A Brand New Life - directed by Korean-French adoptee Ounie Lecomte and produced by LEE Chang-dong - and E. J-yong's Actress have been invited by 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
According to Berlin on 18 December, A Brand New Life has been officially invited to the Generation section and Actress to the Panorama section. Children's section Generation is divided in a section for the youngest (Kplus) and for teenagers (14plus). A Brand New Life will feature in the 14plus section.
A Brand New Life is the struggle of a Korean girl who is abandoned at an orphanage by her father and adopted to France and stars The Host actress GO A-sung.
Actress features some of Korea's leading ladies in cinema from different generations who play actresses roles. The actresses come together for a shoot and rivalry ensues.
Berlin is set to open on 11 February 2010.
Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr
