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| A scene from "The Hill of Secrets" / Courtesy of O Spring |
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Director Lee Ji-eun's debut film "The Hill of Secrets" has been invited to the youth-centered competition at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, the film's distributor said, Monday.
According to the 2022 lineup for the Berlinale, which will be held from Feb. 10 to 20, "The Hill of Secrets" will be presented in the Generation's Kplus section. The film features 12-year-old Myung-eun who learns more about herself and the meaning of family through writing.
"'The Hill of Secrets' is an emotional, artistic and thought-provoking film. It will be a wonderful opportunity for the team to celebrate its world premiere at Berlinale Generation," said Maryanne Redpath, the head of the Generation section of the film festival.
Before creating her first feature film, Lee directed many short films including "I am" (2016), "Arrangement" (2018) and "Santa Claus" (2019).
Moon Chang-yong and Jeon Jin's "Becoming Who I Was" won the Grand Prix for best feature at Generation Kplus in 2017.
Last year, Kwon Min-pyo and Seo Han-sol's "Short Vacation" competed in the Generation Kplus section, but failed to win the prize. Yoon Ga-eun's "The World of Us" was invited to the same category in 2016. Her earlier film "Sprout" won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film in 2014.
Meanwhile, director Kim Se-in's first feature film "The Apartment with Two Women," which won five awards at the Busan International Film Festival last October, will be screened in the non-competition Panorama program.
