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- HA Jung-woo Ventures into Horror with THE CLOSET
- Though he is still tearing up the box office charts with the smash hit disaster action spectacle Ashfall, Korean superstar HA Jung-woo will be back on screens next month in The Closet, his first ever horror film. HA co-stars with KIM Nam-gil in the picture, which marks the directorial debut of KIM K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 13, 2020
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- PARASITE Crowned Best Foreign Language Film at Golden Globes
- BONG Joon-ho has made history by becoming the first Korean filmmaker to earn a prize at the Golden Globe Awards, which held their 77th ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 5. The acclaimed director received the Best Foreign Language Film Award for his new film Parasite, a global box office h...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 07, 2020
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- Korean Film Magazine Cine 21 Publishes Top 10 for 2019
- Influential Korean film magazine Cine21 has revealed its top 10 films for 2019. While the Korean film exhibition sector reached a new box office high, the magazine’s critics largely favored indie films in their end-of-year round-up, with only three commercial titles entering the list, one of which w...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 2020
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- JUNG Woo-sung to Executive Produce THE SILENT SEA for Netflix
- Superstar JUNG Woo-sung (Steel Rain, 2014) is once again going behind the camera as he has partnered with Netflix to be an executive producer on their upcoming sci-fi thriller series The Silent Sea (working title). The Silent Sea will take place in a future when the earth is running low on water. An...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2019
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- PARASITE Shortlisted for Best International Film and Original Song at Academy Awards
- As many expected it to, BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite has advanced to the shortlist for the Best International Film category at next February’s Academy Awards. It is only the second Korean film to make the shortlist for the category, which used to be known as the Best Foreign Language Film category, follo...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2019
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- BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho Receive Orders of Cultural Merit from Government
- BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho, the director and star combo of critical hit Parasite, have received Orders of Cultural Merit from the Korean government. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit to BONG, which is their second highest prize, and the Okgwan...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2019
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- BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition
- The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine, 2007), JUNG Woo-s...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2019
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- PARASITE Makes A Clean Sweep at Film Critics Awards Across North America
- The end-of-year awards season is in full swing in America as a dozen film critics groups and several major industry events have started to reveal their nominations and awards. BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE, which is being distributed in North America by NEON, has found itself right in the middle of the ac...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 23, 2019
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- SORIKKUN Wraps, Aims for Release in 1st Half of 2020
- The period pansori drama Sorikkun (Korean title) from Spirits’ Homecoming (2016) director CHO Jung-rae, wrapped production at the end of November, following the start of principal photography back in September. The film stars KIM Min-jun, LEE Yoo-ri and KIM Dong-wan. Taking place during Korea’s Jose...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 23, 2019
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- SUL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-soo Team Up for DEMON
- Veteran star SUL Kyung-gu and new kid on the block PARK Hae-soo are teaming up for the upcoming film Demon (translated title). The spy action film will be the sophomore work of The Prison (2017) director NA Hyun and will be distributed by Showbox. Kang-in (SUL Kyung-gu) is a ruthless agent nicknamed...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 19, 2019
