- Korean Film News
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- Actors Byun Yohan & Lee Sanghee, Appointed as the Jurors of ‘ACTORS PROJECT’ at the 2022 Seoul Independent Film Festival
- The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 announced the jury members of the finals along with 24 finalists for the 5th ‘ACTORS PROJECT - 60-seconds Monologue Festival.’ACTORS PROJECT, which began in 2018 with the suggestion of Actor Kwon Haehyo, was designed to discover new actors in the indep...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 31, 2022
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- Fanatic, Officially Invited to the 7th London East Asia Film Festival Documentary Section
- Director Oh Seyeon's debut film, Fanatic, which attracted attention at the 26th Busan International Film Festival and other Korean film festivals, has officially been invited to the 7th London East Asia Film Festival Documentary Section. It is the second time that Fanatic has been invited to ove...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 13, 2022
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- Directors JK Youn & Min Kyudong, Coming Forward for Fair Compensation for Korean Cineastes
- On May 16, a conversation was held under the title ‘Bold Movie Directors: Tell the Basic Rights of Video Authors Across the Border’ at Cinematheque Korean Film Archive (KOFA). As part of the regular general meeting of the AVACI (Audiovisual Authors International Confederation), Horacio Maldonado, AV...
- by Hellen Park / May 19, 2022
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- SPIRITWALKER and Bang Minah to Be Awarded at New York Asian Film Festival
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU to Open 20th NYAFFSpiritwalker (2021)The New York Asian Film Festival returns for its 20th edition in August, when it will open with the international premiere of Ryoo Seungwan’s action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu with Kim Yunseok and Zo Insung, which debuted in local theate...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2021
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- WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6 Sells to 12 Overseas Countries
- K-Horror Sequel to Screen Across AsiaWHISPERING CORRIDORS 6: HUMMING (2020), the sixth film in the enduring K-horror franchise, has been picked up for distribution in 12 foreign countries. Sales agent kth locked deals for the film with distributors in Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malays...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 22, 2021
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- 24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be a hybrid event mixing physical screening...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 26, 2020
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- MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series
- Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this year. Among the big names in front of t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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- 2018 BIFF Films Are Available Online
- Korean movies of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which kicked off on October 4, will be streamed on the official website (screening.koreanfilm.or.kr). The KoBiz Online Screening has been annually streaming titles from major film fests in Korea, such as BIFF, the Jeonju Internation...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Oct 10, 2018
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- TWENTY TWO Secures Korean Release on Comfort Women Day
- The documentary Twenty Two (2016), which examines the lives of the remaining comfort women in China, will find its way to Korean theaters on August 14, the date recognized as the commemoration day for comfort women. Directed by GUO Ke, the film was a major hit in China last year. Twenty Two features...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2018
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- HERSTORY Received Global Summons
- Well Go USA Picks Up Comfort Woman Drama for North America Korean sales outfit Contents Panda has secured several deals for its comfort woman drama Herstory. The latest work by director MIN Kyu-dong, the film bowed in domestic theaters on June 27. Distributor Well Go USA picked up North American dis...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018