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- Chae Kyoungsun Triumphs at 26th Art Directors Guild Awards
- Production designer Chae Kyoungsun triumphed in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category at this year’s 26th Art Directors Guild Awards for her work on the global smash Squid Game.Chae beat out nominees for major American series such as Succession, The Morning Show, The Handmaid’s Tal...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2022
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- LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix
- Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film Killing Romance (translated title) with ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 17, 2020
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- Voice Phishing Film CITIZEN DEOKHEE with RA Mi-ran to Shoot This Year
- The main cast for the voice phishing-themed film Citizen Deokhee (working title) has been finalized ahead of a shoot that will kick off later this year. As previously announced, RA Mi-ran will lead the cast of the Showbox project, with YEOM Hye-ran co-starring, and joining them will be GONG Myoung a...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 18, 2020
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- SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam Consider GHOST
- The agencies of actors SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam have confirmed that the stars have all received offers to appear in Ghost (translated title), a new spy action-drama set during the Japanese Colonial Era from Believer (2018) director LEE Hae-young. Veteran star SUL, seen last year in M...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 24, 2020
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- LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung Considering Reunion for KILLER ROMANCE
- According to their agency Saram Entertainment, actors LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung are reportedly eyeing leading roles in the comedy Killer Romance (translated title), the new film from How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) director LEE Won-suk. If they sign on, the film would reunite them after the...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 21, 2020
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- KIM Jee-yong Earns Top Camerimage Prize for THE FORTRESS
- This past weekend, KIM Jee-yong earned the Golden Frog Award from the 26th edition of EnergaCamerimage, the world’s top cinematography event which takes place in Bydgoszcz, Poland every year, for his work on HWANG Dong-hyuk’s austere siege drama The Fortress (2017). It is the first time that a cinem...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2018
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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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- Korean Quintet among Early Sitges Announcements
- THE ROYAL TAILOR to Close New Visions Section The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has unveiled part of its lineup for next month’s 48th edition, and among the announcements were five Korean films hailing from the country’s commercial sector. Screening out of competition a...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 10, 2015
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- 11 Korean Films Invited to Vancouver
- Old & New Compete in Dragons & Tigers The 34th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announced its full lineup last week, which will include 11 Korean films, 10 of which will screen in the ‘Dragons & Tigers’ sidebar, curated by Asian film critic Tony Rayns. Among the independent...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 07, 2015
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- 11 Korean Films Bound for NYAFF
- Myung Films Sidebar in New York The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) revealed an eclectic lineup for its forthcoming 2015 edition late last week, which this year will feature 11 films from South Korea. A large chunk of that number will be devoted to past and present works of veteran Korean prod...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 08, 2015