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- ROAD TO BOSTON sheds light on Korean marathon hero
- Director Kang Je-gyu's new period film Road to Boston" tells a heartwarming drama based on the true story of a Korean athlete who became the first Asian winner of the Boston Marathon in 1947.The story follows Suh Yun-bok (1923-2017), played by Im Si-wan, as he competes in the Boston Marathon...
- by Yonhap / Sep 06, 2023
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- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, Han Jimin, Attending ‘Actor’s House’ at the 27th Busan International Film Festival
- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, and Han Jimin have confirmed their attendance at the Busan International Film Festival this year. BIFF finally unveiled a lineup of the actors attending Actor’s House, a special talk show, on September 16. Actor’s House is a special talk show where actors, who ...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 20, 2022
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- Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective
- Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including a retrospective on director Yoon Jongbi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 21, 2021
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- OK! MADAM and ME AND ME to Bookend 15th Paris Korean Film Festival
- FFCP to Host Special Screenings of THE CLOSET and FORBIDDEN DREAMThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) is set to return for its 15th edition from June 23 to July 4. Opening this year’s festivities will be Lee Cheolha’s OK! MADAM (2020), the sky-high action-comedy vehicle with Uhm Jeonghwa.Closing th...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2021
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- Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix
- Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin and Park Haesoo.Suriname, which is based o...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 04, 2021
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- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival Selects 8 Korean Films
- Long a big part of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Korean films will once again descend on the Belgian genre film jubilee in big numbers this year, as eight films from South Korea have been selected to screen at the event’s 39th edition, which will run entirely online fro...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 02, 2021
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- HA Jung-woo Packs His Bags for NIGHT TRIP
- Korean star HA Jung-woo has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Night Trip (translated title). From director KIM Jin-hwang, the project will be the first film financed by Kakao M, the entertainment company subsidiary of the Korean instant messaging giant Kakao. According to Kakao M,HA Jung-wo...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 27, 2020
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- Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel
- Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approached to appear in the project. Kingdom, wh...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 28, 2020
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- EXIT Presented White Mulberry Award from Udine
- LEE Sang-geun’s hit disaster action-comedy EXIT (2019) received the White Mulberry Award from this year’s Far East Film Festival in Udine. This year’s FEFF took place exclusively online, owing to the spread of the Covid-19 disease. The festival opened late last month with the big-budget disaster dra...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 16, 2020
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- ASHFALL to Open 22th Far East Film Festival
- The Korean disaster action blockbuster ASHFALL will serve as the opening film of this year’s online-only edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, Italy, leading a program of 46 titles from around Asia. FEFF was originally scheduled to take place in late April and early May this year bu...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 15, 2020