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- 7 Korean Films, Invited to the Berlin International Film Festival
- The Novelist's Film(2021)Seven Korean films are heading for Berlin. The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival unveiled the lineup of invited films on January 19 (local time). According to the news, Director Hong Sangsoo's new film <The Novelist's Film> has been invited to the Com...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 21, 2022
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- SPIRITWALKER and Bang Minah to Be Awarded at New York Asian Film Festival
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU to Open 20th NYAFFSpiritwalker (2021)The New York Asian Film Festival returns for its 20th edition in August, when it will open with the international premiere of Ryoo Seungwan’s action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu with Kim Yunseok and Zo Insung, which debuted in local theate...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2021
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- 24 Korean Films to Screen at Fantasia, including THE DEVIL’S DEAL Premiere
- Cho Jinwoong’s Debut Short as Director to Screen at North American Genre FestivalThe Devil’s Deal (2021)24 Korean films, including eight features and 16 shorts, are set to screen at next month’s 25th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Among those will be the wor...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 28, 2021
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- Korean Films on Show at 20th Anniversary of New York Asian Film Festival
- BOOK OF FISH and SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS Lead 20th NYAFF SlateThe New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is preparing to celebrate its 20th edition this summer and joining the festivities as usual will be a healthy selection of new indie and commercial films from Korea, supported by the Korean Cu...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 15, 2021
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- THREE and A BALANCE Pick Up New Currents Awards in Busan
- This year’s 25th Busan International Film Festival wound to a close last Friday, October 30 and receiving this year’s top prizes from the New Currents competition section were Three, from Korean-Uzbek filmmaker Ruslan PAK, and the Japanese film A Balance by HARUMOTO Yujiro. Three, a co-production be...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 06, 2020
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- AFTER MY DEATH and LAST CHILD Lead Wildflower Nominees
- The Wildflower Film Awards Korea are returning for their 6th edition next month, once again to be held at the Literature House Seoul on Namsan Mountain in the heart of the Korean capital. This year’s top nominees are KIM Ui-seok’s After My Death (2018) and SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child (2018), which r...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 15, 2019
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- SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival
- The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the opening film of last year’s Busan Intern...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 14, 2019
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- 23rd Edition of Busan International Film Festival Opens with Renewed Optimism
- Despite warnings of typhoon afoot, the red carpet was rolled out and crowds came out in force for the opening ceremony of this year’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) on the evening of Thursday, October 4. Stars KIM Nam-gil (Pandora, 2015) and HAN Ji-min (The Age of Shadows, 2016) hoste...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 10, 2018
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- 2018 BIFF Films Are Available Online
- Korean movies of the 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which kicked off on October 4, will be streamed on the official website (screening.koreanfilm.or.kr). The KoBiz Online Screening has been annually streaming titles from major film fests in Korea, such as BIFF, the Jeonju Internation...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Oct 10, 2018
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- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award
- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, the co-founders of the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas), will receive this year’s Korean Cinema Award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), awarded for their contribution to the promotion of K...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018