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- My Brilliant Life, Invited to the 34th Hawaii International Film Festival
- A Place of Interchange for Asia, the Pacific and North America Where Korean Films Have Constantly Been Strong E J-yong’s My Brilliant Life was officially invited to the 34th Hawaii International Film Festival. Among the screening films of the ‘Spotlight on Korea’, where around 10 Korean films are i...
- by Yun Ina / Sep 12, 2014
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- Edinburgh Takes 4 from Korea
- Following last year’s showcase of Korean cinema at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), the Scottish film jubilee has invited another four Korean films to their upcoming 68th edition. Having its long-awaited UK premiere will be Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer and also invited are the popular...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 04, 2014
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- SFIFF Taps INTRUDERS and OUR SUNHI
- MOEBIUS Trips to Maryland Film Festival The Annual San Francisco International Film Festival has invited a pair of recent Korean independent works for its upcoming 17th edition, which will take place from April 24th to May 8th. NOH Young-seok’s Intruders and HONG Sangsoo’s Our Sunhi will screen in ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 24, 2014
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- JIFF Sets Korean Competition Jury
- The juries which will oversee the Korean Competition at this year's Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), as well as the NETPAC and the Korean Short Film Competition,have been named. The jury members for this year' Korean Film Competition, which features local independent works with ru...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 01, 2014
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- 12th Florence Korean Film Fest Screens Over 30 Features
- The longest running celebration of Korean cinema in Europe, the Florence Korean Film Festival is now in its 12th year. The festival kicked off last Friday (March 21st) with a screening of opening film Hide and Seek, with director HUH Jung in attendance. The hit thriller also served as the opening fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 25, 2014
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- INTRUDERS and COLD EYES Set Sights on Santa Barbara
- LATE SPRING Will also Premiere in California FestThe 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival is set to open its doors on January 30th and the menu this year will include a trio of Korean features. Popular thriller Cold Eyes adds another playdate to its festival calendar and will be joined by ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2014
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- HAN GONG-JU to Compete in Rotterdam
- Indie Joins Previously Announced INTRUDERSLEE Su-jin’s debut feature Han Gong-ju has been selected to take part in this year’s Tiger Awards Competition at the upcoming 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). It is the only Korean film in competition this year. In the film, a young girl i...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 13, 2014
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- INTRUDERS Invited to Rotterdam’s Bright Future Section
- NOH Young-seok’s sophomore feature Intruders has become the first Korean film to be invited to next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam, one of the premier independent film events in the world. Intruders was selected for the Bright Future section which showcases the work of promising up-and...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 26, 2013
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- FINECUT Sells Slate Around the World
- Korean films such as Moebius, Our Sunhi, New World and Montage have demonstrated strong sales records on the international scene recently. Their international distributor FINECUT sold most of the titles to European and Asian territories during the Asian Film Market (AFM) held during the Busan Intern...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Oct 29, 2013
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- INTRUDERS Pinches Grand Prix in Hawaii
- The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) has jointly awarded its Grand Prix this year to the American indie Blue Ruins and the Korean thriller Intruders. The awards were handed out at the conclusion of the festival’s October 10-20 run in Honolulu. Ten Korean features and one short were screened...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 22, 2013