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- "If you hesitate, you'll miss it!" The Strong Presence of K-Movie at Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes 2022
- Underground the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, where the 75th Festival de Cannes was celebrating the annual festival with the cineastes from all over the world, a war was going on among movie buyers around the world. It is Marché du Film, the world's largest film market, where more than...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 02, 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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- K-Horror Targets MZ Generation, Urban Myths Pre-sold to 13 Asian Countries
- The film Urban Myths, which contains 10 ‘ghost stories’ that may occur in reality around cities, has been pre-sold to 13 Asian countries. Megabox Plus M, the overseas sales company of the film, said, "Urban Myths has been pre-sold to 13 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Sin...
- by Hellen Park / May 10, 2022
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- Dexter and Megabox Sign MOU to Develop Korean Films and Series
- Earlier this month, VFX powerhouse Dexter Studios revealed that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korean film studio Megabox Plus M to jointly develop and produce Korean films and series.The outfits will join forces to create Korean digital content and grow their in-house teams ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2022
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- BOGOTA with Song Joongki and Lee Heejun Warps Production 21 Months After Filming Began
- Crime Drama from Director Kim Sungjae Shot in Korea and ColombiaFollowing a long shoot that encountered several delays and difficulties due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the crime film Bogota (literal title) recently wrapped shooting, ending a 21-month journey that began in South America in January of l...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 14, 2021
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- BOGOTA with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon to Resume Filming in Colombia
- The upcoming crime drama Bogota (literal title), starring SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-jun, is expected to resume production overseas in July. The film initially began shooting in Colombia last year but while in the middle of production they were forced to halt filming owing to the global spread of COV...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 05, 2021
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- Megabox Scores Sales for THE POINT MEN
- The Point Men, an upcoming hostage action-drama from director YIM Soon-rye featuring stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, has been sold to 14 territories by Megabox Plus M.The film is based on a real event in Afghanistan that took place in 2007, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2021
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- LEE Jung-jae Goes on the HUNT for Directorial Debut
- Veteran actor LEE Jung-jae, who is back on screens this week in the action-thriller Deliver Us From Evil, is about to embark on a new phase of his career, after signing on to make his directorial debut with the film Hunt (literal title), to be made from his own script. LEE is also planning to star i...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 13, 2020
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- Following COVID Delay, BARGAINING Starts Location Shooting in Jordan
- The upcoming Korean thriller Bargaining (translated title) from director YIM Soon-rye, featuring top stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, is set to start production in Jordan this month. Production was originally scheduled to kick off in the Middle East earlier this year but had to be postponed indefi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 09, 2020
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- PARK Seo-joon and IU Enter LEE Byoung-heon’s DREAM
- Extreme Job (2019) director LEE Byoung-heon is back on set with the sports drama Dream (working title), starring PARK Seo-jun and K-pop sensation IU in her first ever feature film role. The project, which also stars LEE Hyun-woo and GO Chang-seok, began principal photography on May 7. PARK plays Hon...
- by Pierce Conran / May 25, 2020