Empress Chung
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Synopsis
Based on a Korean folk tale, the film follows a girl that sacrifices her life to a sea dragon in order to restore her blind father's eyesight. She is rewarded for her filial piety by being made an empress.[1]
Production
Empress Chung was the personal project of Nelson Shin, a South Korean animator that founded AKOM. He spent seven years and Template:US$ of his own money on the film. In order to save costs, he collaborated with the North Korean SEK Studio because North Korean animators are paid less than South Korean animators. The film made use of 500 animators, 400 of which were North Korean.[1] Shin visited Pyongyang eighteen times to supervise production.[2]
Shin incorporated aspects of his personal life into the film, such as turning his pets into characters. He also did historical research for the film; the film was initially planned to be set in the Goryeo era, but it was rewritten into the Joseon era to maintain historical accuracy. Several locations in the film are based on real Korean temples and palaces, including Gyeongbokgung.[3]
Release
On August 12, 2005, Empress Chung became the first film to have been released simultaneously in both North and South Korea. It played in 6 theaters in North Korea and 51 theaters in South Korea. The film won a prize at the 2003 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and won the top prize at the 2004 Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival.[1] The film grossed Template:US$ on its opening weekend against a Template:US$ budget.[4][1] Empress Chung was never released on home media and has, as such, been described as a lost film.[5]
See also
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References
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External links
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- Empress Chung at the Korean Movie Database
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- South Korean animated films
- 2005 films
- 2005 animated films
- 2000s children's animated films
- Epic fantasy films
- 2000s fantasy adventure films
- Films based on Korean myths and legends
- Films directed by Nelson Shin
- Animated films set in Korea
- North Korean epic films
- South Korean epic films
- South Korean independent films
- 2000s South Korean films
- North Korean animated films
- Lost animated films
- 2000s lost films
- Films set in Joseon