Over the years, we get to meet many aspiring individuals
in our training classes, who later became independent film directors.
Taking their first step towards their director debut. Sending their
film into the international film festival circuit for the world to see.
Josh Kim is such individual. When we first introduced Josh Kim to our readers, his first film "The Police Box" won best film in the " I Shot Hong Kong" Film
Festival. Later, Josh returned to Korea and started his second film. It
was great to later find out that Josh Kim's second short film "The Post Card" got into the prestigious Pusan International Film Festival.
This just goes to show that he is not a one hit wonder. We caught up
with him recently in Hong Kong to talk about his film and filming in
Korea. Here is his story.
After returning to Korea, Josh worked
for a film production company as an International Business liaison.
There, he planned and self financed his next film "The Post Card". Like
his first film, "The Post Card" was shot on 35 mm, digitized into DVCPRO HD and edited in Final Cut Pro. The very first international film festival to be held in Korea, Pusan International Film Festival
PIFF created a film culture with active participation by its audiences,
along with staging a forum in introducing Korean cinema to the global
film society. It was an immense success thanks to ardor interests from
both domestic and overseas film professionals along with energetic
general audiences. The hub of Asian cinema breaks the mold between
documentaries and animations, commercial and independent films, digital
and analog films, and goes beyond to play a role in helping Korean and
Asian films equally grow successfully.
One thing that
he learn from his first film was the time it took to set up the camera
and lighting. With a bigger crew this time, the filming process was a
bit easier for Josh. Even though it was a much bigger production, he
had a lot more assistants to help out, so he didn't have to spend all
his time on location scouting, or picking up props, etc. | Getting
through each day was hardest part in making "The Postcard".
A four day shoot from 6 am-12 am. Continuing with the assistants,
staying up 2-3 hours more each night, prepping for the next day's
shoot. It was physically very tiring.
Was it easy or difficult
to get a permit to shoot in Korea? Josh mainly needed permission from
the owners of the apartment buildings, saunas, convenience stores.
Having a producer who could talk really well helped out a lot. Almost
all the government buildings are available for shooting (as long as the
script is approved), just have to ask for permission and follow their
guidelines (re: date and time, etc.)
The Post Card went onto several independent film festivals, including Pusan
International Film Festival, Berlin Asian Hot Shots, Cinemasia in
Amsterdam, Frameline, NYIAAFF , Seoul International FF, Dallas Asian,
InD Panda Hong Kong. Including the 24th edition of the Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Film Festival where it won the honorable mention for best
short film.
So what is next for Josh Kim? "I'm preparing for a short film in Singapore and a feature in Texas." So lets all stay tuned to Josh's next film release.
 
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