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BLACK MONEY Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards
CHUNG Ji-young’s Black Money (2019) took home the top prize from this year’s 7th Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) Awards. The film also triumphed in the Best Actor category, won by CHO Jin-woong. KIM Hee-ae earned the Best Actress prize for her role in...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Dec 24, 2020
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THE MAN STANDING NEXT Leads Blue Dragon Film Awards with 11 Nominations
41st Edition of Prestigious Awards to Take Place on December 10 The Blue Dragon Film Awards revealed the nominations for this year’s 41st edition, which is scheduled to take place on December 10. WOO Min-ho’s period political drama The Man Standing Next leads ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 24, 2020
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Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt Presents Its Biggest Program for 9th Edition
The Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt kicked off its 9th edition online yesterday (Wednesday, November 18), during which it is presenting it largest ever program, comprising 36 titles spanning all manner of genres and themes. Kicking off the event in the openi...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 19, 2020
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HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Triumphs at 29th Buil Film Awards
This year’s 29th Buil Film Awards took place as usual during the first weekend of the Busan International Film Festival. KIM Bora’s House of Hummingbird (2018), which debuted at the festival two years earlier, returned to Busan to claim the Best Film Award at ...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 03, 2020
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Fantasy SF WONDERLAND in Talks for Partial Netflix Launch
Following the recent rumors that the SF blockbuster Space Sweepers has been in talks for a Netflix launch, news sites light up again when reports surfaced that Wonderland (literal title) another big-budget Korean sci-fi, was also mulling a move to the global s...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 02, 2020
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PARASITE Leads Asian Film Awards with 10 Nominations
The Asian Film Awards are returning for their 14th edition this year, which will take place for the first time in Busan, South Korea, after the previous 13 editions took place in either Hong Kong or Macao. Leading the nominations scorecard is BONG Joon-ho’s gl...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Sep 25, 2020
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GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon Dive into THE SEA OF SILENCE
GONG Yoo, BAE Doo-na and LEE Joon have all signed on to star in The Sea of Silence, a new sci-fi horror thriller series for global VOD service Netflix. The series will be produced by superstar JUNG Woo-sung and helmed by CHOI Hang-yong who is expanding the mat...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Sep 23, 2020
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Voice Phishing Film CITIZEN DEOKHEE with RA Mi-ran to Shoot This Year
The main cast for the voice phishing-themed film Citizen Deokhee (working title) has been finalized ahead of a shoot that will kick off later this year. As previously announced, RA Mi-ran will lead the cast of the Showbox project, with YEOM Hye-ran co-starring...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Sep 18, 2020
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13th Hungary Korean Film Festival to be Held Next Month
The Hungary Korean Film will be held from September 4 to 10 in the Corvin Cinema in Budapest, Hungary. The festival, which is celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, will open with the film that was the most talked-about title in Korea last year, LEE Byoun...
- Writer : by HWANG Hee-yun
- Date : Aug 28, 2020
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PARASITE Tops Grand Bell and BaekSang Arts Awards
The 56th editions of both the Grand Bell Film Awards and the BaekSang Arts Awards were held in quick succession earlier this month, on the 3rd and 5th, both without an audience for the first time, owing to public health concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic. B...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Jun 16, 2020
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