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- Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots
- MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the American...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 28, 2021
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- Juries Announced for 18th Jeonju International Film Festival
- The 18th Jeonju International Film Festival is just around the corner and festival has announced the various international members of its juries for the festival’s various competitions, which include the ‘International Competition’, ‘Korean Competition’, ‘Korean Competition for Shorts’ and the ‘NETP...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 19, 2017
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- Golden Bear Winner to Open 18th Jeonju Film Festival
- The Jeonju International Film Festival recently held its press conference to announce the lineup of its 18th edition, which will take place from April 27th to May 6th. The arthouse and independent cinema focused festival will open this year with On Body and Soul, this year’s Golden Bear winner from ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 31, 2017
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- IM Chang-jung Takes a ROMAN HOLIDAY
- Singer and actor IM Chang-jung has selected his next film project, which will be the thriller Roman Holiday, which is unrelated to Hollywood classic of the same name. Production kicks off this month with a quick release planned for next May. IM will play the lead in a tale of a trio of men, whose li...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 07, 2016
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- GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE
- Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-heon (Obsessed, 2014) will also take on ro...
- by Pierce Conran / May 27, 2016
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- UHM Ji-won & KONG Hyo-jin Pair Up for MISSING CHILD
- 3rd Feature from …ING Director E.oni Actresses UHM Ji-won and KONG Hyo-jin are teaming up for the first time on Missing Child, the first film in nine years from …ing (2003) director E.oni (aka LEE Eon-hee). Shooting on the kidnap drama began last month and is expected to last three months. UHM will ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 17, 2015
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- 12th Florence Korean Film Fest Screens Over 30 Features
- The longest running celebration of Korean cinema in Europe, the Florence Korean Film Festival is now in its 12th year. The festival kicked off last Friday (March 21st) with a screening of opening film Hide and Seek, with director HUH Jung in attendance. The hit thriller also served as the opening fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 25, 2014
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- PARK Hae-il Cast in New YIM Soon-rye Film
- Following this year’s Boomerang Family and the currently in production Gyeongju, directed by ZHANG Lu, PARK Hae-il will next star in The Informant, which will be based on a true story. Forever the Moment (2008) director IM Soon-rye will helm the film that may also feature rising star YOO Yeon-seok, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 17, 2013
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- London Korean Film Festival Reveals Packed Program
- Many Guests Scheduled for 8th Edition In recent years, the British capital has become a veritable hub for Korean cinema, with weekly screenings, special events and guests, all courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center UK. The lynchpin of their cinema-related activities, the London Korean Film Fe...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 16, 2013
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- 14 Korean Films Selected for Tigers and Dragons
- Mix of Features and Shorts at Vancouver Intl. Film Festival Every year, the Vancouver International Film Festival provides audiences with a bounty of East Asian cinema as part of the Tigers and Dragons program and this year is no exception. Among the 48 films in the section, a mix of 14 features an...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 12, 2013