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- IHYANGJEONG: CARVING WITH MEMORIES to Compete at SXSW Film Festival
- The short film Ihyangjeong: Carving with Memories has been invited to take part in the XR (Extended Reality) Experience Competition at the forthcoming SXSW Film Festival. From director Lee Sunghwan, it is the only Korean film among this year’s SXSW selection.Ihyangjeong: Carving with Memories focuse...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 11, 2022
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- FINECUT Unveils New Mysteries in Berlin
- Korean film distributor FINECUT, which is presenting HONG Sangsoo’s new film On the Beach Alone at Night in the International Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival this year, has added new films to its lineup for the currently underway European Film Market (EFM). Joining the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2017
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- 1st London East Asian Film Festival Opens with THE AGE OF SHADOWS
- Following its soft launch last year with a weekend-long 0th edition, the London East Asian Film Festival held its first official edition this year, which ran from October 20th to 30th. Korean films made up a majority of the program, with some of the highlights including KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Sha...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 31, 2016
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- Awards Galore for Korean Films at Sitges
- Always a fan of Korean cinema, the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia this year screened 14 films from the Far East Asian filmmaking powerhouse and come awards time, a trio of those managed to walk away with five awards between them. All three Korean prize winners debuted at t...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 20, 2016
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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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- THE WAILING Scores Top Honors in BiFan
- 20th Edition Winds Down to a Close NA Hong-jin’s critically-acclaimed THE WAILING won both the Best of Bucheon and NH Audience Award at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which held its closing ceremony on Friday, July 29th. Due to the threat of heavy downpours, the sta...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 02, 2016
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- 20th Fantasia Books 20 from Korea
- Canadian Fest Books International Premiere of FAMILYHOOD For its 20th anniversary, the Fantasia International Film Festival is pulling out all the stops, which includes a healthy selection of 20 Korean feature and short films. Among those will be the international premiere of comedy-drama Familyhoo...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 14, 2016
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- Fright Fest Scares up TRAIN TO BUSAN and KARAOKE CRAZIES
- Korean Pair Set to Thrill London Genre Fest Two Korean films will be featured at this year’s Fright Fest, the top genre film event in the United Kingdom, based in London. Taking place from August 26th to 29th, this year’s program will include YEON Sang-ho’s zombie action-thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN and...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 13, 2016
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- BiFan Expands through 20th Anniversary Lineup
- CAPTAIN FANTASTIC and SEOUL STATION to Bookend Korean Genre Jubilee For its 20th anniversary edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) is pulling out all the stops for a large event, with 302 films from 49 countries, that will both look back to the festival’s past and forwa...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 24, 2016
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- THE WORLD OF US and DONGJU to Bookend Toronto Korean Film Festival
- 11 Features for 5th Edition of Canadian Fest The Toronto Korean Film Festival is gearing up for its fifth festival, which will take place from June 17th to 24th. The festival will open with YOON Ga-eun’s The World of Us and close with LEE Joon-ik’s DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet. YOON’s debut feat...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 07, 2016