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- THE UNDERDOG to Open 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has announced the lineup for its 22nd edition, which is set to open with the local animation Underdog and later close with the Indian hit Secret Superstar. From Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011) directors OH Sung-yun and LEE Chun-baek, Under...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- NAFF Presents IT Project Participants for 2018
- Last week, the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) announced the participants of its four segments this year, led by 17 selections for the IT Project. NAFF will also host four Indian teams for its ‘Project Spotlight’, a trio for ‘Nordic Genre Invasion’ and one project for ‘Blood Window’. In all,...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 11, 2018
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- Mirovision Finds Buyers in Cannes
- Korean film sales outfit Mirovision was busy during the ‘Marché du Film’ in Cannes, where they struck several deals for films in their current lineup. Among their slate of titles were Colors of Winds (2017), a Japanese fantasy by My Sassy Girl (2001) director KWAK Jae-yong which debuted at the Buche...
- by Pierce Conran / May 25, 2018
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- THE DMZ Wins Best Action Feature in Arizona
- Genre Filmmaker OH In-chun Awarded in the US Prolific indie genre filmmaker OH In-chun has earned the Best Action Feature Award at the recently concluded 27th Arizona International Film Festival for his latest work The DMZ. Receiving its world premiere in Arizona, The DMZ follows a struggle for surv...
- by Pierce Conran / May 08, 2018
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- Action Thriller THE DMZ Heads to the Desert
- Director OH In-chun's new film The DMZ will soon be meeting audiences overseas. On March 16, the film's production company Kinema Factory announced that The DMZ had been officially in-vited to the 27th Arizona International Film Festival. In The DMZ, a female agent in hot pursuit of a crimin...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Mar 30, 2018
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- Mirovision Satisfies Niche Markets with Wide EFM Catalogue
- Specialty distributor Mirovision brought a large lineup of low-budget titles to Berlin for the European Film Market (EFM). From co-productions and arthouse titles to horror and queer cinema, the sales agent is covering several niches with their slate. One of the company’s main titles at EFM is Color...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 26, 2018
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- United Launches Star-Studded MASTER at EFM
- Crime Action Film Fills Cast, Aims for April Shoot Leading United Pictures’ lineup at the European Film Market is the upcoming crime-action film Master. From Cold Eyes (2013) director CHO Ui-seok, the film boasts an abundance of stars, including LEE Byung-hun, GANG Dong-won and KIM Woo-bin, as well...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 17, 2016
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- YOU GOTTA CATCH THEM of KIM Seung-woo and KIM Jung-tae Booked for Release in January
- To Compete with THE GOOD DINOSAUR and REMEMBER YOU You Gotta Catch Them (translated title) is now booked to be released on January 7th next year, featuring KIM Seung-woo of Woman On The Beach (2006), KIM Jung-tae of Mourning Grave (2014), and Hyuk (HAN Sang-hyuk) of a boy-band VIXX. It is an actio...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Dec 22, 2015
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- Korea-Indonesia Film Festival to Screen 20 Films
- Featuring 16 Korean films and four from Indonesia, The Korea-Indonesia Film Festival is preparing to launch its 2015 edition at the CGV Blitz Grand Indonesia at the Pacific Place in Jakarta on October 28th. Running until November 1st, the festival will concurrently take place at Electronic City in ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 26, 2015
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- MOURNING GRAVE to Hit Cambodia Screens on January 2nd
- Korean Films Galore in Cambodia OH In-chun’s horror flick Mourning Grave will be released in Cambodia nationwide on January 2nd. Mourning Grave is about a young man with an ability to see ghosts who meets a girl with a forgotten past. As they build their friendship, they discover the mystery behind ...
- by YOON Ina / Dec 26, 2014