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- Overseas Pre-Sales Bring Down Korean Films' Break-Even Points
- Director Yeon Sang-ho (left) and actress Jun Ji-hyun at the press conference for Colony*, held on May 6 at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. <JoongAng Ilbo>Director Yeon Sang-ho's Paradise Lost recouped its entire net production budget of 500 million won through overseas pr...
- by kobiz / Sep 09, 2026
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- Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love Has World Premiere as Director's First Venice Competition Entry in 24 Years
- Actors Zo In-sung (from left), Cho Yeo-jeong, Jeon Do-yeon, and Sul Kyung-gu attend a press conference for Possible Love at Hotel Naru Seoul – MGallery Collection in Mapo District, Seoul, on August 25. <Yonhap News>Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love had its world premiere in the Competition se...
- by kobiz / Sep 08, 2026
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- As Kim Hyang-gi, Park Bo-gum, Jung Hae-in and Kang Ha-neul Take the Mic, Korean Animation Rewrites Its Marketing Playbook
- Posters for "Gill," left, and "David" / Courtesy of ATNINE FILM and Lotte EntertainmentKorean animation studios, long challenged by the absence of established franchises or built-in fandoms, are increasingly turning to A-list live-action stars for voice casting as a core marketing st...
- by kobiz / Sep 04, 2026
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- Announcement of Second-Half Selection Results for the KOFIC Co-Production Fund (KoCo Fund)
- On September 1 (Tue), the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced the second-half selection results for the 2026 KOFIC Co-Production Fund (KoCo Fund).<2026 Second-Half KOFIC KOFIC Co-Production Fund (KoCo Fund)> Title Korean Prod. Foreign Prod. Director Subsidy (KRW) Tamako Jin Pictures Central ...
- by KoBiz / Sep 02, 2026
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- Bong Joon-ho's First Animated Film 'Ally' Turns to Humanity's Relationship with Nature
- Ally ©2026 V8 Pistons Pictures.Bong Joon-ho confronted class conflict head-on in "Parasite," the 2019 film that swept four Academy Awards. With his first feature-length animated film, "Ally," the director's gaze is now widening from human society to humanity's relationship wi...
- by KoBiz / Sep 02, 2026
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- South Korea's 2026 Box Office Rebound: Genre Reliability Overtakes Auteur Prestige as the Industry Hits a New Inflection Point
- Still from TAZZA: The Song of Beelzebub (Provided by CINE21)South Korea's theatrical market posted its strongest first half in years, with box office revenue reaching 579 billion won (approximately $414 million) and admissions hitting 57.05 million — up 41.9 percent and 34.2 percent, respectivel...
- by KoBiz / Sep 01, 2026
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- Director Shim Hyung-rae's D-War Enters Netflix Top 10 in 20 Countries
- Director Shim Hyung-rae's 2007 film D-War has climbed to No. 6 on Netflix's global film chart. In France, Germany, and Italy, it rose as high as No. 2. This comes 19 years after the film's domestic release on August 1, 2007.Netflix added the film to its catalog on August 6. According to...
- by KoBiz / Aug 28, 2026
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- Na Hong-jin's Hope to Open in UK and Ireland on September 25
- Still from Hope (Provided by Empire)Na Hong-jin's Hope will open in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on September 25. US distributor NEON announced the release date on August 14, and will handle theatrical distribution in both territories directly.NEON has set the North American release for Sep...
- by KoBiz / Aug 26, 2026
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- Kim Min-hee Wins Second Locarno Acting Prize as Nowhere to Lay My Eyes Takes Three Awards
- Actress Kim Min-hee (left) and director Hong Sangsooat the 79th Locarno Film Festival. (provided by Seoul Shinmun)Nowhere to Lay My Eyes won the Pardo for Best Direction, the Pardo for Best Performance, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. Director Hong Sangsoo received t...
- by KoBiz / Aug 25, 2026
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- Choi Min-sik, Han So-hee Headline Korean Remake of Hollywood's 'The Intern'
- Poster of ‘Intern’ (Provided by Warner Bros. Korea)Choi Min-sik — the actor behind some of Korean cinema's most searing performances in films like "Oldboy" and "I Saw the Devil" — is stepping into unfamiliar territory this fall: a workplace comedy. "The Intern," a Korean-language remake of the 2015 ...
- by KoBiz / Aug 21, 2026















