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- Escape from Mogadishu, Won the Best Film at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival
- Director Ryoo Seungwan's Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Film in the Asian Film Section at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal. At the festival, which closed on April 10 (local time), Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Orient Express Film.Against the backdrop of a civ...
- by Hellen Park / Apr 15, 2022
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- CONFESSION and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL to Premiere in Competition at 36th Fribourg Film Festival
- This year’s 36th Fribourg International Film Festival is set to host seven films from South Korea, including two world premieres in its international competition and an action blockbuster in its opening gala slot.Yoon Jongseok’s mystery-thriller Confession with So Jisub and Kim Yunjin and Choi Kookh...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2022
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- KIM Woo-bin, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Tae-ri Wrap 2-Part ALIEN
- Latest CHOI Dong-hoon Blockbuster Completes 13-Month ShootDirector CHOI Dong-hoon has been busy at work on his latest project, the two-part sci-fi-action film Alien (translated title), and after kicking off filming in March last year, the simultaneously shot films completed their shoots on April 17 ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 26, 2021
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- Yoon-a, PARK Jung-min and LEE Sung-min Confirmed for MIRACLE
- Miracle (translated title), a new 1980s-set drama featuring top stars Yoon-a, PARK Jung-min and LEE Sung-min, began principal photography on August 2. The film is the latest from Be With You (2018) director LEE Jang-hoon, and joining the three stars who were already linked to the project is actress ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 25, 2020
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- Yoon-a, PARK Jung-min and LEE Sung-min Consider MIRACLE
- Stars Yoon-a, PARK Jung-min and LEE Sung-min are positively considering offers to appear in Miracle (translated title), the sophomore feature outing for Be With You (2018) director LEE Jang-hoon. Based on a true story and set in the 1980s, Miracle will follow the story of Bo-kyung and her math prodi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2020
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- ALIEN with KIM Tae-ri, RYU Jun-yeol and KIM Woo-bin Begins Production Following Slight Covid-19 Delay
- CHOI Dong-hoon’s upcoming two-part blockbuster Alien (translated title) kicked off shooting on March 28. Production had originally been scheduled for earlier in the month but was delayed due to mounting safety concerns surrounding the Covid-19 public health crisis. Leading the cast in the big-budget...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 2020
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- RYU Jun-yeol to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF
- Korean actor RYU Jun-yeol (Believer, 2018) will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 18th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which is scheduled to run from June 28 to July 14. RYU’s first big break came in 2015, when he appeared in the Korean Acade...
- by Pierce Conran / May 24, 2019
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- Lotte Cultureworks Tops Korean Distributors in 2018
- Culminating a stellar turnaround over the past two years, Lotte Cultureworks (previously known as Lotte Entertainment) took the top rank on the Korean distributor chart for 2018, a spot usually occupied by rival CJ Entertainment, after a stellar year on the charts. Boasting an 18% market share for t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 04, 2019
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- THE NEGOTIATION Leads to 22 International Sales
- Hostage thriller THE NEGOTIATION, a star-driven Chuseok holiday release featuring SON Ye-jin and HYUN Bin, has booked itself theatrical releases in 22 countries. From debuting director LEE Jong-seok, the film kicked off his global rollout in Korea on September 19. Since the Cannes Film Market earlie...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 01, 2018
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- SON Ye-jin and Hyun-bin Vehicle THE NEGOTIATION Books September Release
- The upcoming star-studded Korean hostage thriller The Negotiation will hit screens in September, just in time for the busy Chuseok holiday. From first-time director LEE Jong-seok, the film features popular names SON Ye-jin and Hyun-bin. SON plays Chae-yoon, a hostage negotiator for the Seoul Metropo...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 14, 2018