- Korean Film News
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- KANG Ha-neul and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap STORY OF THE RAIN AND YOU
- Stars KANG Ha-neul and CHUN Woo-hee wrapped filming for the upcoming melodrama Story of the Rain and You (translated title) on July 4. Production on the third film from director CHO Jin-mo lasted just over three months, having started on March 23. KANG So-ra also appears in the film in a supporting ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 23, 2020
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- LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA
- LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The film will be helmed by The Unfair (2015...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum Get Head-to-Head for TAZZA 3
- PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum are set to team up in the third installment of the hit crime series Tazza, which will be helmed by KWON Oh-kwang and produced by Sidus FNH. The Tazza series was launched with Tazza: The High Rollers by director CHOI Dong-hoon in 2006. Following that film’s massive po...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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- Finecut Scores Presales on Berlinale Trio
- Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a range of recent commercial and indie fa...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 26, 2018
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- 4 Korean Films Selected for 2018 Berlinale
- The Forum section of this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival will welcome three Korean films, while another has been confirmed for the Panorama Special lineup. Acclaimed director Hong Sangsoo will unveil his latest workGrassthere while SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child and PARK Ki-yong’s Old L...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 30, 2018
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- THE NET Catches Top Prize at French Political Film Festival
- KIM Ki-duk has added another award to his trophy chest after scooping up the top prize at the inaugural Festival du Film Politique (International Festival of Political Films) with his 22nd film The Net. The event, which was held in Porto-Vecchio, a town on the French island Corsica, took place over ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 03, 2017
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- Production Wraps on KIM Ki-duk’s THE TIME OF HUMANS
- The Time of Humans, the 23rd film from veteran indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, ended its shoot on July 3rd. The film features a major roster of acting talent that includes AHN Sung-ki, RYOO Seung-bum, Joe Odagiri, JANG Keun-suk, LEE Sung-jae and Mina Fujii. Taking place on a battleship, The Time of Huma...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 11, 2017
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- KIM Ki-duk’s Fukushima Drama STOP Released in Japan
- KIM Ki-duk’s Fukushima-themed indie drama Stop (2016) was released on May 13th in Tokyo at the K Cinema and Cineka Ōmori, and on June 24th it will expand to Yokohama. The maverick filmmaker’s 21st film follows a couple who are expecting a child and are forced to move to Tokyo after the Fukushima Dai...
- by Pierce Conran / May 31, 2017
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- JANG Keun-suk, RYOO Seung-bum and Joe Odagiri in THE TIME OF HUMANS
- Actor JANG Keun-suk will finally make his return to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s You’re My Pet in The Time of Humans, which is the latest project from director KIM Ki-duk. Also appearing will be RYOO Seung-bum, whose last role was in KIM’s THE NET, and Japanese star Joe Odagiri, wh...
- by Pierce Conran / May 30, 2017
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- Five Korean Films Invited to Göteberg
- The 40th edition of the Göteberg International Film Festival kicked off on January 27th and will run until February 6th. This year, five films from South Korea, including four features and one animated short, have been invited to screen at the Swedish event. KIM Ki-duk’s 22nd feature THE NET, featur...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2017