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- “I hope this award won’t affect me.”, Actor SONG Kangho
- Director Park Chanwook, who didn’t watch Broker yet due to his busy schedule at Cannes, asked Actor Song Kangho, "I heard your acting in Broker is fabulous. Is it true?" Then, Song Kangho replied, "No, I just played a supporting role. I’m nothing in the film." Song Kangho, who lowere...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- “I feel like I’ve got a gift for the 30th anniversary of my directorial debut.”, Director PARK Chanwook
- The nickname ‘Cannes Park’ shows the good old relationship between Director Park Chanwook and the Festival de Cannes. Decision to Leave is Director Park's 4th film invited to the Cannes’ Competition. He was first invited to the Cannes’ Competition for Old Boy in 2004 and won the Grand Prix that ...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- Next Sohee, the Closing Film of Cannes’ Critics Week, Revealed for the First Time
- On May 25, amid the 75th Festival de Cannes being held, Director Jung July’s Next Sohee marked a grand finale of Critics’ Week of the Festival de Cannes. Next Sohee is the first Korean film to be selected as the closing film of the Critics' Week. The Critics' Week at Cannes showcases only th...
- by Park Hyejin / May 27, 2022
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- Director Park Chanwook’s Unique Melodrama, Decision to Leave Fascinated Cannes
- On May 23, when Decision to Leave was unveiled, directed by Park Chanwook, who heralded ‘a love story for grown-ups,’ the night of the 75th Festival de Cannes Film was heated with Korean films once again. Starring Actors Park Haeil and Tang Wei, who represent Korea and China, Decision to Leave is al...
- by Park Hyejin / May 27, 2022
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- From the Young Guys in City of the Rising Sun to the Stars on the Cannes Red Carpet
- At midnight on May 20, Actor Jung Woosung stood on the red carpet for HUNT at the 75th Cannes International Film Festival's first Midnight Screenings. He led the scene quietly, taking care of Director Lee Jungjae and the other officials carefully. Jung Woosung also hugged Director Lee Jungjae an...
- by Hellen Park / May 24, 2022
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- From Big Star of Squid Game to Director of HUNT on the Cannes’ Red Carpet
- The 75th Cannes International Film Festival, which opened on May 17 (France local time), will probably be remembered as the ‘brightest’ film festival in its 75-year history. Few film officials and tourists from around the world who fill the Boulevard de la Croisette were wearing masks. Cannes is liv...
- by Hellen Park / May 24, 2022
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- Actor Lee Jungjae’s Directorial Debut, HUNT, Heated the Night in Cannes with a Standing Ovation from 3,000 Viewers
- Actor Lee Jungjae made his debut as a film director amid a standing ovation from 3,000 viewers who filled GRAND THEATRE LUMIERE, the main theater of the Cannes Film Festival. Actor Lee Jungjae, a representative star for nearly 30 years in Korean films, wrote and directed the film Hunt, and Actor Jun...
- by Hellen Park / May 23, 2022
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- Directors JK Youn & Min Kyudong, Coming Forward for Fair Compensation for Korean Cineastes
- On May 16, a conversation was held under the title ‘Bold Movie Directors: Tell the Basic Rights of Video Authors Across the Border’ at Cinematheque Korean Film Archive (KOFA). As part of the regular general meeting of the AVACI (Audiovisual Authors International Confederation), Horacio Maldonado, AV...
- by Hellen Park / May 19, 2022
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- The 25th Asian Project Market, Recruiting New Projects for 2022
- Asian Project Market (APM), the biggest film market in Asia, will recruit new projects for 2022 by June 15, 2022. APM discovers original and novel projects for feature films produced in Korea and Asia, from commercial to low-budget independent films. It also arranges meetings to explore global inves...
- by Hellen Park / May 16, 2022
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- Shin Chul, the Chairperson of BIFAN Organizing Committee, Attending the 75th Cannes Conference
- Shin Chul, the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), will be the speaker at the ‘Festival Hub Conference’ at the 75th Cannes Film Festival Film Market. The theme of this year is ‘The New Era of Festivals: Expanding Beyond Hybrid,’ and S...
- by Park Hyejin / May 16, 2022