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The Closet, Awarded the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
At the 39th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Director Kim Kwangbin’s <The Closet> won the Silver Raven, the second prize of the International Competition. A panel of judges in the International Competition Section led by Mike Mend...
- Writer : by Kim Bo-ra
- Date : Apr 20, 2021
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CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol Sign Up for THE OWL
CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol are set to join forces in the upcoming period drama The Owl (translated title). It is the second collaboration between the actors, following JUNG Ji-woo’s Heart Blackened in 2017.The film will take place during the Joseon Era and...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Mar 19, 2021
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JTBC Becomes Base for New Company from KIM Jee-woon, SONG Kang-ho and CHOI Jae-won
Acclaimed filmmaker KIM Jee-woon, top star SONG Kang-ho and veteran producer CHOI Jae-won (aka Jay CHOI) have come together to form a new production company named Anthology Studios. Ahead of their official launch, the outfit was bought by JTBC Studios. In addi...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Feb 22, 2021
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Director PARK Hoon-jung Inks Deal with STUDIO&NEW
STUDIO&NEW, a production arm of the major Korean investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), has signed a pact with writer-director PARK Hoon-jung’s production company Goldmoon. The partnership, which will be supported by an equity investme...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 20, 2020
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CHOI Min-shik Takes a Bet on CASINO Series for THE OUTLAWS Director
Veteran star CHOI Min-shik is mulling a return to the small screen. His agency C-JeS Entertainment confirmed that he is positively considering an offer to star in the series Casino, from THE OUTLAWS (2017) director KANG Yun-sung. If he accepts the role, it wou...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Nov 09, 2020
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18th Florence Korea Film Fest to Spotlight CHO Jin-woong
After being delayed from its usual March slot by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 18th edition between September 23 and 30. The festival will open with BLACK MONEY (2019) and will feature a special focus on t...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Sep 21, 2020
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NIGHT IN PARADISE to Debut at Venice International Film Festival
Though the Cannes Film Festival was forced to forgo staging an offline event this year, the Venice International Film Festival is set to return to the Lido in September and it will be bringing a new Korean film with it. Making his Venice debut will be Director...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 05, 2020
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KIM Jee-woon to Return with French-Korean Co-Produced Series
Following last year’s Japanese sci-fi action noir anime adaptation Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Director KIM Jee-woon is gearing up for his next project, which will be a co-produced French and Korean series called Klaus 47. Extreme Job star LEE Ha-nee is currentl...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 23, 2019
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KIM Jee-woon to Be Decorated as Officer of Arts and Letters by French Embassy in Seoul
Famed genre auteur KIM Jee-woon is set to be decorated as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Embassy in Seoul. The celebrated filmmaker will receive the designation during the Busan International Film Festival‘s French Night organized by...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Oct 10, 2018
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KIM Jee-woon’s ILLANG to Compete in San Sebastián
KIM Jee-woon’s latest film, the big-budget sci-fi action noir ILLANG : THE WOLF BRIGADE, is set to have its international premiere in competition at the upcoming 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival. A remake of the 2000 anime classic Jin-Roh: The Wo...
- Writer : by Pierce Conran
- Date : Aug 07, 2018
- View : 3238