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Korean American Animator Has the Power

The Korean-American director, Park Seon-min (44), has been selected to direct the production of the animated feature adaptation of the upcoming Xbox 360 video game, "Kameo: Elements of Power", being developed by Rare and Microsoft Corp.

Park Seon-min , who works as a writer and producer, will adapt and direct the stunning broad-appeal video game in its screen version.

Park commented, "I am thrilled to the original 'Kameo: Elements of Power' from Xbox 360 to a new level of cinematic experience. I will try to introduce the Korean culture and beauty showing some beautiful sights of Korea in the feature animation".

"Rare has created an incredible game experience in 'Kameo: Elements of Power' with a rich and compelling storyline, unique warriors, and engaging game play. We are excited to see the world of Kameo come to life on the silver screen through the work of Park Seon-min and Maxmedia", said Peter Moore, corporate vice president for Worldwide Marketing and Publishing at Xbox.

Park is an accomplished writer, director & producer who at age 12 was awarded the Korea Times Best Young Writer award. Park produced the Chinese epic "The Emperor and the Assassin" directed by Chen Kaige and the Golden Globe nominated film "The Others", starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Alejandro Amenabar, with Tom Cruise as executive producer.

Park made her debut as a director with the feature film "Too Pure" working with Miramax, Disney, and Universal. She has played an active part as a jury at the 2003 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Park recently co-wrote, produced and directed the English version of "SKY BLUE", a groundbreaking multi-layered HD digital animation feature which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

Park Seon-min immigrated to the United States when she was seven. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and pursued Asian studies at Columbia University. She also attended Seoul National University for one year on an exchange scholarship in order to learn Korean culture and language.

After her master's studies, Park assisted in film importing business for a Korean company, and this experience paved her way for the movie world. Since then Park worked for production and direction of more than ten films.

By Rachel Lee

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