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- Korean multiplex giants release business showings of Q4 2023
- The business showings of three major Korean multiplex cinema chains for the fourth quartile of 2023 are released. Lotte Cinema and Megabox showed a rather unsatisfactory performance while CGV garnered a four-year-awaited upturn to surplus.CGV·Lotte Cinema·Megabox release earnings of 2023 Q4CGV repor...
- by KoBiz / Mar 04, 2024
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- What’s up next after 12.12: The Day for Hive Media Corp.?
- Blasting of New releases The unstoppable progress of Hive Media Corp., the production company that brought the heyday to the sluggish South Korean box office, continues. According to the Korean Film Council, in December 2023, Korean films achieved ‘the second-highest December box office revenue and...
- by KoBiz / Feb 29, 2024
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- Understanding the world phenomenon of "Beef" and "Past Lives"
- By Sebastián N. NadiloLast year, two Korean American productions captivated audiences worldwide, earning acclaim from both critics and viewers alike. Of course, I am talking about Past Lives a romantic drama feature film, directed by first-time filmmaker Celine Song and produced by A24; and Beef a d...
- by KoBiz / Feb 27, 2024
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- ‘The Roundup’ Star Don Lee on Plans to Expand the Action-Packed Franchise
- Big Punch Pictures, B.A. Entertainment, Hong Film.In Berlin with “The Roundup: Punishment,” part four of the action movie series that he created and stars in, the larger-than-life Korean American Don Lee finds himself simultaneously in multiple timely and lucrative businesses.These include the Marve...
- by Variety / Feb 26, 2024
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- OTT Pricing Surge in Korea: effective financial treatment or critical backlash?
- As major OTT(Over-The-Top) service providers in Korea concurrently reprint their price tags near the end of 2023, it is anticipated that more customers in search of the momentary hits will be tempted to churn between services. Streaming services are carefully monitoring the net effect of instantaneo...
- by KoBiz / Feb 23, 2024
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- Gov't mandates 'holdback period' for gov't-funded films
- The culture ministry has recently mandated films receiving government funding must wait a certain period after their silver screen debut before becoming available on IPTVs and streaming platforms.The so-called holdback period was specified as a condition for new Korean films receiving government fun...
- by Yonhap / Feb 22, 2024
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- New Talent, Feature Animation Offer Recovery Hope During South Korea’s Movie Malaise
- Certainly, the box office malaise undermines the ability to market some titles on the strength of their theatrical earnings back home. But the Korean film industry still has numerous other calling cards. And the country has a familiar presence this year at both the Berlin festival and in the European Film Market.
- by Variety / Feb 19, 2024
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- ‘Pa-myo’ Invited to Berlin Film Fest’s Forum Section
- “The film that stands out the most as a genre film in the Film Fest’s forum that presents several auteurism films and genre films,” Berlin International Film Festival commented on Pa-myo (otherwise known as Exhuma). “Director Jang is undoubtedly a brilliant director, and the actors’ performance were...
- by CINE21 / Feb 16, 2024
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- IT'S OKAY! Invited to Berlin Film Fest’s Generation Kplus competition section
- “Livelinessforgingitsownpath,aboutmothersanddaughters,loveandloss,ambition,competitionandsolidarity-alltoldinacomplexemotionallandscapeoffemalecharacters.” Sebastian Markt, the head of the Generation Competition Section, praised the invited film It's Okay! for its various joys. The film will be ...
- by KoBiz / Feb 14, 2024
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- CIRCLE Heads to the 74th Berlinale’s Berlinale Shorts
- "Strangers accompany each other for a while and become united by fate." is the jury's commentary on Joung Yumi's new film Circle, which was selected for the Berlinale Shorts at the Berlin International Film Festival. From the 2010 Math Test to Circle, Joung Yumi has been invited to t...
- by KoBiz / Feb 13, 2024