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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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- CHOI Woo-shik Partners with A24 for PAST LIVES
- Parasite (2019) star CHOI Woo-shik has been offered a role in the romance drama Past Lives, from acclaimed American distributor A24, according to his representatives at Soop Management. Film news site Collider revealed that the project will mark the feature directing debut of Celine SONG and will be...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 04, 2020
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- Finecut to Launch Sales on MONSTRUM at EFM
- Finecut will launch sales on the period creature feature Monstrum (translated title) at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival later this month. The big-budget title is the third work of Countdown (2011) director HEO Jong-ho and features KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 05, 2018
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- PARK Hoon-jung’s Upcoming WITCH Cranks Up
- On December 18th, PARK Hoon-jung’s upcoming film Witch (translated title) finished filming on Jeju Island. The action noir depicts a girl who is raised as a killer by an elderly couple after losing her memory and suddenly one day finds herself having to fight with mysterious people. The film’s produ...
- by KIM Su-bin / Dec 29, 2017
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- More AGE OF SHADOWS and WAILING Deals at AFM
- Strong Business for FINECUT in Los Angeles Korean film distributor FINECUT scored more sales at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California for its hottest films during what has already been a strong year for the company. Titles included KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Shadows, NA Hong-jin’s THE ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 17, 2016
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- Hawaii IFF to Open with THE LAST PRINCESS
- The 36th Hawaii International Film Festival is set to open with The Last Princess, a hit Colonial Era drama that sees April Snow (2005) director HUR Jin-ho and actress SON Ye-jin reunite for the first time in 11 years. The film was a smash hit in Korea during the summer, accruing 5.6 million viewers...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2016
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- FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION
- Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a children’s drama marking the feature-leng...
- by Pierce Conran / May 16, 2016
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- Production Begins on BONG Joon-ho/Netflix Film OKJA
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton and Paul Dano to Star Following months of speculation surrounding the casting and details of BONG Joon-ho’s latest film, Netflix officially announced last month that production has begun on Okja in Korea and that Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul Dano are all on...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2016
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- Strong Pre-Sales for OPERATION CHROMITE with Liam Neeson at EFM
- FINECUT Offers Up Diverse Slate in Berlin Korean sales company FINECUT is generating plenty of buzz at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin for their hot new title Operation Chromite. FINECUT gave buyers a taste of the Korean War film, which only started filming in December, showing clips at th...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2016
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- YOO Ho-jeong, PARK Sung-woong Lead YOUR NAME IS ROSE
- Drama Marks Debut for Director JO Seok-hyeon Returning to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s Sunny, popular TV actress YOO Ho-jeong has been tapped to star in the upcoming drama Your Name Is Rose (literal title). She will play HONG Jang-mi (also the Korean word for ‘rose’) as she strive...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 26, 2016