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- WEEKENDS Picks Up 3rd Panorama Prize in Berlin
- Documentary Follows Experiences of Korea’s 1st Gay Chorus One of three Korean films that screened at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, LEE Dong-ha’s debut documentary WEEKENDS triumphed by festival’s end, as it left Berlin with the 3rd place Panorama Audience Award Panorama Dokumente 201...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 22, 2016
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- SOCIALPHOBIA to Open Toronto Korean Film Festival
- IM Kwon-taek’s REVIVRE Selected as Closing Film The Toronto Korean Film Festival is gearing up for its 2015 edition, which will kick off with the North American premiere of HONG Seok-jae’s Socialphobia, a feature project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. The six-day event, which starts on May 2...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 22, 2015
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- NA Young-kil’s HOSANNA Wins Golden Bear for Short Film
- Among a host of quality international contenders, NA Young-kil’s film Hosanna picked up the Golden Bear for Short film at Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday night. It was the second time a Korean film won the award in the last five years, following the 2011 win by Night Fishing, from dir...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 15, 2015
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- Special Jury Prize for Korean Short in Clermont-Ferrand
- MINSU KIM IN WONDERLAND Triumphs in France Last week, the Korean short Minsu Kim in Wonderland by SHIM Chan-yang took home the Special Jury Prize from the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, one of the most prestigious short film events in the world. Meanwhile the Grand Prix o...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 12, 2015
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- BONG Joon-ho Invited to Take Part in Berlin Competition Jury
- Star Korean Director also Taking Part in Berlinale Talent Campus During a press conference held today, the Berlin International Film Festival announced its full international competition jury for next months’s 65th edition. Joining the previously known jury president Darren Aronosky will be top Kor...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 27, 2015
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- HOSANNA to Compete in Berlinale Shorts
- NA Yong-kil’s Short Debuted in Jeonju The Berlin International Film Festival announced its competitive shorts program yesterday, which will comprise 27 films from 18 countries. Among those selected for this year’s 65th edition is NA Young-kil’s Hosanna. NA’s film, which initially screened at last ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2015