Yoo Ji Tae, the actor-turned-director’s film “Mai Ratima” has won the Jury Prize from the ‘2013 Deauville Asian Film Festival.‘
This is his first feature film, and it has won him international acclamation. He had a lot to say about his experiences as a new film director for his interview with NEWsis.
He stated that the fact that he is an actor made things harder, not easier for him, “I often had to endure others’ prejudice ‘how well can an actor make movies?’ Also, many asked me ‘You have a lot of money, why do you have to get investments?’ But I decided not to be so concerned about what others say. Even if I were them, I would have had the same prejudice. It’s understandable.”
He was over the moon about winning the award. “I couldn’t believe it. I was already grateful that I could make a movie and had the chance to release it in theatres. I’m just so happy.”
Yoo Ji Tae shared his philosophy about movie making, stating that, “My ultimate goal was to complete the movie. Critiquing is up to others. If you try to make a movie to succeed, the flow of the movie gets weird. My only interest was how to make the movie interesting.”
“Mai Ratima” tells of a Thai woman who immigrated to South Korea with the “Korean Dream.”
Source: DramaFever
Article by: KareBare
Edited by: Karolina
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