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- Beijing Film Festival Welcomes 5 from Korea
- Five Korean films have been invited to screen at the 9th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival, which kicked off on April 13 with the opening film The Composer by Xirzat YAHUP, a co-production between China and Kazakhstan. This year’s Korean selection includes CHOI Kook-hee's Defaul...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 18, 2019
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- INNOCENT WITNESS Gets Summons from 9 Foreign Countries
- According to distributor Lotte Entertainment, the legal drama Innocent Witness has sold distribution rights to nine overseas territories. From Punch (2011) director LEE Han, the film stars JUNG Woo-sung and KIM Hyang-gi. Lotte revealed that among the countries where the film will be made available a...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 07, 2019
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- HKIFF to Celebrate Centenary of Korean Cinema with 10-Film Program
- The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) has partnered with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC - Chairman, OH Seok Geun) to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Korean films this year with a special "Centenary of Korean Cinema" program, which will include ten classic and contempor...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 27, 2019
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- CHUN Woo-hee Signs Up for VERTIGO
- CHUN Woo-hee is set to headline the upcoming project Vertigo (literal title). The drama is the latest work from Love Fiction (2012) director JEON Kye-soo and will also feature YOO Teo (Seoul Searching, 2015) and JEONG Jae-gwang (The Witness, 2017). CHUN will appear as Seo-young, a graphic designer i...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 31, 2018
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- LEE Kyu-hyung Swears in for WITNESS
- Already set to star in the upcoming SHIN Min-a vehicle Diva, actor LEE Kyu-hyung is doubling down by taking another role in the Witness (translated title) with JUNG Woo-sung andKIM Hyang-gi. The pair of roles will be his first film projects since the 2016 period comedy Seondal: The Man Who Sells the...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 07, 2018
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- WITNESS Subpoenas JUNG Woo-sung and KIM Hyang-gi
- Leading man JUNG Woo-sung and new star KIM Hyang-gi are set to team up for the upcoming court thriller Witness (translated title), the latest film from Punch (2011) director LEE Han. In the film, JUNG will feature as Soon-ho, an unsuccessful attorney who is representing a client in a murder trial. K...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2018
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- A MELODY TO REMEMBER Sings Its way to Udine Golden Mulberry
- 2nd Place Prize for SORI: VOICE FROM THE HEART at Far East Film Festival The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival in Udine wound to a close on April 29th. This year, two of the festival’s audience awards prizes went to Korean films. Korean War melodrama A Melody to Remember picked up the Gold...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2016
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- 18th Far East Film Festival to Open with THE TIGER
- Udine Takes 15 from Korea The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF), which takes place in Udine in Northeast Italy, is set to open with a screening of PARK Hoon-jung’s Colonial Era hunting drama The Tiger. The film, which stars CHOI Min-shik, will be introduced by director PARK when the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 14, 2016
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- Contents Panda Showcase THE TIGER, A MELODY TO REMEMBER
- EFM Films Include NO TOMORROW, MISSING YOU Period hunting drama The Tiger has been gaining attention from European buyers and festivals at the European Film Market in Berlin for its attractive pairing of Old Boy (2003) star CHOI Min-shik and New World (2013) director PARK Hoon-jung. Featuring CHOI ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 17, 2016
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- THINKING OF MY OLDER BROTHER featuring IM Si-wan and KO Asung Completed Shooting
- To Be Released in the Lunar New Year's Day Season, 2016 Thinking of My Older Brother (translated title) featuring IM Si-wan and KO Asung (to be distributed by N.E.W., produced by Joy Rabbit) has completed shooting and is now ready for post production. Thinking of My Older Brother is LEE Han’s ...
- by HA Sung-tae / Oct 19, 2015