- Korean Film News
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- CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS
- Director IM Sang-soo’s latest film To the Land of Happiness (working title) wrapped production on October 19. The thriller features CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il, marking the first on-screen pairing for the two stars. CHOI and PARK play two men who meet by chance and decide to go on a trip, in searc...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum Get Head-to-Head for TAZZA 3
- PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum are set to team up in the third installment of the hit crime series Tazza, which will be helmed by KWON Oh-kwang and produced by Sidus FNH. The Tazza series was launched with Tazza: The High Rollers by director CHOI Dong-hoon in 2006. Following that film’s massive po...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- Director IM Sang-soo Invited to Macao Project Market
- Director IM Sang-soo may be back behind a camera before long as his new project Dead in the Lake has been invited to participate in the project market of this year’s 2nd International Film Festival & Awards Macao. Described as a chilling thriller, Dead In The Lake will unite IM with producer LEE...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2017
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- SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri Enter School Bullying Drama
- 20th Century Fox Korea has reported that their forthcoming projects, the school bullying drama I Want to See Your Parents’ Faces (translated title), began production last month on the 29th. The project assembles SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri and others under director KIM Ji-hoon,...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 23, 2017
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- Sitges Invites 14 Films for 49th Edition
- The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is leaning particularly heavily on Korean films this year, with 14 titles peppered throughout its 2016 program, including 13 features and one short. Five Korean films will compete in the festival’s signature Official Fantastic Competition...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 27, 2016
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- Period Drama ENEMY SOLDIER Adds YEO Jin-gu
- LEE Jung-jae Stars New 20th Century Fox Offering Actors LEE Jung-jae and YEO Jin-gu are set to star in the upcoming period drama Enemy Soldier. From director CHUNG Yoon-chul, the title is the fifth fully financed local production by 20th Century Fox. YEO features as Prince Gwanghae and the film wi...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 18, 2016
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- THE AGE OF SHADOWS and THE NET to Premiere in Venice
- Korean Auteurs on Show at 73rd Biennale The upcoming 73rd Venice International Film Festival, the oldest major film event in the world, will host the premieres of new works from two major Korean talents. Acclaimed genre auteur KIM Jee-woon will take his first steps on the Lido with his Colonial Er...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 05, 2016
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- THE WAILING Calls to French-Speaking Europe, China
- FINECUT Locks Deal Ahead of Cannes Bow After scoring North American distribution last week ahead of its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it will screen in Out of Competition section on May 18th, NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING has locked new deals with European distributor Metrop...
- by Pierce Conran / May 13, 2016
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- LEE Byung-hun and KONG Hyo-jin Board SINGLE RIDER
- 2nd Korean Production from Warner Bros. For its second venture in the Korean film industry, following KIM Jee-woon’s currently filming period action Secret Agent with SONG Kang-ho, Warner Bros. will pair stars LEE Byung-hun and KONG Hyo-jin in upcoming thriller Single Rider. The film will mark the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 01, 2016
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- Director IM Sang-soo to Lead Vesoul Jury
- Vesoul International Asian Movies Film Festival Prepares 22nd Edition Vesoul International Asian Movies Film Festival, a longtime supporter of cutting edge Korean cinema, is preparing to unspool its 22nd edition next month, over February 3rd to the 10th. The competition has yet to be unveiled, but ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 05, 2016