- Korean Film News
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- China Welcomes OH! MY GRAN, 1st Korean Film to Receive Theatrical Release in 6 Years
- The heart-warming family comedy Oh! My Gran (2020) became the first Korean film to be welcomed in Chinese theaters for six years after going on release there on December 3.Veteran actress Na Moonhee, who was actually born in Beijing, stars in the film as an elderly woman who witnesses her young gran...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 09, 2021
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- IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE and EMERGENCY DECLARATION Selected for Cannes
- Hong Sangsoo Returns, Han Jaerim to Debut on the CroisetteFor the fourth year on the trot, a pair of Korean features have been selected as part of the main slate of the Cannes Film Festival. This year’s 74th edition of the renowned festival will welcome both Hong Sangsoo’s In Front of Your Face and ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 07, 2021
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- PENINSULA Sets August 7 Launch in North America
- YEON Sang-ho’s Train to Busan (2016) sequel Peninsula has just opened in several Asian markets and is now set to invade North America, where local distributor Well Go USA has announced that it will be released on August 7. Part of this year’s Cannes selection, Peninsula, which is being billed as ‘Tr...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2020
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- PENINSULA Set to Launch in 185 Countries
- Peninsula, the highly anticipated sequel to YEON Sang-ho’s global phenomenon TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016), is poised to be another breakthrough success after foreign sale agent Contents Panda announced that the film has been presold to 185 countries across the globe. The film will open in Korea, as well as...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 13, 2020
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- Kino Lorber to Give HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Virtual Theatrical Release in North America
- KIM Bora’s sensational debut House of Hummingbird, which has blazed a trail on the festival circuit ever since its launch at the Busan International Film Festival in October, 2018, will be getting a virtual theatrical release in North America through Kino Lorber’s Kino Marquee streaming platform, wh...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 12, 2020
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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS Series Reboot Begins Filming
- Whispering Corridors Reboot:Alma Mater (translated title), the sixth film in the long-running Korean horror franchiser Whispering Corridors, which is being dubbed a reboot, kicked off filming on July 9. As previously reported, KIM Seo-hyung is leading the cast while KIM Hyeon-soo (Be With You, 2018)...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 01, 2019
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- HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Takes Home 3 Prizes from Tribeca Film Festival
- KIM Bora’s critically acclaimed debut film House of Hummingbird (2018) has continued its impressive festival run after winning three awards at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York, including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Cinematography in the International Narrative Competition. Best Act...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2019
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- Hong Sangsoo Returns to Locarno Competition with HOTEL BY THE RIVER
- Hong Sangsoo will debut his latest film, and second from this year, at the 71st edition of the Locarno International Film Festival next month. Hotel by the River is the auteur’s 23rd film and sixth collaboration with actress KIM Min-hee. Hotel by the River will be one among 15 titles competing for t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 20, 2018
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- AMPAS Invites 14 New Korean Members
- Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) welcomed its new members for 2018, which included a record 14 professionals from the Korean film industry, including an array of directors, actors, and below-the-line talents. Among the most prominent Korean names added to the rolls...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 05, 2018
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- BURNING and GRASS Invited to Karlovy Vary
- Korean auteurs LEE Chang-dong and Hong Sangsoo have been invited to the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with their latest films, the arthouse dramas Burning and Grass. This year’s 53rd edition of KVIFF kicks off on June 29. Director LEE’s the first film after an eight-year break...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 29, 2018