Based in Seoul, Korea, LEE TAE HUN is CEO and chief producer of OPUS Pictures and United Pictures. Since establishing OPUS in 2005, LEE has produced the internationally award winning films SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE (2005), now being remade by universal Pictures and I AM A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK (2006), by internationally renowned director PARK Chan-wook. After he founded United Pictures with the talented producers, LEE produced A FROZEN FLOWER (2008), a highly acclaimed controversial epic melodrama in 2008. LEE won 'Best Producer'at Director's cut award with THE MAN FROM NOWERE, NO.1 boxoffice in Korea in 2010. Also, LEE is currently producing BONG Joon-ho’s ambitious upcoming project, SNOW PIERCER with PARK Chan-wook.

Korean sales agent United Pictures, which handles pictures produced by Opus Pictures, has entered this year’s Cannes Film Market armed with a catalogue that includes a pair of market premieres, a brand new production announcement and several recent commercial titles. Having their market premieres in France are SHIN Yeon-shick’s new drama Romans 8:37 and the Singapore-Japan co-production Jimami Tof...

During this year’s Hong Kong International Film and TV Market, Korean distributor United Pictures announced that they have picked up Romans 8:37 (working title), the new title from indie filmmaker SHIN Yeon-shick. The film concerns a church minister who becomes embroiled in a contentious relationship with his corrupt predecessor. Romans 8:37 takes its title from the Bible verse which reads “No, in...

KIM Tae-yun’s court drama New Trial has sold to several international distributors during the European Film Market (EFM). The deals were handled by Korean distributor United Pictures in Berlin. Starring KANG Ha-neul and JUNG Woo, the film was bought by New Select for Japan, Lemon Tree for China, Deltamac for Hong Kong and One Demand Korea (ODK) for North America. Based on a real story, the film de...