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- HOUSE OF HUMMINGBRID Tops 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards
- KIM Bora’s sensational debut film, the indie drama House of Hummingbird (2018), has come away with the top prize, the Best Film Award, from this year’s 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards. BONG Joon-ho was awarded Best Director for his comedy-drama satire Parasite, which also earned prizes ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 19, 2019
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- Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Returns for 15th Edition Next Month
- The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is returning for its 15th edition next month, which will run from August 8 to 13 in North Chungcheong Province. During a press conference this week in Seoul, JIMFF revealed this year’s program, which will open with Peter WEBBER’s reggae doc...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 11, 2019
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- Legendary Actor SHIN Seong-il Passes Away, Aged 81
- SHIN Seong-il, the towering figure of Korean cinema who appeared in well over 500 films during his 50-year career, passed away on Sunday, November 4 following his battle with lung cancer. The actor was 81 years old and is survived by his wife, fellow actress UM Aeng-ran, as well as his son and two d...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2018
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- BEAUTIFUL DAYS Selected to Open 23rd BIFF
- Popular star LEE Na-young’s return to the screen, the North Korea-themed indie drama Beautiful Days, has been set as the opening film of next month’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival. During press conferences held in Busan and Seoul on September 5th, LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON, the recently re...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- Busan Film Festival’s Retrospective to Shine on Legendary Star SHIN Seong-il
- Next month’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has set the Korean Cinema Retrospective for its 22nd edition, which will focus on legendary actor SHIN Seong-il. Over the course of over 40 years and an extraordinary 500 films, the actor has featured in many of the most important Korean films of...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 04, 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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- Gangwon Film Commission Launches
- Gangwon Film Commission (GFC) was launched at the Benikea Hotel Chuncheon Bears on March 16th. PANG Eun-jin has been appointed to the first president of GFC, who won the Best Actress Award at the Blue Dragon Awards and has vitally directed films like Way Back Home (2013), Perfect Number (2012) and P...
- by KIM Hyun-jung / Mar 20, 2017
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- Harvard Film Archive Stages HA Gil-jong Retrospective
- Classic Korean Cinema on Show in MA The Harvard Film Archive is currently staging a showcase of the work of filmmaker HA Gil-jong, one of the most important Korean filmmakers of the 1970s which began on February 3rd and will run until the 27th. Though not as well known as fellow classic Korean filmm...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2017
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- THE WAILING Scores Top Honors in BiFan
- 20th Edition Winds Down to a Close NA Hong-jin’s critically-acclaimed THE WAILING won both the Best of Bucheon and NH Audience Award at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which held its closing ceremony on Friday, July 29th. Due to the threat of heavy downpours, the sta...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 02, 2016
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- BiFan Opens 20th Edition in Style
- Stars Grace the Red Carpet at Bucheon City Hall The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) put on a big show for the opening of its 20th edition on Thursday, July 21st. After using the Bucheon Gymnasium for many years, this summer’s BiFan moved the ceremony to the Grass Square locate...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 25, 2016