- Korean Film News
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- Hong Sangsoo’s INTRODUCTION to Screen at Shanghai International Film Festival
- BEAUTY WATER and Korean Classics Invited to Top Chinese Film FestivalThe Shanghai International Film Festival is welcoming four Korean films this year for its 24th edition, which is unspooling from June 11 to 20. These include one of Hong Sangsoo’s two new films this year, the hit Korean animation B...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 14, 2021
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- Stars Align for Ensemble Romcom HAPPY NEW YEAR
- LIM Yoon-a, HAN Ji-min, KANG Ha-neul and More Cast in KWAK Jae-yong’s LatestMy Sassy Girl (2001) filmmaker KWAK Jae-yong is returning to the director’s chair for the ensemble romantic comedy Happy New Year (literal title) from CJ Entertainment, which has assembled a dizzying cast of popular Korean a...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 27, 2021
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- Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York
- ‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York from November 22 to December 4 this year...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 08, 2019
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- THE CLASSIC Gears Up for Thai Remake
- KWAK Jae-yong’s landmark romantic drama The Classic (2003) is set to be updated for the Thai film market. CJ Entertainment will produce the remake under its local banner CJ Major Entertainment. The project will be known as Classic Again, is to be helmed by first time filmmaker Thatchaphong SUPHASRI ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 01, 2019
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- SHIN Chul Appointed Festival Director of BIFAN
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has appointed a new festival director. Taking the reins will be SHIN Chul, a pioneer figure in the Korean film industry who has been overseeing the production of films since the late 1980s. SHIN will step into the role for three years startin...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 31, 2018
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- Mirovision Finds Buyers in Cannes
- Korean film sales outfit Mirovision was busy during the ‘Marché du Film’ in Cannes, where they struck several deals for films in their current lineup. Among their slate of titles were Colors of Winds (2017), a Japanese fantasy by My Sassy Girl (2001) director KWAK Jae-yong which debuted at the Buche...
- by Pierce Conran / May 25, 2018
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- Yubari to Showcase Six Works from Korea in March
- Six Korean productions and co-productions will invade Northern Japan next month after being invited to take part in this year’s edition of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. LIM Jin-seung’s Puzzle and KWAK Jae-yong’s Spirit Catcher will be featured in the ‘Off Theater Competition’. Pu...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 27, 2018
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- Mirovision Satisfies Niche Markets with Wide EFM Catalogue
- Specialty distributor Mirovision brought a large lineup of low-budget titles to Berlin for the European Film Market (EFM). From co-productions and arthouse titles to horror and queer cinema, the sales agent is covering several niches with their slate. One of the company’s main titles at EFM is Color...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 26, 2018
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- E J-yong Takes in THE BIG PICTURE with Mirovision
- Following last year’s critical indie hit The Bacchus Lady, director E J-yong has set his next project, which will be a Korean remake of the French thriller L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (‘The Man Who Wanted to Live His Life’), based on the novel ‘The Big Picture' by author Douglas Kennedy. Th...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 10, 2017
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- Josh Hartnett Mulls A MOMENT TO REMEMBER Remake
- Classic Korean Melo Gets Hollywood Treatment Penny Dreadful star Josh Hartnett is considering the lead in the Hollywood remake of classic Korean melodrama A Moment To Remember (2004). If he signs on, he will take over a role made famous by local heartthrob JUNG Woo-sung and co-star with Jena Malone...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 12, 2016