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- Korean multiplex giants release business showings of Q4 2023
- The business showings of three major Korean multiplex cinema chains for the fourth quartile of 2023 are released. Lotte Cinema and Megabox showed a rather unsatisfactory performance while CGV garnered a four-year-awaited upturn to surplus.CGV·Lotte Cinema·Megabox release earnings of 2023 Q4CGV repor...
- by KoBiz / Mar 04, 2024
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- JEON Do-yeon and JUNG Woo-sung Dig in to BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW
- Korean stars are lining up for an adaptation of SONE Keisuke’s novel Beasts that Cling to the Straw. JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, BAE Sung-woo, YOUN Yuh-jung and more are featuring in this debut film by director KIM Yong-hoon, which kicked off production on August 30. The mystery-thriller follows se...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 01, 2018
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- LEE Joon-ik’s SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN to be Released in July
- Having previously directed King And The Clown (2005), The Throne (2015) and DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet (2016), LEE Joon-ik will return with his upcoming film Sunset in My Hometown. It will be the last film in LEE’s Youth Trilogy, which comprises DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet and Anarchist from ...
- by SONG Soon-jin / May 21, 2018
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- SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival Unveils Official Poster, Reveals Opening Ceremony Details
- Earlier this month, in honor of International Women’s Day, the Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF) revealed details for its upcoming 20th anniversary edition. Interest in SIWFF continues to grow worldwide as this year’s programming team recorded the festival’s highest number of submiss...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Mar 26, 2018
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- SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il to Reunite for Period Drama
- Twelve years after appearing in the blockbuster monster movie The Host (2006) together, actors SONG Kang-ho and PARK Hae-il are set to reunite on screen in the upcoming period drama Na-ratmalssami (Korean title), to be financed and distributed by Megabox Plus M, the film will mark the directing debu...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 19, 2018
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- LITTLE FOREST to Bloom in the US
- YIM Soon-rye’s well-received new youth drama Little Forest has confirmed theatrical releases overseas, after finding distributors in Japan and the United States. Featuring KIM Tae-ri, RYU Jun-yeol, JIN Ji-joo and screen veteran MOON So-ri, the film is an adaptation of the Japanese manga series of th...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2018
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- 2018 SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival Adds Feature Competitions
- The SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF), which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2018, has created full-length feature competitions for this year’s festival and will be accepting submissions for the new categories until February 28. Founded in 1997 for the purpose of introducing cinem...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Jan 25, 2018
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- MYEONG-DANG Wraps 4 Months of Filming
- Upcoming period drama Myeong-dang (Korean title) ended four months of principal photography on January 5 in South Gyeongsang Province. The third film of director PARK Hee-gon, the project stars CHO Seung-woo, JI Sung, KIM Sung-kyun and MOON Chae-won. Myeong-dang is the third and final part of a tril...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 15, 2018
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- LEE Joon-ik Wraps Present-Day Drama BYEONSAN
- Prolific director LEE Joon-ik wrapped his 13th film in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on November 18th, just over two months since production began in Seoul on September 11th. Byeonsan (Korean title), features rising star PARK Jung-min alongside KIM Go-eun. The film focuses on Hak-soo, an unsuccessful ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2017
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- KANG Ha-neul, GIM Mu-yeol Finish NIGHT OF MEMORIES
- Night of Memories (working title), a new mystery-thriller featuring young actors KANG Ha-neul and GIM Mu-yeol, completed its three-month shoot on June 8th. The film is the latest project from director ZHANG Hang-jun and will be distributed locally by Megabox Inc. and Kiwi Company Co., Ltd. The story...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 23, 2017