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- 1987 Tops Korean Film Reporters Association Awards
- JANG Joon-hwan Takes Best Director at 9th ‘Film Awards of the Year’ Political drama 1987: When the Day Comes took the top prize at the 9th edition of the Korean Film Reporters Association Awards. In addition, the film also took the prize for Best Director, which went to JANG Joon-hwan. The last film...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 09, 2018
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- KIM Yun-seok to Helm UNDERAGE
- Actor KIM Yun-seok will make his directorial debut with Underage (translated title). The film is a family drama that portrays the experiences of a 17-year-old girl and her friend in the world of abnormal adults. Actress KIM Hye-joon has been cast as the lead and will play the teenage daughter while ...
- by KIM Su-bin / Jan 30, 2018
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- THE FORTRESS Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards
- The Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) handed their top prize this year to the period siege drama The Fortress, from director HWANG Dong-hyuk. HWANG’s film also took the prizes for Best Editing (NAM Na-young) and Best Sound for CHOI Tae-young, who previously won for period drama The Throne (20...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 26, 2017
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- A TAXI DRIVER Drives Off with 4 Blue Dragons
- The 38th edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards took place on a rainy Saturday evening on November 25th in Seoul with a slew of stars and directors in attendance. This year’s chart-topping hit A Taxi Driver was triumphant during the show, as it picked up four prizes, the most of the night. From dir...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2017
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- A TAXI DRIVER Triumphs at 54th Daejong Film Awards
- The 54th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards took place in Seoul on the evening of Wednesday, October 25th and handed their top prize to JANG Hun’s Gwangju drama A Taxi Driver, the year’s biggest box office hit with over 12 million viewers. The film also earned a prize for Best Planning. Yet the night’...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 30, 2017