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- Jeong Jaeeun Doc and Classic Korean TV Episode Invited to Rotterdam
- Modern Korea: The Age of Beasts (2021)A new documentary by Jeong Jaeeun and an episode of a classic Korean TV series are among the works that will screen at next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Both Jeong’s Modern Korea: The Age of Beasts and Choi Sangsik’s Korean Ghost Story – ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2021
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- Youn Yuhjung, Son Yejin and Kang Haneul Offered Roles in A TREE DIES STANDING
- Story of North Korean Defector and Her Grandchildren to Air on Global OTT Platform in 20222Youn Yuhjung, who recently became Korea’s first Academy Award-winning performer, has been offered a leading role in the upcoming drama A Tree Dies Standing (translated title). Also approached to star were Son ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 08, 2021
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- London Korean Film Festival to Stage Youn Yuhjung Retrospective
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU and HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS to Bookend LKFFThe London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) is returning for its 16th edition this year, which will run from November 4 to 19. This year’s event will feature a Special Focus on recent Academy Award-winner Youn Yuhjung and will open...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 30, 2021
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- San Sebastián to Stage ‘Flowers in Hell’ Classic Korean Film Retrospective
- Indie Breakout ALONERS Invited to New Directors Section in SpainThe San Sebastián International Film Festival is taking a trip back to Korea’s golden age of cinema this year after revealing that their upcoming 69th edition will feature a seven-title retrospective dedicated to classic Korean films.Cu...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 17, 2021
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- Korean Film Archive Reveals YOUN Yuh-jung Retrospective
- KOFA to Present 18 Works from Academy Award Winner’s Illustrious CareerYOUN Yuh-jung, who made history last month as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar at the Academy Awards, where she picked up Best Supporting Actress Award for Lee Isaac CHUNG’s Minari, will become the subject of a compreh...
- by Pierce Conran / May 03, 2021
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- Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots
- MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the American...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 28, 2021
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- YOUN Yuh-jung Extends Best Support Actress Win Streak and Scores Spirit Awards Nomination
- YOUN Yuh-jung’s hot streak in the North American awards circuit continues as she pushed her tally of Best Supporting Actress trophies to 16. She also landed one of Minari’s six nominations for this year’s 36th Independent Spirit Awards. The Korean actress, whose career has stretched from KIM Ki-youn...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 02, 2021
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- YOUN Yuh-jung Claims Best Supporting Actress Wins from San Francisco, St. Louis Critics
- Veteran actress YOUN Yuh-jung continues to pick up prizes in best supporting actress categories in North America for her performance in Lee Isaac CHUNG’s acclaimed Korean immigrant drama Minari. She recently won the Best Supporting Actress Awards from both the San Francisco Bay Area and St. Louis Cr...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 22, 2021
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- LA Film Critics Crown YOUN Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress
- Korean screen legend YOUN Yuh-jun continues to be recognized in America for her scene stealing performance in Lee Isaac CHUNG’s acclaim drama Minari. The star picked up the Best Supporting Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards. YOUN is the fourth Korean performer to receive an actin...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 29, 2020
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- Lee Isaac CHUNG’s MINARI with Steven YEUN Wows in Sundance Debut
- One of the most talked-about films to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this year has been Minari, the latest film by Korean-American director Lee Isaac CHUNG. The film, which has drawn universal acclaim in Park City, is executive produced by Hollywood actor Steven YEUN, who appears alongside K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2020