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- ALL OF US ARE DEAD Chew Up 1st Place in Global Netflix Rankings
- ALL OF US ARE DEAD (2022)For the third time in five months, a drama series helmed by a Korean film director has topped the global Netflix rankings. Lee Jaekyoo’s All of Us Are Dead shot to the top spot on the global streaming service during its launch ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays in Korea. I...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2022
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- SINGLE IN SEOUL with LIM Soo-jung and LEE Dong-wook to Shoot in November
- The new romantic drama Single in Seoul (literal title), featuring LIM Soo-jung and LEE Dong-wook, is set to begin filming on November 12. Actress E som is also reportedly considering an offer to appear in the project. From Red Carpet (2014) director PARK Bum-su, the film is the latest project from t...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 16, 2020
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- SHINING MOMENT with KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-woo Wraps Production
- Shining Moment (translated title), the latest film from veteran production outfit Myung Films, wrapped production on Jeju Island on June 15, which began in early May. The film, which focuses on the island’s famed Haenyeo divers, stars KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-woo and is the feature film debut of shor...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 02, 2020
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- LIM Soo-jung and LEE Dong-wook Contemplating being SINGLE IN SEOUL
- LIM Soo-jung and LEE Dong-wook are mulling a return to the big screen in the upcoming romantic drama Single in Seoul (literal title). Agencies for both stars have indicated the actors have received offers and are looking upon them favorably. The film will be directed by PARK Bum-su, a filmmaker who ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 01, 2020
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- AFTER MY DEATH and LAST CHILD Lead Wildflower Nominees
- The Wildflower Film Awards Korea are returning for their 6th edition next month, once again to be held at the Literature House Seoul on Namsan Mountain in the heart of the Korean capital. This year’s top nominees are KIM Ui-seok’s After My Death (2018) and SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child (2018), which r...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 15, 2019
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- LEE Dong-eun Wraps Third Feature YOU AND ME
- Director LEE Dong-eun has completed production on his third film You and Me (translated title). The drama follows quickly on the heels of his first two films In Between Seasonsand Mothers. Production wrapped up on December 7. You and Me concerns a family of two brothers and a sister who receive a po...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018
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- London Korean Film Festival to Open with MICROHABITAT
- The London Korean Film Festival will be back next month with a bumper program featuring over 50 titles. Opening this year’s LKFF on November 1 will be JEON Go-woon’s festival hit Microhabitat (2017) while Malene CHOI’s Danish-Korean co-production The Return has been set as the closing film. This yea...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2018
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- THE JURORS Is in Session with MOON So-ri and PARK Hyung-sik
- Trial drama The Jurors (translated title), with MOON So-ri and PARK Hyung-sik, kicked off production on July 7. The film is the first feature for director HONG Seung-wan. The Jurors will focus on the true story of the first jury trial in Korea, which took place in 2008. MOON is on board to play the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 23, 2018
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- MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul
- LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a young widow who agrees to let her decease...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2018
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- MOTHERS and A TIGER IN WINTER to Compete in Vesoul
- CLAIRE’S CAMERA also Books Screenings in France The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will be back for its 24th edition on January 30. Three Korean films, LEE Dong-eun’s Mothers, LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Tiger in Winter and HONG Sangsoo’s Claire’s Camera, are invited to the festival this y...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2018