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- PARASITE Takes Best Feature Film at 13th Asian Pacific Screen Awards
- Director BONG Joon-ho has triumphed once again with his latest film Parasite, which has earned the Best Feature Film Award from this year’s 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs). BONG’s first fully Korean-language work in ten years, Parasite began its sensational awards and box office run when it ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 06, 2019
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- HOTEL BY THE RIVER Tops Busan Film Critics Awards
- Auteur Hong Sangsoo topped this year’s 20th Busan Film Critics Association Awards by taking the Best Film prize for his film Hotel by the River (2018). The indie film also picked up the Best Actor Prize for its lead KI Joo-bong. Hotel by the River, Hong’s 23rd film, initially debuted in competition ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 05, 2019
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- CJ ENM and Studio Dragon Ink Pact with Netflix
- Korean entertainment major CJ E&M, along with its subsidiary Studio Dragon, have signed a distribution agreement with global streaming giant Netflix. The multi-year deal will encompass production and distribution. The three-year pact will begin in 2020 and will see Studio Dragon develop original...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 05, 2019
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- NEON to Bring MEMORIES OF MURDER to America
- In the midst of their massive success with Parasite, which has become far and away the most successful Korean film of all time in the United States, North American distributor NEON has picked up the rights to director BONG Joon-ho’s 2003 classic Memories of Murder. Director BONG’s second film, Memor...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 04, 2019
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- KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER
- Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known for As One (2012) and The King’s Case No...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- CJ CGV Raises Funds through 30% Sale of Business in China and SE Asia
- In order to raise funds for its plans of expansion in several global markets, CJ CGV, Korea’s top multiplex chain, has sold off a 30% stake in its locations in China and Southeast Asia. The sale, which was made to the private equity funds MBK Partners and Mirae Asset Daewoo PE, raised USD 286 millio...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- ANOTHER CHILD Picks Up NETPAC Award in Hawaii
- Veteran star KIM Yun-seok’s directorial debut Another Child has picked up the NETPAC Award at this year’s 39th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). The film concerns a teenage girl (KIM Hye-jun) who discovers that her father is having an affair with the mother (KIM So-jin) of her classmate (PA...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- PARASITE Earns 5 Prizes at Blue Dragon Film Awards
- BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite was the big winner at the issue of this year’s 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards, where it picked up five prizes, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (JO Yeo-jeong), Best Supporting Actress (LEE Jung-eun) and Best Production Design (LEE Ha-joon). JUNG Woo-sung was cro...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 25, 2019
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- BONG Joon-ho to Give BAFTA Lecture
- Director BONG Joon-ho has been invited to take part in the 10th annual Screenwriters’ Lecture Series put on by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The Korean filmmaker will join other celebrated world cinema cineastes such as Pedro ALMÓDOVAR, Noah BAUMBACH, Robert EGGERS and Céline ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 22, 2019
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- Saram Entertainment Partners with AIG
- Top Korean talent agency Saram Entertainment has teamed up for a joint venture with Hollywood’s AIG (Artist International Group). The agencies are planning to launch a full-service, internationally-driven talent representation service that will focus on a global set of clients for film and TV projec...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 22, 2019
