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- MOON Byoung-gon Wins 2015 Lexus Short Film Series
- To Produce a Short with The Weinstein Company MOON Byoung-gon whose short SAFE won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 66th edition of Cannes Film Festival, has won the 2015 Lexus Short Film Series at Napa Valley Film Festival held in California, US. The Lexus Short Film Series took its name from the...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Dec 01, 2015
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- Triumph of Young and New Films
- Korean Indie Filmmakers Find Success at Film Fests 2015 was a fruitful year for Korean cinema for fledging talents. Up-and-coming feature directors - many of them are from the independent filmmaking scene - saw great leaps in their careers. Considering the market circumstance for indie films, thei...
- by Kobiz Reporter / Oct 12, 2015
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- Achievement Awards for BONG Joon-ho and MOON Byoung-gon
- Last Friday, the Korean Film Actor’s Association handed its achievement awards for Korean film figures that have most contributed to the expansion of the local industry’s reputation abroad in 2013. The awards were given to BONG Joon-ho, director of the hit sci-fi Snowpiercer, and MOON Byoung-gon, th...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2013
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- Korean Cinema on Show in Stockholm
- Swedish Fest Takes 8 from Korea The Stockholm International Film Festival, which kicked off its 2013 edition on Wednesday, November 6th, invited eight Korean films, including seven features and one short, to its selection this year. The festival, which is in the midst of its 24th edition, is going ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 08, 2013
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- AISFF Marks 11th Year This Month
- Will Feature Shorts of Tony Scott, Ang Lee, Alfonso Cuaron The Asiana International Short Film Festival will return for its 11th edition from November 7th to 1th. This year’s promotional video, an ethereal and intimate in the open country, was directed by actress RYU Hyun-kyung (Two Weddings and a F...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2013
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- Korean Quintet Head South to Brisbane
- Auteur Features and New Shorts Screen in Australia The Brisbane International Film Festival in Australia is gearing up for its 2013 edition, which will take place from November 11th to the 24th. Five Korean film, including a trio of features and two shorts will make their way to the southern island...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 29, 2013
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- AFI Fest to Screen THE FAKE in New Auteurs
- A selection of new Korean films will be making its way to Los Angeles where they will screen as the part of the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest. Five Korean features and an award-winning short have been invited by the festival to join their lineup next month. In the ‘New Auteurs’ section, YEON S...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2013
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- Big Korean Selection at Melbourne
- MIFF Holds Special North Korean RetrospectiveBoth South andNorth Korean cinema will be on prominent display at the upcoming Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), which will take place from July 25th to August 11th. A number of Korean films that have already made an impact on the film festiva...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2013
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- SAFE Congratulatory Screening Held to Celebrate Cannes Prize
- MOON “Message Worked” A congratulatory screening of Safe that netted the Golden Palm Prize in the short film category at the Cannes International Film Festival for the first time as a Korean film was held along with a press conference on May 31st. The events were held jointly by the Korean Film Co...
- by JI Yong-jin / Jun 03, 2013
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- Palme d’Or Triumph for Korean Short SAFE
- Prosperous Second Appearance at Cannes for MOON Byoung-gon The illustrious Cannes Film Festival wound to a close last night (May 26th) issuing out its coveted awards that have had pundits guessing throughout the fest’s 12-day run. Korea, despite having no feature-length films in the lineup this ye...
- by Pierce Conran / May 27, 2013