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- YOUN Yuh-jung Crowned Best Supporting Actress by Boston Society of Film Critics
- Veteran star YOUN Yuh-jung’s American debut Minari has been making inroads in Hollywood over the past few months and its latest triumph is a pair of awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC). The film, from Korean-American director Lee Isaac CHUNG, earned the Best Supporting Actress Awar...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 23, 2020
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- KIM Jong-kwan’s Commercial Debut JOSEE Scores Global Sales
- Josée, a romantic drama starring NAM Joo-hyuk and HAN Ji-min and the highly anticipated commercial film debut of arthouse director KIM Jong-kwan, has scored several international sales and will screen across Asia this month. A remake of the Japanese drama Josee, the Tiger and the Fish from 2003 and ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 09, 2020
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- MINARI Earns Best Ensemble and Audience Award at Middleburg Film Festival
- Lee Isaac CHUNG’s acclaimed Korean-American immigrant drama Minari has picked up the Best Ensemble Award and Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at this year’s Middleburg Film Festival, an event that is often viewed as a predictor event for titles that often go on to secure nominations at the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 30, 2020
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- Lee Isaac CHUNG’s MINARI with Steven YEUN Wows in Sundance Debut
- One of the most talked-about films to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year has been Minari, the latest film by Korean-American director Lee Isaac CHUNG. The film, which has drawn universal acclaim in Park City, is executive produced by Hollywood actor Steven YEUN, who appears alongside K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2020
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- MINARI with Steven YEUN, HAN Ye-ri and YOUN Yuh-jung Invited to Sundance
- Minari, a new American film directed by Lee Isaac CHUNG, produced by Hollywood star Steven YEUN and starring YEUN as well as Korean actors YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri, has been selected to compete in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at next month’s Sundance Film Festival. The drama focuses on a Korean ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 19, 2019
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- YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri to Make Hollywood Debuts Alongside Steven YEUN
- Korean stars YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri are set to make their Hollywood debuts in the upcoming film Minari. They will co-star with Steven YEUN, who is also making his debut as an executive producer with the project. The film will be directed by Isaac CHUNG and is being produced by A24 and Plan B En...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 19, 2019
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- NAM Joo-hyuk to Star in KIM Jong-kwan’s JOSEE
- Rising star NAM Joo-hyuk appears set to take on his first leading man role in a feature film, after signing on to star in KIM Jong-kwan’s upcoming remake of the 2003 Japanese drama Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (the Korean working title has been shortened to Josee). NAM’s agency confirmed the castin...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 12, 2019
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- JIFF Announces 4 Jeonju Cinema Projects for 2019 Edition
- The Jeonju International Film Festival has annouced this year’s Jeonju Cinema Projects, which will screen at the festival’s forthcoming edition in May. The 2019 JCPs will include JEON Jee-hee’s KUKDO, KO Hee-young’s The Breathing of the Fire, KIM Jong-kwan’s Between Times and The Tears of Isadora fr...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2019
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- KIM Jee-woon’s Sci-fi INRANG Arms Up for July Release
- WB Korea to Distribute JINROH Remake with GANG Dong-won, HAN Hyo-joo, JUNG Woo-sung KIM Jee-woon’s highly anticipated Inrang (Korean title), a remake of the acclaimed Japanese animation Jinroh: The Wolf Brigade, is almost upon us. Along with a pair of teaser posters, local distributor Warner Bros Ko...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 05, 2018
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- Don LEE, GWON Yool and HAN Ye-ri Wrap CHAMPION
- The arm wrestling drama Champion with Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), GWON Yooland HAN Ye-ri wrapped production on December 17th in the Nonhyeon neighborhood in Seoul. Production took around nine weeks on the film, which was directed by KIM Yong-wan and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Koreain 2018. ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 29, 2017