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- Escape from Mogadishu, Won the Best Film at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival
- Director Ryoo Seungwan's Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Film in the Asian Film Section at the 42nd Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal. At the festival, which closed on April 10 (local time), Escape from Mogadishu won the Best Orient Express Film.Against the backdrop of a civ...
- by Hellen Park / Apr 15, 2022
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- HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS and ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU to Bookend 20th Florence Korea Film Fest
- Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (2019)The Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 20th edition this spring, taking place between April 7 and 15. A total of 76 Korean films are scheduled to screen at this year’s edition, including 35 feature-length titles and 41 short films.This year’s eve...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 23, 2022
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- Bae Doona Joins Zack Snyder’s REBEL MOON
- Cloud Atlas (2012)Korean star Bae Doona is returning to Hollywood after joining the main cast of the upcoming Zack Snyder-directed sci-fi film Rebel Moon for Netflix. Bae joins a cast that will also feature Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou and Ray Fisher.The epic sci-fi, which is sched...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 17, 2022
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Invited to Dublin International Film Festival
- Ryoo Seungwan’s hit action-drama Escape from Mogadishu (2021) has been invited to this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. Also selected for the Irish film event is Kimo Jisook’s short film Hairy Monster.Released in the summer of 2021, Escape from Mogadishu became the year’s biggest homegrown...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2022
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- Director Shin Jungwon Passes Away at Age 47
- Night of the Undead (2020)Shin Jungwon, the director known for horror comedies such as To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004) and last year’s Night of the Undead (2020), has died at the age of 46. He passed away suddenly of acute sepsis related to liver cirrhosis on December 4. He leaves behind him a wife a...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 13, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Leads Blue Dragon Awards Nominees with 13 Nods
- THE BOOK OF FISH Scores 8 Nominations for Upcoming 42nd EditionRyoo Seungwan’s acclaimed action-drama Escape from Mogadishu is leading the nominees’ list for the upcoming 42nd edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. The film has received 13 nominations in 10 categories, including Best Film and Best ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 05, 2021
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- MOGADISHU and BOOK OF FISH to Bookend 16th Paris Korean Film Festival
- Events Screenings for HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY and SINKHOLE in FranceThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) returns for its 16th edition on October 26, at which point it will open with Ryoo Seungwan’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu, starring Kim Yunseok and Zo Insung in ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 18, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU and BOOK OF FISH Lead Buil Film Awards Nominations
- Latest Films from Ryoo Seungwan and Lee Joonik Score 8 Nods a PieceThe Buil Film Awards, one of the top Korean film industry prize events, has announced this year’s nominees ahead of its ceremony next month. Leading the pack with eight nominations apiece, out of a possible 13 categories, are Lee Joo...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 14, 2021
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- SPIRITWALKER and Bang Minah to Be Awarded at New York Asian Film Festival
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU to Open 20th NYAFFSpiritwalker (2021)The New York Asian Film Festival returns for its 20th edition in August, when it will open with the international premiere of Ryoo Seungwan’s action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu with Kim Yunseok and Zo Insung, which debuted in local theate...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 30, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU and SINKHOLE to Receive Support from Korean Theaters
- Summer Tentpoles Receive Incentives to Boost Flagging Local IndustryEscape from Mogadishu (2021)The Korea Theater Association, which includes CGV Cinemas, Lotte Cinemas and Megabox, Korea’s biggest exhibitors, have committed to giving a pair of local releases a boost this summer through major incent...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 29, 2021