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- Jeonju Film Festival to Stage Taeheung Film Company Retrospective
- Chihwhaseon (2002)In addition to hosting the premieres of independent works from Korea and around the world, this year’s upcoming 23rd edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival will also stage an eight-film retrospective dedicated to the influential Taeheung Film Company, which has been resp...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 17, 2022
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- Inaugural Edition of Gangneung International Film Festival Opens
- The inaugural edition of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) kicked off on the northeastern coast of South Korea on November 8. The new event, which is run by Festival Chairman KIM Dong-ho, a former chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, and artistic director KIM Hong-jun, o...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2019
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- CLEAN UP and SAVAGE Earn Top Busan Film Fest Awards
- Korean social drama Clean Up, a feature presentation of the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) from debut director KWON Man-gi, and Chinese thriller Savage by CUI Si Wei have picked up the New Currents Awards from this year’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival. The New Currents jury, led by KIM ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 16, 2018
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- Korean Film Night Takes Place at 71st Cannes Film Festival
- KOFIC Offers Memorials to KIM Ji-seok and Pierre RISSIENT The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) staged its annual Korean Film Night at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival this past weekend. The event kicked off at 9:30 pm in the Vegaluna Lounge along the Croisette on the night of Sunday, May 13. ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 24, 2018
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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
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- Film Archives releases Kim Soo-yong DVD collection
- The Korean Film Archives (KOFA) has released a four-disc DVD box set of master director KIM Soo-yong’s works. In addition to commentary on the films, the box set includes a documentary, a booklet by renowned critic KIM Young-jin, and other supplements. The DVDs come with English, Korean and Japanes...
- Dec 21, 2011