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- Actors Ryu Junyeol and Jeon Yeobeen, Confirmed as Hosts for the Opening Ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival
- Actors Ryu Junyeol and Jeon Yeobin have been confirmed as hosts of the opening ceremony of the 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held at the Busan Cinema Center on October 5 (Wed). Both actors have a deep connection with the Busan International Film Festival. Ryu Junyeol was invi...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 14, 2022
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- LIM Ji-yeon Joins YOON Kye-sang in FLUID RENEGADES
- LIM Ji-yeon has been confirmed to appear alongside YOON Kye-sang in the upcoming fantasy action film Fluid Renegades (working title). The film is the sophomore work of Heartbeat (2011) director YOON Jae-keun. Fluid Renegades will concern a man, played by YOON, who loses his memory and wakes up in a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2019
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- HERSTORY Received Global Summons
- Well Go USA Picks Up Comfort Woman Drama for North America Korean sales outfit Contents Panda has secured several deals for its comfort woman drama Herstory. The latest work by director MIN Kyu-dong, the film bowed in domestic theaters on June 27. Distributor Well Go USA picked up North American dis...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE Enters Production
- Acclaimed Korean filmmaker BONG Joon-ho recently began production on his seventh feature film Parasite, which will be his first fully Korean-set film in a decade. Led by local star SONG Kang-ho, the CJ Entertainment-produced drama kicked off production in mid-May and is due for release in 2019. SONG...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2018
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- CONTENTS PANDA Invade Cannes Market with THE GREAT BATTLE, BELIEVER
- Korean sales outfit Contents Panda, which participated in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival over the past two years with Train to Busan (2016) and The Villainess (2017), have brought a diverse lineup to the Marché this year, led by LEE Hae-young’s crime thriller Believer, which bows...
- by Pierce Conran / May 14, 2018
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- MIN Kyu-dong Wraps Comfort Women Tale HER STORY
- MIN Kyu-dong has wrapped his upcoming Comfort Woman court drama Her Story (working title), which features actresses KIM Hee-ae, KIM Hae-sook and LEE Yoo-young. The drama, which will be released by Next Entertainment World, completed two months of production on November 6th. Her Story chronicles the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2017
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- MARIONETTE Premieres at International Film Festival of India
- Korean thriller Marionette is set to have its world premiere at the International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI) this month. From first time feature helmer LEE Han-wook, the film stars actress LEE Yoo-young and focuses on the problem of underage teenage victims of sex abuse in Korean schools. LE...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 24, 2017
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- KIM Gang-woo Appointed as Ambassador of Korea-Vietnam Film Festival
- Actor KIM Gang-woo can now add another accomplishment to his resume: film festival ambassador. On Thursday, KIM’s management agency King Entertainment announced that the actor had been chosen to serve as the festival’s ambassador and attended the opening ceremony which held on November 17th as part ...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Nov 21, 2017
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- KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae Make It Through LOST NIGHT
- Actors KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae wrapped three months of production for the incoming thriller Lost Night (working title) on August 31st. The project marks the feature debut of director LEE Chang-hee. Lost Night concerns a woman’s body that goes missing in the National Institute of ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 19, 2017
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- Comfort Woman Court Drama Subpoenas KIM Hae-sook and KIM Hee-ae
- Following 2015’s The Treacherous, Director MIN Kyu-dong is getting ready to return with his seventh film, Her Story (working title). Based on real court testimonies from the 1990s about the ordeals suffered by comfort women, the drama will feature KIM Hae-sook and KIM Hee-ae in the lead roles. Her S...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 04, 2017