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- Kim Saeron Signs Up for Teen Romance US, DAY AFTER DAY
- School-Set Tale Based on Kakao WebtoonFormer child star Kim Saeron has signed on to her first film role as an adult, taking on the lead role in the upcoming teen romance Us, Day after Day (translated title). Kim’s co-stars will include new actor Lee Chaemin, Ryoo Uihyun, and Yuju of the Kpop band Ch...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 24, 2021
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- Korean Remake of PROJECT GUTENBERG in the Works
- The Chinese crime action drama Project Gutenberg is set to receive a Korean remake. As reported by Screen Daily during this year’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), which takes place alongside the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Korean genre filmmaker KIM Hwi will direct...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 25, 2019
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- KIM Sae-ron and Don LEE Back on Screen for Heartwarming Drama GOMTAENGI
- KIM Sae-ron and Don LEE are teaming up for the second time on the upcoming drama Gomtaengi (working title) from director LIM Jin-sun. Their first collaboration was the 2012 serial killer thriller The Neighbors. KIM is on board to play a high school student who is the Gomtaengi of the title. Gomtaeng...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 31, 2017
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- M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin
- M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatched up by Klockworx for Japan, MATV for se...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 13, 2017
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- KIM Yun-jin Climbs into HOUSE ABOVE TIME
- Horror specialist LIM Dae-woong will return to the director’s chair with new mystery-horror House above Time (literal title). The director will collaborate with stars KIM Yun-jin, OK Taec-yeon and JO Jae-yun on the new project. KIM will play a housewife who loses her husband and son and is sent to j...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2016
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- THE CHOSEN: FORBIDDEN CAVE and DEEP TRAP Chosen For Fantasporto
- Korean Chillers at Portuguese Fantastic Fest The Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal returns for its 36th edition next year on February 26th. Among the 36 films that will screen in the Official Fantasy Section is a pair of recent Korean horror-thrillers, The Chosen: Forbidd...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 28, 2015
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- Korean Animation TIMING Schedules December Releases
- 1st Animation Based on the Work of KANG Full MIN Kyung-jo’s animation Timing, a work five years in the making which debuted at the Busan International Film Festival in the Korean Cinema Today: Panorama program in 2014, has scheduled a local release for December 10th. A co-production between Japan a...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2015
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- KANG Full’s Web Cartoon THE WITCH to Get Screen Adaptations in Korea and China
- The First Project That Is Simultaneously Adapted in Two Countries Korean web cartoonist KANG Full’s The Witch will get film adaptations in Korea and China. Directed by KIM Dae-woo, whose previous titles include period dramas such as the Vietnam-set Obsessed, the folktale twist The Servant and the ...
- by Kobiz reporter / Sep 01, 2015
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- KIM Sung-kyun and YU Sun Set for EXORCIST
- New Thriller from Director KIM Hwi KIM Sung-kyun and YU Sun are teaming up for new thriller Exorcist (translated title), from The Neighbors director KIM Hwi. Based on a horror novel of the same name by Shin Jin-oh, the film will tell the story of a time and place where there lived a large snake. R...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2015
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- LKFF Reveals Full Program
- London Korean Film Festival Kicks off November 6 After teasing its program a few weeks ago, the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) has revealed the full lineup for its upcoming 9th edition. As previously reported, opening the event on November 6th will be YOON Jong-bin’s period action film Kundo: ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 30, 2014