- Korean Film News
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- FINECUT Unveils New Mysteries in Berlin
- Korean film distributor FINECUT, which is presenting HONG Sangsoo’s new film On the Beach Alone at Night in the International Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival this year, has added new films to its lineup for the currently underway European Film Market (EFM). Joining the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2017
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- 1st London East Asian Film Festival Opens with THE AGE OF SHADOWS
- Following its soft launch last year with a weekend-long 0th edition, the London East Asian Film Festival held its first official edition this year, which ran from October 20th to 30th. Korean films made up a majority of the program, with some of the highlights including KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Sha...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 31, 2016
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- Awards Galore for Korean Films at Sitges
- Always a fan of Korean cinema, the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia this year screened 14 films from the Far East Asian filmmaking powerhouse and come awards time, a trio of those managed to walk away with five awards between them. All three Korean prize winners debuted at t...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 20, 2016
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- Sitges Invites 14 Films for 49th Edition
- The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is leaning particularly heavily on Korean films this year, with 14 titles peppered throughout its 2016 program, including 13 features and one short. Five Korean films will compete in the festival’s signature Official Fantastic Competition...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 27, 2016
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- THE WAILING Scores Top Honors in BiFan
- 20th Edition Winds Down to a Close NA Hong-jin’s critically-acclaimed THE WAILING won both the Best of Bucheon and NH Audience Award at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which held its closing ceremony on Friday, July 29th. Due to the threat of heavy downpours, the sta...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 02, 2016
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- 20th Fantasia Books 20 from Korea
- Canadian Fest Books International Premiere of FAMILYHOOD For its 20th anniversary, the Fantasia International Film Festival is pulling out all the stops, which includes a healthy selection of 20 Korean feature and short films. Among those will be the international premiere of comedy-drama Familyhoo...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 14, 2016
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- Fright Fest Scares up TRAIN TO BUSAN and KARAOKE CRAZIES
- Korean Pair Set to Thrill London Genre Fest Two Korean films will be featured at this year’s Fright Fest, the top genre film event in the United Kingdom, based in London. Taking place from August 26th to 29th, this year’s program will include YEON Sang-ho’s zombie action-thriller TRAIN TO BUSAN and...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 13, 2016
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- BiFan Expands through 20th Anniversary Lineup
- CAPTAIN FANTASTIC and SEOUL STATION to Bookend Korean Genre Jubilee For its 20th anniversary edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) is pulling out all the stops for a large event, with 302 films from 49 countries, that will both look back to the festival’s past and forwa...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 24, 2016
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- OFFICE, TRAP Snag Sales at EFM
- Genre Titles Dominate 9ers Slate in Berlin Korean sales outfit 9ers Entertainment have locked a number of deals for their genre titles Office and Trap, which are part of their lineup at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. HONG Won-chan’s debut film, Office premiered in the midnight lineup of...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 16, 2016
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- KARAOKE CRAZIES to Premiere at SXSW
- Austin Fest also Takes DEER FLOWER The SXSW Film Festival, which gets underway on March 11th, will feature the world premiere of Karaoke Crazies in its ‘Visions’ lineup. The festival will also be showing KIM Kang-min’s short Deer Flower in ‘Animated Shorts’. The second film from director KIM Sang-...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 15, 2016