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- AMPAS Invites 19 New Korean Members
- Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which stages the Academy Awards annually, revealed a list of 819 new film professionals from 68 countries invited to join its ranks this year. Among the new Academy members, should they accept their invitations, were a record 19 Kor...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2020
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- SONG Kang-ho Gets Wrapped Up in COBWEB
- Korean acting legend SONG Kang-ho has confirmed that he will appear in the film Cobweb (translated title), the first new project that he has accepted since the historic awards run of BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019) earlier this year. The film will be the latest from veteran indie filmmaker SHIN Yeon-...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 30, 2020
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- PARK Hae-il to Play Admiral Yi Sun-sin in HANSAN
- Roaring Currents (2014) director KIM Han-min is returning to the legendary historical figure Admiral LEE Sun-shin for his next film, the period naval epic Hansan: Rise of the Dragon (translated title). PARK Hae-il will play the Admiral in the film, while BYUN Yo-han will portray his Japanese rival. ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 27, 2020
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- 56th Baeksang Arts Awards to Take Place without Audience on June 5
- Following a delay owing to the current pandemic, the 56th edition of the Baeksang Arts Awards are now scheduled to take place on June 5 in the KINTEX center in Ilsan to the West of Seoul, thought they will take place without a live audience. The nominees for Best Film this year are BONG Joon-ho’s Pa...
- by Pierce Conran / May 22, 2020
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- PARASITE Scores Record Debut on Hulu
- The phenomenal theatrical, festival and awards run of BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE (2019) may have finally come to an end, yet the global success story is still finding new ways to break records after posting a scorching debut on US steaming platform Hulu. The film debuted on Hulu on April 8 in North Ame...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 28, 2020
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- PARASITE Sweeps Hollywood Industry Guild Awards
- As the awards season reaches its climax, BONG Joon-ho’s acclaimed Palme d’Or winner Parasite has been stacking win after win at Hollywood’s major industry guild award ceremonies. The Korean smash hit earned the Best Ensemble Award from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Best Original Screenplay from the...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 04, 2020
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- JEON Do-yeon Mulls EMERGENCY DECLARATION
- According to her agency Management SOOP, JEON Do-yeon is positively considering an offer to appear in the upcoming disaster film Emergency Declaration (literal title). Is she signs on, she will join a cast that already includes acting titans SONG Kang-ho and LEE Byung-hun in a film to be directed by...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 29, 2020
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- Barack Obama Lists PARASITE among His Favorite Films of 2019
- In a break from the stream of acclaim and accolades it has been receiving from critics and awards groups around the world, BONG Joon-ho’s smash hit Parasite has also been singled out for praise by a popular former head of state. Barack OBAMA, the two-term 44th President of the United States, selecte...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2020
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- PARASITE Crowned Best Foreign Language Film at Golden Globes
- BONG Joon-ho has made history by becoming the first Korean filmmaker to earn a prize at the Golden Globe Awards, which held their 77th ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 5. The acclaimed director received the Best Foreign Language Film Award for his new film Parasite, a global box office h...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 07, 2020
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- BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho Receive Orders of Cultural Merit from Government
- BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho, the director and star combo of critical hit Parasite, have received Orders of Cultural Merit from the Korean government. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit to BONG, which is their second highest prize, and the Okgwan...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2019
