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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6 Sells to 12 Overseas Countries
- K-Horror Sequel to Screen Across AsiaWHISPERING CORRIDORS 6: HUMMING (2020), the sixth film in the enduring K-horror franchise, has been picked up for distribution in 12 foreign countries. Sales agent kth locked deals for the film with distributors in Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malays...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 22, 2021
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- OK! MADAM and ME AND ME to Bookend 15th Paris Korean Film Festival
- FFCP to Host Special Screenings of THE CLOSET and FORBIDDEN DREAMThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) is set to return for its 15th edition from June 23 to July 4. Opening this year’s festivities will be Lee Cheolha’s OK! MADAM (2020), the sky-high action-comedy vehicle with Uhm Jeonghwa.Closing th...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2021
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- COIN LOCKER GIRL Director Partners with Netflix on Webtoon Adaptation DP
- Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hui has partnered with global streaming service Netflix to make D.P., a six-part series that will be adapted from the hit webtoon ‘D.P. - Day of the Dog’ (translated title) by KIM Bo-tong. Actors JUNG Hae-in and SON Suk-ku are in talks to appear in the series...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 08, 2020
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- 24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be a hybrid event mixing physical screening...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2020
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- ASHFALL to Open 22th Far East Film Festival
- The Korean disaster action blockbuster ASHFALL will serve as the opening film of this year’s online-only edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, leading a program of 46 titles from around Asia. FEFF was originally scheduled to take place in late April and early May this year bu...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 15, 2020
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- CRAZY ROMANCE Advances to 22 Foreign Markets
- The hit romcom Crazy Romance, starring KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won, is set to continue entertaining audiences overseas after reportedly closing deals with 22 foreign markets, according to international sales agent CONTENTS PANDA. KONG (Door Lock, 2018) plays a woman who recently broke up with her o...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2019
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- October to Welcome KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won’s CRAZY ROMANCE
- KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won will storm the screen next month in the romantic comedy Crazy Romance. The film marks the feature debut of KIM Han-gyeol, a graduate of Konkuk University known for her award-winning shorts A Perfect Sight (2009), Chatter (2011) and Make Peace (2015). The stars play Jae-h...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 10, 2019
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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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- Fantasia’s 1st Wave Includes 7 from Korea
- North America’s top destination for genre cinema, the Fantasia International Film Festival recently unveiled the first wave of its 2019 program, which so far includes seven films from Korea, ranging from box office hits to award-winning indie dramas. Director LEE Su-jin returns to Montreal, followin...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 05, 2019
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- RYU Jun-yeol to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF
- Korean actor RYU Jun-yeol (Believer, 2018) will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 14. RYU’s first big break came in 2015, when he appeared in the Korean Acade...
- by Pierce Conran / May 24, 2019