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- 4 Korean Films Won the Audience Awards at 26th Fantasia International Film Festival
- On August 5 (local time), the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival unveiled its audience-winning films in each category. Among Korean films invited to the festival, a total of 4 films, THE ROUNDUP, NEXT SOHEE, the animations Chun-Taeil, and PERSONA received the Audience Awards.First, THE ROUNDU...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 08, 2022
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- The 27th Busan International Film Festival Unveiled Its Official Poster
- The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which will be held from October 5th (Wed) to October 14th (Fri), unveiled the official posters for the film festival and the film market. The released poster shows an audience staring at the sea under a clear sky. The film festival said, “The poster...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 08, 2022
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- Director Jung Hayong’s Anemone: A Fairy Tale for No Kids Won the Grand Prix at the 32nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
- Director Jung Hayong's Anemone: A Fairy Tale for No Kids won 2 awards at the 32nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, receiving the Grand Prix and Cinegar Award Prize. It is the first time in 11 years that a Korean film has won the Grand Prix for the features at the Yubari Internationa...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 06, 2022
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- Project Wolf Hunting, Invited to MIDNIGHT MADNESS of the 47th Toronto Int’l Film Festival
- The film, Project Wolf Hunting, has officially been invited to the MIDNIGHT MADNESS section of the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, which will open on September 8th (local time). Along with Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, the Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world's four re...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 05, 2022
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- Poet Yun Dongju’s VR film, Poet’s Room, Invited to the 79th Venice Int’l Film Festival
- The VR film, Poet's Room, which depicts the life of Poet Yun Dongju, has officially been invited to the Immersive section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. The Venice International Film Festival established a ‘VR Official Competition’ section in 2017. Venice Immersive is an expansi...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 02, 2022
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- HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, Released in the U.S. on July 29
- HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, released in Korea on July 27 and is recording the No. 1 box office hit in Korea, was also released in the U.S. on July 29. Lotte Entertainment said, “HANSAN: RISING DRAGON was released in the 32 theaters in the U.S. upon its release in Korea. It is an unusual record for a hist...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 02, 2022
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- Director July Jung of Next Sohee, Won Best Director at the 26th Fantasia Int’l Film Festival
- Director Jung July of Next Sohee won the Best Director award at the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival. After being selected as the closing film of the Festival de Cannes Critics' Week, Next Sohee was selected as the closing film of the Fantasia International Film Festival again, drawing ...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 28, 2022
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- Director Kim Hanmin’s HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, Pre-sold to 99 Countries around the World
- The film, HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, was pre-sold to 99 countries, including North America and France, along with major Asian countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam. It is encouraging that the historical drama genre films about Korea's war history will be screened in theaters...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 27, 2022
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- KOFIC Held 2022 Screenplay Contest Award Ceremony for Korean Films
- The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held the ‘2022 Screenplay Contest’ Awards for Korean Films ceremony on July 22. The winner of the Grand Prize of the contest this year is Lim Eun's ‘Cham Jalhaneun Jisida.’ The jury said, "The screenplay unraveled the story of women's solidarity in a solid...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 26, 2022
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- 2022 Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), Opening the Story Market for the First Time in the World
- 2022 Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) will introduce the Busan Story Market, the world's first marketplace that sells original IPs. The Busan Story Market is an original IP trading market and a networking venue between film and video industry officials and various content platform CPs (Co...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 22, 2022