- Korean Film News
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- The 27th BIFF Confirmed the Jury Members for New Currents & Kim Jiseok Award
- The 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which will be held for 10 days from October 5 (Wed), has announced this year’s jury members for the New Currents, the Asian Film Competition section, as well as the Kim Jiseok Award.The New Currents Awards is BIFF’s major competition section that in...
- by Park Hyejin / Aug 25, 2022
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- “I hope this award won’t affect me.”, Actor SONG Kangho
- Director Park Chanwook, who didn’t watch Broker yet due to his busy schedule at Cannes, asked Actor Song Kangho, "I heard your acting in Broker is fabulous. Is it true?" Then, Song Kangho replied, "No, I just played a supporting role. I’m nothing in the film." Song Kangho, who lowere...
- by Hellen Park / May 30, 2022
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- Kakao Acquires Top Production Company ZIP CINEMA
- Company Behind THE PRIESTS Sold to Korean Internet GiantTop Korean production company ZIP CINEMA has been bought by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of the local internet giant Kakao. Spackman Entertainment, the Singapore-based previous owner, sold the company for KRW 18 billion (USD 15.3 million)....
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 24, 2021
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- Koreeda’s Korean Debut BROKER Completes Production
- Bae Doona, Song Kangho, Gang Dongwon and More Appear in Latest from Japanese AuteurBroker (working title), the highly anticipated Korean feature debut of acclaimed filmmaker Koreeda Hirokazu, completed production on June 22. The project has drawn considerable attention for its cast of Korean stars, ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 05, 2021
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- IU Joins Star-Studded Cast of KOREEDA Hirokazu’s BROKER
- Korean star IU (aka LEE Ji-eun), one of the biggest names in the country’s entertainment scene, has set her sights on the arthouse world after signing on to appear in Broker, the Korean language debut of acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KOREEDA Hirokazu. The singer-turned-actress joins a cast that alrea...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 18, 2021
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- Hirokazu KORE-EDA Sets Korean Project with SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na, GANG Dong-won
- Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu is set to make his Korean language film debut with the new project Baby, Box, Broker, and he has assembled an impressive local cast to join him - SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na and GANG Dong-won. CJ Entertainment will finance and distribute the project, which...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 11, 2020
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- CRAZY ROMANCE Advances to 22 Foreign Markets
- The hit romcom Crazy Romance, starring KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won, is set to continue entertaining audiences overseas after reportedly closing deals with 22 foreign markets, according to international sales agent CONTENTS PANDA. KONG (Door Lock, 2018) plays a woman who recently broke up with her o...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2019
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- October to Welcome KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won’s CRAZY ROMANCE
- KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Rae-won will storm the screen next month in the romantic comedy Crazy Romance. The film marks the feature debut of KIM Han-gyeol, a graduate of Konkuk University known for her award-winning shorts A Perfect Sight (2009), Chatter (2011) and Make Peace (2015). The stars play Jae-h...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 10, 2019
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- Spackman Entertainment Acquires SIMPLEX
- The Spackman Entertainment Group, a specialist in Korean film development and financing which is listed in the Singaporean stock exchange, has acquired the Korean production company Simplex Films. Spackman purchased Simplex, the company behind the upcoming period comedy Jesters: The Game Changers, f...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 24, 2019
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- YOO Ah-in and PARK Shin-hye Sign on to #ALONE
- YOO Ah-in and PARK Shin-hye are set to appear on screen together for the first time in the upcoming infection thriller #Alone(working title). The film, which focuses on a city that descends into chaos during the sudden spread of an unidentified virus, will mark the directing debut of CHO Il-hyeong. ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 18, 2019