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- “I feel like I’ve got a gift for the 30th anniversary of my directorial debut.”, Director PARK Chanwook
- The nickname ‘Cannes Park’ shows the good old relationship between Director Park Chanwook and the Festival de Cannes. Decision to Leave is Director Park's 4th film invited to the Cannes’ Competition. He was first invited to the Cannes’ Competition for Old Boy in 2004 and won the Grand Prix that ...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- Hong Sangsoo’s THE NOVELIST’S FILM Scores International Sales Deals
- Hong Sangsoo’s 27th feature The Novelist’s Film, which recently won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, has been picked up for distribution in several overseas markets.Finecut, the boutique agency responsible for the film’s international sales, revealed that t...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 28, 2022
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- Director Hong Sangsoo’s The Novelist’s Film Won the Silver Bear at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival
- At the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, Director Hong Sangsoo's 27th feature <The Novelist's Film> has won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. After winning the Best Director for <The Woman Who Ran> in 2020 and the Best Screenplay for <Introduction> in 2021, Director ...
- by Kim Jihyun / Feb 17, 2022
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- 7 Korean Films, Invited to the Berlin International Film Festival
- The Novelist's Film(2021)Seven Korean films are heading for Berlin. The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the lineup of invited films on January 19 (local time). According to the news, Director Hong Sangsoo's new film <The Novelist's Film> has been invited to the Com...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2022
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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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- JEON Yeo-been Joins Netflix Original Series GLITCH
- After My Death (2018) actress JEON Yeo-been is teaming up with Very Ordinary Couple (2013) director ROH Deok on the upcoming Glitch, a new mystery, comedy and thriller original series from Netflix. The show is being written by GIN Han-sai, who wrote the Netflix show Extracurricular.JEON will play Ho...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 17, 2021
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- NY Times Select SONG Kang-ho and KIM Min-hee Among 25 Greatest Actors of 21st Century
- SONG Kang-ho and KIM Min-hee were selected by the New York Times for their recent list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. The Korean stars ranked sixth and sixteenth, respectively, in a list that highlights some of the world’s most revered acting talent. The list is a mixture of Hollywoo...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 10, 2020
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- THE WOMAN WHO RAN Dashes Off to Singapore IFF
- This year’s 31st Singapore International Film Festival (SIGFF) will welcome HONG Sang-soo’s latest film The Woman Who Ran, as well as the co-produced short Binh from Vietnamese filmmaker Ostin FAM. This year’s festival is set to take place from November 26 to December 6. Invited to the ‘Asian Vision...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 18, 2020
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- THE WOMAN WHO RAN Makes Off with Best Screenplay Prize in Bucharest
- The Woman Who Ran, the 24th film from HONG Sang-soo, has netted the director the Best Screenplay prize at the recently concluded Bucharest International Film Festival. HONG’s film received the prize during the closing ceremony of the festival’s 16th edition, which took place in the Romanian capital ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2020
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- THE WOMAN WHO RAN Selected for NYFF Main Slate
- Acclaimed director HONG Sang-soo will participate in the 58th New York Film Festival with his latest film The Woman Who Ran, which has been invited to NYFF’s main slate. The film, his 24th, is already his 11th to be invited to the event. The Woman Who Ran debuted at the Berlin International Film Fes...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 09, 2020