Name: IIFF: Bong Joon-ho Retrospective - The Host (2006) & New Sights
Start: 2020-10-23T18:30:00+10:00
End: 2020-10-23T22:00:00+10:00
Location: Natural Amphitheatre

IIFF: Bong Joon-ho Retrospective - The Host (2006) & New Sights

University of Queensland

Ibis International Film Festival presents Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006) and New Sights: Student Films as part of UQ BLOOM Festival

Natural Amphitheatre

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<p>As part of UQ&#x27;s BLOOM Festival, UQ is proud to launch the inaugural Ibis International Film Festival featuring a retrospective of the works of acclaimed South Korean filmmaker, Bong Joon-ho.</p><p>This screening of Bong Joon-ho&#x27;s The Host (2006, M) is preceded by a screening of submitted student films. Come celebrate the art of film making and support the students who have submitted films into the festival!</p><h2>The Program</h2><h3>New Sights</h3><p>Student Film submissions</p><p>A selection of films from university students, carefully selected and programmed by the UQ Film Appreciation Society.</p><p><em>Screened with permission from the respective filmmakers</em></p><p><strong>Approx. run time:</strong> 30-45min</p><h3>The Host (2006, M)</h3><p>American military pollution of Seoul’s Han river leads to the unwitting creation of a monster, and only the dysfunctional Park clan can take care of it. As the monster’s brutal daylight eruption into Seoul triggers anarchy and a government crackdown, the dim-witted Park Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) and his motley siblings get ever drawn into the mess. One of the great monster movies, giddy in its unpacking of genre and action conventions, The Host was at the time the highest grossing South Korean film of all time and Bong’s international breakthrough.</p><p>Monster Movie, Comedy Drama</p><p><em>Korean with English subtitles</em></p><p><strong>Approx. run time:</strong> 115min</p>

<h2>Event Details</h2><p><strong>When:</strong> Gates Open at 6.30pm for an approximate start of 6.45pm</p><p><strong>Where: </strong> Natural Amphitheatre</p><p><strong>Tickets are strictly limited.</strong></p><p></p><h3>FIND OUT MORE</h3><ul><li><a href="https://life.uq.edu.au/iiff" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ibis International Film Festival</a></li><li><a href="https://life.uq.edu.au/uqbloom" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UQ BLOOM Festival</a></li></ul><p><strong>Please note: </strong>All events and spaces are operating in line with current guidelines. We ask that you please practice social distancing at all times and if you have travelled in the last 14 days, been in contact with someone with COVID-19, or if you are feeling unwell or experiencing COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms, please stay at home. Where relevant, you will be required to provide your contact details for contact tracing purposes.</p>

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