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- ALONERS Competing for Cyclo d’Or at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
- Hong Sungeun’s debut film Aloners is competing for the Cyclo d’Or at this year’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in their Narrative Competition. It is the first Korean film to be invited to Vesoul’s main competition since Sub-zero Wind (2018) in 2019.Aloners, which stars Gong Seun...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 08, 2022
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- Film Investor and Distributor CGV ARTHOUSE Ceases Operations
- CGV ARTHOUSE, the subsidiary of CJ ENM Corp.which has been focusing on financing and distributing lower-budget indie and commercial works, has decided to cease its operations. While the outfit has been responsible for introducing several major artistic works to audiences both in Korea and overseas, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 08, 2019
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- Finecut Trio Finds Buyers in Hong Kong
- Korean sales agent Finecut sealed several deals for titles in its current lineup during last month’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART). Among the titles that found favor with foreign distributors were LEE Su-jin’s thriller Idol, the LEE Si-young-fronted action-thriller No Mercy ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 2019
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- KIM Go-eun and JUNG Hae-in Queue Up YOO YEOL’S MUSIC ALBUM
- Director JUNG Ji-woo is reuniting with his Eungyo (2012) star KIM Go-eun, who will lead his upcoming drama Yoo Yeol’s Music Album alongside JUNG Hae-in. KIM and JUNG previously appeared together in the hit TV series Goblin, which featured KIM and GONG Yoo in the lead roles. KIM plays the diligent Mi...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 04, 2018
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- THE WITCH and MICROHABITAT Awarded at Fantasia
- Korean films once again proved a popular draw at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, which this year awarded prizes to two Korean films. PARK Hoon-jung’s action-mystery The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion earned the Best Actress prize for KIM Da-mi while JEON Go-woon’s indie drama M...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 07, 2018
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- MICROHABITAT Earns Tiger Uncaged Award at NYAFF
- JEON Go-woon’s acclaimed debut feature Microhabitat has picked up the Tiger Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Director JEON and actor AHN Jae-hong were on hand to receive the prize at the festival’s award ceremony. Another prizewinner on the nig...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2018
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- NYAFF Invites 10 from Korea for 17th Edition
- The New York Asian Film Festival will return for its 17th edition at the end of this month, lifting its curtain on the 29th. Among this year’s lineup will be ten Korean films, including JEON Go-woon’s Microhabitat in competition. Korean actor KIM Yun-seok will also be on hand to receive one of this ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 22, 2018
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- 2018 JIFF X KoBiz Online Screening Service Opens
- This year, the online screening service operated by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) will feature 51 movies from the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) on its official website (screening.koreanfilm.or.kr). KoBiz Online Screening has been designed to promote Korean films thoroughly, to pioneer ...
- by SONG Soon-jin / May 24, 2018
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- Bookshops in Theaters
- CJ CGV Opens Bookshops in Theaters Korean cinema chain CJ CGV will open bookshops in its theaters. The company plans to host bookshops in its theater locations under the concept of ‘Sentimental Bookshop’. The cinema exhibitor openly recruited bookshops from major book retailers like Kyobo Bookstore ...
- by KIM Su-bin / Mar 12, 2018
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- MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul
- LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a young widow who agrees to let her decease...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2018