James (David E.) collection on the USC Korean Film Festival, 1990-2017

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Summary

Title:
David E. James collection on the USC Korean Film Festival
Dates:
1990-2017
Creators:
James, David E., 1945-
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 1 box and 1 oversize folder
Language:
English , Korean , Chinese .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], David E. James collection on the USC Korean Film Festival, Collection no. 3335, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of posters, photographs, ephemera, event programs, publications, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the USC Korean Film Festival. The material in the collection was created between 1995 and 2017. The collection includes a 2002 poster signed by director Im Kwon-taek and a poster and group photograph from the Centennial Celebration of Chinese Cinema at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Asian Cinema Studies Society (ACSS). The material in the collection belonged to David E. James (School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California), who launched the USC Korean Film Festival program in 1998. Following the inaugural 1998 event, James continued to organize the film festival until 2017.

Biographical / historical:

From the USC Korean Film Festival page on the USC Dornsife website (accessed on March 16, 2022):

The School of Cinematic Arts and the USC Korean Studies Institute have collaborated on the USC Korean Film Festival since 2008. This program was first launched by Professor David E. James of Critical Theory in the School of Cinema in 1998 through his organization of veteran director, Im Kwon Taek's first North American retrospective hosted at USC.

Through this longstanding partnership, the School of Cinematic Arts and KSI regularly presented several successful Korean films by critically acclaimed directors with films screened in 35mm and digital formats. Along with the screenings, SCA and KSI invited film scholars, critics, and experts in Korean entertainment as well as Korean film directors to share their thoughts and analysis on the works presented as well as opinions on the future of Korean film.

Past directors who have been invited include Im Kwon Taek, Yim Soon-Rye, Kang Je-gyu, Lee Myung-se, Park Kwang Su, Hong Sang Soo, Park Chan-wook, Kim Moon Saeng, Choi Dong-hoon, Anja Daelemans, and Nick Bonner.

Collaborators have included the USC East Asian Studies Center, USC Korean Heritage Library, USC Center for International Studies, USC East Asian Languages & Cultures, the Korea Foundation, Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, and the Korean Film Council (KoFiC).

Acquisition information:
Gift of David James, March 2022.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-18 15:58:45 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or Item name], David E. James collection on the USC Korean Film Festival, Collection no. 3335, East Asian Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1825, US
Contact:
(213) 740-1772
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