- Korean Film News
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- Lotte and Dexter Studios Forge NFT Partnership
- Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Lotte Cultureworks and Dexter Studios have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into a strategic partnership for the joint production and distribution of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) based on their intellectual property.Lotte, an entertainment g...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 15, 2022
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- SPECIAL DELIVERY to Become First Korean Film to Experiment with NFTs
- Next Entertainment World (NEW) will become the first Korean studio to experiment with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The studio announced on December 20 that they would partner with Treasures Club, a company that specializes in NFT art, to create artwork inspired by their upcoming action film Special C...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 28, 2021
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- VFX Company eNgine Visual Wave Raised KRW 10 Billion for Metaverse
- NEW Affiliate Invests in Cutting Edge VRVFX outfit eNgine Visual Wave, an affiliate of Korean content studio Next Entertainment World (NEW), has attracted investment worth KRW 10 billion (USD 8.55 million) to aid its metaverse development.The company, which received the investment from Hisstory Inve...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 30, 2021
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- Studio & NEW Seals Pact with Disney+
- Korean Studio to Develop Content for Disney Streaming PlatformStudio & NEW, the production arm of Korean studio Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), announced that it has sealed a pact with global streamer Disney+. The deal covers a five year period and includes a minimum commitment of one project...
- by Pierce Conran / May 04, 2021
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- N.E.W. Films to Be Co-Financed by Library Pictures
- Library Pictures, a US-based entity that finances content in the entertainment sector, has entered into a three-year pact with Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.) to co-finance a slate of Korean-language properties.The investment will cover films currently in pre-production and projects to be develope...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2021
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- KIM Young-jin Appointed as New KOFIC Chairman
- Respected film critic, professor and programmer KIM Young-jin has been elected as the new chairperson of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). He takes over from OH Seok-geun, who stepped down on January 7 after completing his three-year term as chairman. First establishing himself as a film reporter for...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 20, 2021
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- Coupang Play Fills Out Streaming Library with NEW Hits
- Coupang Play, the new Korean streaming service which debuted just last month, has added a selection of hit titles from local studio Next Entertainment World (NEW). This deal follows quickly on the heels of a similar 51-title acquisition from Showbox earlier this month. Among the 25 titles from NEW t...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 19, 2021
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- PARK Hoon-jung and NEW to Partner on THE WITCH
- Next Entertainment World (NEW) has confirmed that they have come on board as investor and distributor for The Witch 2, a sequel to the 2018 hit The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion, starring KIM Da-mi, CHO Min-soo and CHOI Woo-shik. The first film was financed and released by Warner Bros Korea, but si...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 03, 2020
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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 investment contract, will encompass both big and...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 20, 2020
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- CALL Books Netflix Release on November 27
- The upcoming thriller CALL with PARK Shin-hye and JUN Jong-seo has become the latest mainstream Korean film to abandon a planned theatrical release in favor of a global streaming launch on Netflix. The streamer will debut the film online in its 190 markets on November 27. CALLwas originally schedule...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 27, 2020