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- Disney+ expands Korean slate for 2024 following creative success
- SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Disney+ will maintain its investment in original Korean content development and boost collaboration with local creators, a senior executive said Tuesday, citing creative talent and market success as key factors.
- by Yonhap / Mar 20, 2024
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- Cannes-winning actor Song Kang-ho plays director in black comedy COBWEB
- Veteran actor Song Kang-ho returns as a filmmaker from the 1970s who's obsessed with creating a masterpiece in the upcoming black comedy film Cobweb, directed by auteur Kim Jee-woon.The 2022 winner of the Best Actor for his role in Brokerplays the role of Kim Yeol, who reshoots the end of his la...
- by Yonhap / Sep 04, 2023
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- In the New Year, K-Movies Invited to the Major Overseas Film Festivals
- Several Korean films have been invited to major overseas film festivals in the new year. Director Son Minzun's CUT, Director Jeon Jinkyu's The House of Loss, and Director Kang Hongju's Little by Little were listed in the Compétition Internationale section, while Director Moon Sujin's...
- by KIM Subin / Dec 26, 2022
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- Song Kangho & Ye Jiwon Won ‘Etoile du Cinéma’ for Contributing to Cinematic Exchanges between Korea and France
- ‘French Night,’ the event hosted by the French Embassy and UniFrance, was held at the Paradise Hotel Busan in Haeundae on October 8. At the event, Actors Song Kangho and Ye Jiwon received the Étoile du Cinéma awards from the French Embassy. This award, given by the French Embassy, is for the film in...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 10, 2022
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- Back to Normal in 3 Years, the 27th BIFF Opened Splendidly
- On October 5th (Wed), the 27th Busan International Film Festival was held at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center. This year, the festival declared returning to the pre-pandemic scale in 3 years after COVID-19, and 100% of its seats will be provided without social distancing. The opening c...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 09, 2022
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- Broker, Officially Invited to the 49th Telluride Film Festival
- Broker, the winner of the Best Actor at the 75 Festival de Cannes, was officially invited to the 49th Telluride Film Festival.Held annually in Telluride, Colorado, the Telluride Film Festival is known as a film festival that screens the films selected by local film officials and critics in the U.S. ...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 05, 2022
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- Director Han Jaerim’s Emergency Declaration, Invited to the 55th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival
- Director Han Jaerim's Emergency Declaration has been invited to the 55th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival. The SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival, which will be held for 10 days from October 5, is considered one of the world's ‘Big 3’ fantastic film festivals along with...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 15, 2022
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- KOFIC Held 2022 Screenplay Contest Award Ceremony for Korean Films
- The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held the ‘2022 Screenplay Contest’ Awards for Korean Films ceremony on July 22. The winner of the Grand Prize of the contest this year is Lim Eun's ‘Cham Jalhaneun Jisida.’ The jury said, "The screenplay unraveled the story of women's solidarity in a solid...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 26, 2022
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- Director Han Jaerim’s Emergency Declaration, Pre-sold to 169 Countries around the World
- Emergency Declaration, the aviation disaster film directed by Han Jaerim, recorded pre-sale to 169 countries around the world. In response, Showbox's overseas team said, "Emergency Declaration has received great attention to the extent that overseas buyers made a pre-sale when it was decided...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 21, 2022
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- Broker, Won ARRI Award, the Top Prize at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
- The film Broker has won the ARRI Award at the FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. The film festival said, “This film is a journey. One filled with longings, with decisions, with detours. Sometimes it is precisely these detours that we must take in life to find ourselves and each other. And we found a bit of ourselves...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 04, 2022