HANMAC FILMS Explore the world of Korean cinema this Friday.

Symposium on Korean cinema

Explore the world of Korean cinema at a symposium Friday at the Center for Korean Studies auditorium at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

Speakers at the Symposium on the Korean Film Industry are mentors in the Korean Film Council Filmmakers Development Lab, which runs through Sunday:

» Johnathan Kim, chairman of the Korean Film Producers Association and president of Hanmac Films. He produced the film "Silmido."

» Chul Shin, president of the Shincine production company and producer of "The Gingko Bed," "A Good Lawyer's Wife" and "My Sassy Girl" (pictured).

» Henry Kim, director of the Korean Film Council.

Wimal Dissanayake, a scholar of Asian films, will moderate.

The event is free and runs from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; parking is $3. Call 956-7041.