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- DGK Publishes Bechdel Choice 10 List
- Directors Guild of Korea Shines a Light on Gender RepresentationLast week, the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) published a list of ten titles that a jury had found to have successfully met the requirements of the Bechdel Test, in addition to several other guidelines. The exercise was carried out to b...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 30, 2021
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- Korean Film Festival DC Kicks Off 2021 Edition
- 22nd JIFF Gives Top Prizes to SPLINTERS and KIM MIN-YOUNG OF THE REPORT CARDThe Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) was the first major film event last year to take place during the pandemic and has now become the first event to stage two editions during the global health crisis. Yet despite t...
- by Pierce Conran / May 13, 2021
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- Hong Kong Arts Centre to Stage Korean Women Independent Film Series
- The Hong Kong Arts Centre is set to present a series of screenings of independent films by Korean women, starting next month in Hong Kong. Co-presented by the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival, ‘Women Direct. Korean Indies!’ will feature 13 Korean fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 30, 2020
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- 13th Hungary Korean Film Festival to be Held Next Month
- The Hungary Korean Film will be held from September 4 to 10 in the Corvin Cinema in Budapest, Hungary. The festival, which is celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, will open with the film that was the most talked-about title in Korea last year, LEE Byoung-heon’s Extreme Job. The Hungary Korean...
- by HWANG Hee-yun / Aug 28, 2020
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- BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition
- The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-yeon (Secret Sunshine, 2007), JUNG Woo-s...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2019
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- THE AGE OF SHADOWS Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Shadows received the Best Film award and Best Music award (Mowg) at the 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (KAFC). KAFC from the Korean Association of Film Critics announced the winners before its awards presentation on November 8th, 2016. Director LEE Kyoung-mi...
- by KIM Hyun-jung / Nov 03, 2016
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- Busan Opens Indie Film Exclusive Theater in March
- Indieplus Cinema Center with 36 Seats Indieplus Cinema Center is opening in the underground of Busan Cinema Center located in Haeundae, Busan, in March. It will be in the film projection room of Busan Cinema Center after remodeling. It will have 36 seats total with inner facilities including entran...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 19, 2016
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- Pair of Korean Docs Invited to Yamagata IDFF
- GLITTERING HANDS and MY NO-MERCY HOME to Screen in Japan The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) has invited the Korean non-fiction works Glittering Hands and My No-Mercy Home to screen during its 2015 edition, which will take place next month from October 8th to the 15th. Glit...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 03, 2015
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- Berlinale’s Wieland Speck to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award
- Wide Angle Juries Announced For its 20th edition, the Busan International Film Festival will bestow its Korean Cinema Award to Wieland Speck, the curator of the Berlin International Film Festival’s Panorama section. The prize is given annually to figures who have contributed to the promotion of Kor...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 25, 2015
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- 3 Korean Docs Picked for Hot Docs
- The Hotdocs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, which will include a trio of Korean non-fiction works. My Place and The Basement Satellite will both have their international premieres at the event, while Tour of Duty will vie in competition. KIM Dong-ryeo...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 21, 2014