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- OH Ha-nee Picks Up Best Actress at FirstGlance Philadelphia
- Actress OH Ha-nee has picked up the Best Actress prize at the recent 21st edition of the FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia for her role in the short film Eve. The film was nominated in for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound Design and Best Special Effects at the festival, tri...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 29, 2018
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- SUL Kyung-gu & BYUN Sung-hyun Reunite for KINGMAKER: THE FOX OF THE ELECTION
- Following their Cannes-invited crime thriller The Merciless (2017), director BYUN Sung-hyun and his star SUL Kyung-gu are getting back together for the period political thriller Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election (translated title). Also joining them will be LEE Sun-kyun on the project that is expec...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2018
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- MEMOIR OF A MURDERER Picks Up Prizes in Beaune and Brussels
- Korean serial killer thriller MEMOIR OF A MURDERER from director WON Shin-Yeon has become a festival hit in Europe, where it recently picked up prizes from two events in April. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the 10th International Thriller Film Festival of Beaune, in France, as well as the T...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 30, 2018
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- Far East Film Festival Selects 15 Films from Korea
- The 20th Far East Film Festival in Udine (FEFF) has selected 15 films from South Korea, including this year’s opening film Steel Rain. The North Korea-themed action-drama’s director YANG Woo-suk and stars JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won will travel to Italy, along with a slew of other actors and filmm...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 23, 2018
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- CHO Jin-woong and SON Hyun-ju Suit Up for THE CLOWNS
- Joseon Era Film Began Production March 31 CHO Jin-woong and SON Hyun-ju are teaming up once more on the period film The Clowns (working title), which began filming on March 31. Also featuring PARK Hee-soon, GO Chang-seok, KIM Seul-ki, YOON Park and KIM Min-suk, the film is being directed by KIM Joo-...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 09, 2018
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- Brussels Fantastic Film Festival to Screen 11 Works from Korea
- ALONG WITH THE GODS and HOUSE OF THE DISAPPEARED to Compete in 36th BIFFF This year’s 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will screen 11 Korean films when it kicks off on April 3 for its 13-day run. KIM Yong-hwa’s fantasy epic Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, which became the sec...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 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
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- YOO Ah-in and Vincent Cassel Join SOVEREIGN DEFAULT
- Upcoming IMF drama Sovereign Default has added Korean star YOO Ah-in and French actor Vincent Cassel to its cast, which already features KIM Hye-soo in the lead. The second film of Split director CHOI Kook-hee will kick off filming this month. Taking place during the IMF Crisis of 1997 in the week l...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 07, 2017
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- A SPECIAL LADY Goes to Brussels
- Actress KIM Hye-soo’s action-crime vehicle A Special Lady has officially been invited to the 36th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) for the competition section. Directed by LEE An-gyu, A Special Lady is a noir film that centers around KIM’s character Hyeong-jong, a woman who bec...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Nov 20, 2017
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- Hawaii Film Festival Hails 14 from Korea
- One of the top destinations in the world for Korean films, the Hawaii International Film Festival returns this month and includes a 14-strong delegation from the Far Eastern filmmaking powerhouse. The 37th HIFF kicked off on November 2nd. The bulk of this year’s Korean selection will be featured in ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 03, 2017