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More Koreans still prefer watching new films in theaters: survey
CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Seoul (CGV)Despite the widespread popularity of watching films on streaming platforms like Netflix, slightly more Koreans still prefer watching the latest movies in theaters, according to market data.According to the survey conducted...
Jeonju film fest kicks off, featuring over 230 films
The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), South Korea's premier platform for indie and art house cinema, commenced Wednesday, showcasing 232 films from 43 countries.The 25th edition of the festival kicked off its 10-day run, with an opening ceremony a...
'The Sympathizer' Executive Producers Break Down Book-to-Screen Adaptation
“I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” So begins Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer,” which, when released in 2015, was hailed for its humorous, biting interrogation of American perspectives on the Vietnam War.
A Live Look into ‘Exhuma’ in Vietnam (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnamese journalist Le Xuan Tung reports from Hanoi about the current ‘Exhuma’ hype in Vietnam and digs into the fascinating cultural ties between the nation and the top-grossingKorean film.The first time I watchedExhumawas just last week, at a CGV Vietnam c...
Actor Koo Kyo-hwan in Parasyte: The Grey
I thought I hit the fast-forward button. In Parasyte: The Grey, Kang-woo (played by Koo Kyo-hwan) moves twice as fast as the sluggish or deliberate parasites (or humans) and speaks almost three times faster. Speeding through time and space, accelerating the pa...
‘Oldboy’ English-Language TV Series in the Works From Park Chan-wook, Lionsgate
Lionsgate Television is teaming with Park Chan-wook to develop an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s iconic film “Oldboy.”
How far has deep fake come?
Generative A.I. is truly in a full swing. In February, OpenAI unveiled Sora, a text-to-video generative AI model, once again capturing the world’s attention. Under the description of “All videos on this page were generated directly by Sora without modification...
Korean Historical Thriller ‘The Night Owl’ Licensed to China for Remake
South Korean film studio Next Entertainment World (NEW) reports that period thriller “The Night Owl” has been licensed for remake in China.It claims that its deal is the highest price ever paid for rights to remake Korean IP in China, but it declined to disclo...
Korean films report all-time record March sales on big success of 'Exhuma'
Korean films achieved their highest combined sales ever for the month of March, largely propelled by the box-office sensation "Exhuma," a government report showed Tuesday. According to a monthly report on the Korean film industry by the Korean Film Commis...
Interview with Park Tae-joon, Executive Producer of 25th JEONJU International Film Festival • 16th JEONJU Project
The 25th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) is to be held in Jeonju, Republic of Korea from May 1 to May 10, 2024. Jeonju Project, an industry program of JIFF, will also be greeting its 16th cohort this year. Jeonju Project offers a wide variety of supp...