FEATURE: South Korean female film directors aim for diverse messages

South Korean female movie directors are gaining increasing recognition both at home and abroad as the #MeToo movement gains traction in their country along with calls for a more diverse society.Two directors, Lee Kil Bora and Park Ji Wan, both with films recently released in Japan, spoke about how they have taken up viewpoints that had hitherto been largely ignored in South Korean cinema and the importance of offering fresh insights to challenge the country's conventional values.According to the Korean Film Council, over 20 percent of the movies released in 2020 were directed by women, with…READ FULL ARTICLE