- Korean Film News
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- Inaugural Edition of Gangneung International Film Festival Opens
- The inaugural edition of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) kicked off on the northeastern coast of South Korea on November 8. The new event, which is run by Festival Chairman KIM Dong-ho, a former chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, and artistic director KIM Hong-jun, o...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2019
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- KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su Sign up for SAMJIN GROUP’S ENGLISH TOEIC CLASS
- Korean actresses KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su have signed up to appear in Samjin Group’s English TOEIC Class (translated title). The film will be the latest from director LEE Jong-pil. The narrative concerns employees who take over their company’s English certification course and is set in the 19...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 02, 2019
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- MONSTRUM Gobbles Up Audience Award in Sitges
- Korea’s first ever period creature feature Monstrum has picked up the Audience Award from the Panorama Fantàstic section of this year’s 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Also on the prize winners list was KIM Sang-joon’s The Wheel Turns, which earned the Best Short Film...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 22, 2018
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- MONSTRUM Takes a Bite Out of Sitges
- Period creature feature Monstrum is set to have its international premiere at the upcoming 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. From director HUH Jong-ho and featuring KIM Myung-min, KIM In-kwon, and Girls’ Day kpop star LEE Hye-ri, the monster film debuts in Korea on Sept...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 11, 2018
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- SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Buddy Up for MY EXCEPTIONAL BROTHER
- SHIN Ha-kyun will team up with LEE Kwang-soo in the upcoming human comedy My Exceptional Brother (translated title). From director YOOK Sang-hyo, the film is expected to go into production in late May. In the film, SHIN will play a man with a weak body and a brilliant mind while his younger brother,...
- by Pierce Conran / May 29, 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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- Finecut to Launch Sales on MONSTRUM at EFM
- Finecut will launch sales on the period creature feature Monstrum (translated title) at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival later this month. The big-budget title is the third work of Countdown (2011) director HEO Jong-ho and features KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 05, 2018
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- PARK Hee-soon Confirmed for LEGEND
- Action Film Actor PARK Hee-soon has been confirmed for the upcoming action film Legend (working title). PARK’s management agency King Kong by StarshipEntertainment announced that the actor had signed on to appear in the movie. Legendis set in the near future where Asia’s most notorious criminals are...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Dec 29, 2017
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- KIM Myung-min and PARK Hee-Soon Wrap Period Monster Film MULGOE
- The upcoming period thriller Mulgoe (a Korean title which can be translated as Water Monster) has wrapped filming after three months of production. The picture stars KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon, LEE Gyoung-young, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Sung-woong, KIM In-kwon and K-pop star Hyeri of Girl’s Day, in her...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 07, 2017
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- NA Hong-jin Tops Chunsa Film Art Awards
- The Chunsa Film Art Awards held their 22nd edition on May 24th, awarding the top achievers in the Korean film industry from 2016. Taking the show’s top prizes were NA Hong-jin (The Wailing) for Best Director, SON Ye-jin (The Truth Beneath) for Best Actress and HA Jung-woo (Tunnel) for Best Actor. Tw...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 02, 2017