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Posted on: Friday, October 23, 2009

More Asian films on cable, Web


By Jeff Chung

KLIFE, a video-on-demand channel on Oce-anic Digital Cable channel 81, is partnering with www.AsiaPacificFilms.com to bring you more Korean films in November.

www.AsiaPacificFilms.com, a new venture launching this month, streams independent Asian and Pacific films on its Web site and also on KLIFE for $5.99. Founder and president Jeannette Paulson Hereniko says that although more than half of all films produced annually are from Asia and the Pacific, 95 percent of them have no distribution avenue. www.AsiaPacificFilms.com will try to help fill that gap.

Hereniko describes www.AsiaPacificFilms.com as "a premiere collection of independent Asia and Pacific films that educates, entertains, inspires and enables people to think beyond existing boundaries."

A large and varied selection of films from Azerbaijan, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam have been digitized and are available at www.AsiaPacificFilms.com. All have achieved international recognition and awards.

Hereniko founded the Hawaii International Film Festival and was HIFF director from 1981 to 1996, introducing a number of Korean films and directors to an American audience. At the Pusan International Film Festival, she was honored Oct. 9 with the Korean Cinema Award for her dedication in introducing Korean cinema to the U.S.
Hereniko is in Hawaii with director Lee Doo Yong to launch the new Web site, as well as several of the director's films on KLIFE. These are art films that give you more insight into different cultures.

THIS WEEK'S K-DRAMA SYNOPSES

'STYLE'

Episodes 11 and 12

Tonight at 7:45: When Chairwoman Sohn pulls her financial support and steals Gija's business idea, Gija asks Woojin for help. Gija is cornered when advertisers pull their ads one by one.

Tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.: The chairwoman offers Gija a new job, but Gija says she won't leave Style. Gija begs Woojin to pay Chairwoman Lee Bangja a visit to save Style.

'DARE TO LOVE'

Episodes 41 and 42

Sunday at 6:45 p.m.: Bong-sun's botched attempt to kill herself brings Denny and Bong-sun back together. Ae-sook's and Denny's dads have a heart-to-heart talk in which a lot is revealed. Gum-ran finds out that she's pregnant. Sul-ran finds out why Tae-woo has a criminal record. Sae-dol finds out the truth about Poong-ran and confronts his father-in-law.

Sunday at 6:45 p.m.: Poong-ran's dad confesses to Sae-dol that Denny's dad is her real father, but he denies the story about the orphanage. Poong-ran and Sul-ran have a heart-to-heart.

'DREAM'

Episodes 11 and 12

Monday at 7:45 p.m.: Kang Kyung-tak leaks Jang-seok's criminal record to the press. Je-il tries to dissuade Young-chool from confessing to the crime to clear Jang-seok, saying that would hurt Jang-seok even more.

Tuesday at 7:45 p.m.: Jang-seok, Je-il and So-yeon visit Jang-seok's father to celebrate the FF League's debut. The league's fights get picked up by a local station. Je-il lands an endorsement contract for Jang-seok and the other fighters.

'SWALLOW THE SUN'

Episodes 16 and 17

Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.: Soo-hyun tells Tae-hyuk she can't work with him because of her doubt about President Jang. Gi-sang tells Soo-hyun the truth about Jung-woo's father, President Jang. He also tells her that Jung-woo is trying to keep from falling for her. Jang decides to let Jung-woo run the casino he's taking over.

Thursday at 7:45 p.m.: President Jang tells Tae-hyuk he thinks Jung-woo is more capable of running the new casino. Soo-hyun urges Jung-woo to stop ruining himself trying to get revenge on his father, and Sun-young overhears them.