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Spotlight on four Korean projects in LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

March 30, 2015

The four Korean projects selected for the event — 1. “K-Town Cowboys” (Director Daniel Park), 2. “Cat Funeral” (Director Lee Jong-hun), 3. “Man Up” (Director Justin Chon), 4. “Advantageous” (starring Jacqueline Kim) and — are scheduled to show at three theaters across the city during the festival.

By Christine Ha

Cats, cowboys, teen pregnancies and dystopia are slated to fill screens at the 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival coming April 23 to 30.

The four Korean projects selected for the event — “K-Town Cowboys” (Director Daniel Park), “Advantageous” (starring Jacqueline Kim), “Man Up” (Director Justin Chon) and “Cat Funeral” (Director Lee Jong-hun) — are scheduled to show at three theaters across the city during the festival.

The annual festival invites projects created by Asian Americans to compete in categories including narrative films, documentaries and shorts.

“K-Town Cowboys,” adapted from the web series of the same name, is the festival’s centerpiece presentation and a nominee in the narrative category. It follows a young group of drinking buddies around Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Ken Jeong, Danny Cho and Peter Jae are among the talents involved.

Other narrative nominees include “Advantageous,” a sci-fi indie flick starring Jacqueline Kim, and “Man Up,” Justin Chon’s directorial debut for a feature film.

Fans of K-pop’s Super Junior have a chance to see member Kang-in in “Cat Funeral,” nominated for the shorts category. The story surrounds a former couple brought together by the death of a cat.