Kim Ja-ryung was also rewarded with special Hollywood training.
’10 Minutes’ is the first feature film produced with the support of the Graduate School of Cinematic Content, and production was solely done by the first generation of students from the graduate school including director (Lee Yong-seung), screenwriter (Kim Da-hyun), and producer (Kim Ki-cheol). The movie ‘10 Minutes’ is a piece that describes the workplace in comparable details with the popular web-toon ‘Misaeng’ that is called the bible of workers. The story describes the conflicts and confusion of a youngster who was once lured into a regular job at a work place after working as an intern but finds out that another person is employed to that position which forces him to face some difficult choices.
Director Lee Yong-seung of ’10 Minutes’ says that he “tried to pull out common emotions that the audience can identify with by describing the dreams of youth and the unemployment issue in a realistic view based on his personal experience of working as a short term worker” and he also said he “will put every effort to make movies that speak in the same point of view with the current era’s youth.”
Teamed up with talented and passionate students along with the best faculties in the nation
The Graduate School cultivates professionals in directing, producing, and screenwriting
What is the secret of Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content that brought fresh air to the nation’s film industry in such a short period? The secrets include an education system strictly focused on film production and adequate support from the university, as well as support from top notch companies working in film production and distribution.
The outstanding faculty is one of the proudest and greatest assets of Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content.
Faculty including named chair professor Kim Dong-ho (BIFF Honor execution chairperson), and Lee Choon-yeon, Shim Jae-myung, Kim Mi-hee, Lee You-jin, Oh Jung-wan, and Kim Sun-ah of the producing track, and Lee Myung-sae, Yoon Jae-Kyun, Kwak Gyung-Taek, and Park Ki-Yong of the directing track, and Woo Jeong-kwon, Jeong Suh-kyung, Baek Chul-hyun, Song Min-ho, and Yum Jong-hee of the screenwriting track, and Kang Ji-Young and Lee Hyun-Jung of the interactive cinema track are the best in their fields in the Korean film industry.
This faculty has abundant field experience and has achieved remarkable research results. Especially, the faculty who are researching theories are educating students on the existing rules of filmmaking while also developing new filmmaking theories for students to apply and make creative films.
That being said, the university is providing the highest level of support in the nation in equipment establishment and facility investment. Meanwhile, the university also has a perfect environment for students where they can fully focus on filmmaking and creation such as Lotte Cinema supporting feature film productions of the university. In addition, the university is operating a ‘2+1’ joint GPA system with universities in the United States to help talented young Korean filmmakers to enter the Hollywood film industry and help grow in the world.
Selected to the BK 21 Plus Specialized Professional Talent Cultivation Business
Making Dankook Global Video Content Research Center the gateway to Hollywood and beyond
The capability of Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content is connected to highly visible outcomes. ‘Culture code based global filmmaker cultivation Business Group (director Woo Jung-kwon)’ which is centered on the Graduate School of Cinematic Content was selected to the BK 21 Plus Specialized Professional Talent Cultivation Business section announced by the Ministry of Education last November 1. Through this, the business group will be able to educate professionals who can develop film content; and that could work overseas and using their knowledge.
Also, last July, the Dankook Global Video Content Research Center (director Woo Jung-kwon) Los Angeles campus in the United States built. The Dankook Global Video Content Research Center manages to research the current state of domestic video content holding technology and technology demand in the US market. It is planning to perform an international joint research project with large size film companies and universities. In addition, it is planning to develop a global educational program so that they can provide a short term focused education program conducted by the masters of Hollywood filmmaking for students and to make a joint movie with universities in the US. Also, it is planning to open various Korean-US video technology seminars, symposiums and other forums to activate and spread outstanding Korean cultural technology to the United States.
The Dankook University Graduate School of Cinematic Content is executing various businesses to make films and content that can appeal to the world while educating filmmaking professionals.
If someone should ever ask about the future of our nation’s film industry, the answer about its future would be that it is bright because of Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content. Along with its various supporters, faculty and students equipped with talent and passion, Dankook University’s Graduate School of Cinematic Content is securing its status as the producer of our nation’s young filmmaking talent.