- Korean Film News
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- PARK Hae-soo Studies Up for QUANTUM PHYSICS
- Artist agency BH Entertainment has revealed that PARK Hae-soo has been cast in the upcoming film Quantum Physics (working title). The project will mark the second directorial feature of Derailed (2016) helmer LEE Seong-tae. In the project, PARK will take on the role of LEE Chan-woo, a character desc...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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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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- Hong Kong’s Festive Korea to Screen 19 Films
- Festive Korea will kick off its 7th edition in Hong Kong on October 5th and run until November 30th, during which it will screen 19 films from Korea, ranging from indie documentaries to commercial blockbusters. The festival’s cinema section is broken down into three streams this year: ‘Hall of Korea...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 28, 2017
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- SON Ye-jin and SO Ji-sub Come Together for Melodrama BE WITH YOU
- Stars SON Ye-jin and SO Ji-sub will team up for the first time in the upcoming melodrama Be With You (working title). Based on the Japanese novel Now, I Am Coming to See You by writer ICHIKAWA Takuji, the project will mark the feature directing debut of LEE Jang-hoon. SO will play a man whose wife (...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 07, 2017
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- KIM Myung-min and PARK Hee-Soon Wrap Period Monster Film MULGOE
- The upcoming period thriller Mulgoe (a Korean title which can be translated as Water Monster) has wrapped filming after three months of production. The picture stars KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon, LEE Gyoung-young, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Sung-woong, KIM In-kwon and K-pop star Hyeri of Girl’s Day, in her...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 07, 2017
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- Udine Audiences Favor SPLIT and CANOLA
- The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival came to a close on April 29th after welcoming 60,000 viewers. While this year’s First Place Golden Mulberry Audience Award and Black Dragon Award went to the Japanese film Close Knit by OGIGAMI Naoko, it was once again a strong year of Korean cine...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2017
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- 19th Far East Film Festival Invites 14 from Korea
- The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival returns in Italy from April 21st this year. As usual a broad selection of titles from Korea will be screened for local audiences with a total of 14 Korean films featuring in the program until the festival’s close on April 29th. Among the internati...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 18, 2017
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- M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin
- M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatched up by Klockworx for Japan, MATV for se...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 13, 2017