HAN GONG-JU Leads Finecut Sales Ahead of FilMart

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Finecut Co. Ltd, an international sales outfit for Korean film, announced a slew of deals that were sealed ahead of this year’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FilMart).

Leading the company’s slate was LEE Su-jin’s breakout indie debut Han Gong-ju, which, fresh from its multiple at awards at the Deauville Asian Film Festival and top prizes from the Marrakesh and Rotterdam International Film Festivals, sold to Dissidenz Films, Third Window Films and Mediatres Studio for France, the UK and Spain, respectively. The latter also picked up YEON Sangho’s dark animation The Fake.

Courtroom drama The Attorney, starring SONG Kang-ho, sold to Joint Entertainment International Inc. in Taiwan, which also bought LEESONG Hee-il’s Night Flight (screening at the concurrent Hong Kong International Film Festival), and Edko Films Ltd. for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. The film was a big hit in Korea, drawing over 11.4 million spectators to theaters.

Red Family, a film produced and written by KIM Ki-duk which debuted at the Tokyo International Film Festival last year, locked deals with Gaga Corporation in Japan and Astro Group for Southeast Asia. KIM Ki-duk’s Moebius added Finland and Sweden to its international markets after scoring a deal with Njutafilms. Among upcoming films, the Bong Joon Ho-produced Sea Fog was picked up by Filmware International Co. Ltd for Taiwan.

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