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- Actors Lee Youngae & Kim Sangkyung, Appointed as Jury Members for the Actor & Actress of the Year Award at the 27th Busan International Film Festival
- The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held for 10 days from October 5 to 14, has appointed actor Lee Youngae and actor Kim Sangkyung as jury members for the ‘Actor & Actress of the Year Award.’ The Actor & Actress of the Year Award is presented to one new male actor and o...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 23, 2022
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- The 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Opens K-Movie Original Film Concert
- The 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival will hold a film concert with a large orchestra. The film concert is an event you listen to the soundtracks through orchestra live performance while watching the movies. At the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival this year, the fil...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 07, 2022
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- HUR Jin-ho Project Invited to Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum
- Celebrated director HUR Jin-ho is set to take part in the 19th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) after his new project The Dinner was selected as one of this year’ 29 participants. HUR’s is the only project from South Korea. The Dinner tells the story of two brothers with differing world vie...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 05, 2021
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- SHIN Ha-kyun, SUHO and KIM Seul-ki Accept HUR Jin-ho’s PRESENT
- While post-production is ongoing for his upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream, director HUR Jin-ho shot a new short film at the end of last month. Starring SHIN Ha-kyun, EXO member, SUHO and KIM Seul-ki, Present (translated title) is a VR project commissioned by Samsung Electronics. Present is the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 09, 2019
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- Production Wraps on HUR Jin-ho’s FORBIDDEN DREAM
- The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eighth feature-length directorial outing for...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 21, 2019
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- SUB-ZERO WIND Competes for Vesoul’s Cyclo d’Or
- The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicked off its 25th edition on February 5 and is featuring four films from Korea this year. KIM Yuri’s debut work Sub-Zero Wind (2017) is screening in competition while three classics spanning from the 1960s to 2001 are featured in other progra...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2019
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- LIM Won-hee, KIM Won-hae and YOON Je-moon Join ASTRONOMY
- LIM Won-hee, KIM Won-hae and YOON Je-moon have been added to the cast of Astronomy. The Joseon Era costume drama is the latest work from melodrama hitmaker HUR Jin-ho. The actors will join previously set leads CHOI Min-sik and HAN Suk-kyu in the film that will depict the relationship between King Se...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 31, 2018
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- LEE Young-ae Meets with Iranian Filmmaker for Foreign Film Role
- Currently on set for her first feature film role since leading PARK Chan-wook’s Lady Vengeance in 2005, Hallyu star LEE Young-ae may continue her big screen return following reports that she has met with the Iranian filmmaker Ghorban MOHAMMADPOUR for a starring role in his next feature film. LEE is ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik Fated to Reunite for ASTRONOMY
- Actors HAN Suk-kyu and CHOI Min-shik will work together for the third time on the upcoming period drama Astronomy (translated title). It will be their first joint project in 20 years, following 1999’s Swiri, the original Korean blockbuster. Furthermore, the film will also see HAN reunite with Direct...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 25, 2018
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- LEE Young-ae to Make Big Screen Comeback in FIND ME
- Actress LEE Young-ae is about to make her big screen comeback as she has signed on to appear in her first feature film in 13 years, since PARK Chan-wook’s revenge drama Lady Vengeance (2005). Production outfit 26 Company announced on February 21 that LEE would return in the kidnap drama Find Me (wor...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 05, 2018