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- Korean Romcom LOVES AND LEASHES Debuts at 5th on Global Netflix Non-English Film Chart
- Love and Leashes (2022)The romantic comedy Love and Leashes, from Like for Likes (2016) director Park Hyunjin, the first Korean film to be financed and produced by Netflix, debuted on the global streaming platform on February 11.Starring Seohyun and Lee Junyoung, the film reached fifth place on the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 21, 2022
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- JUNG Woo-sung to Executive Produce THE SILENT SEA for Netflix
- Superstar JUNG Woo-sung (Steel Rain, 2014) is once again going behind the camera as he has partnered with Netflix to be an executive producer on their upcoming sci-fi thriller series The Silent Sea (working title). The Silent Sea will take place in a future when the earth is running low on water. An...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2019
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- JUNG Woo-sung to Make Feature Director Debut with AGENT SCHOLAR
- Korean superstar JUNG Woo-sung has ventured behind the camera before for several short films, but the actor now appears set to make his feature-length filmmaking debut. JUNG’s first film as director will be the Joseon Era action drama Agent Scholar (working title). The film has been described as a K...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 04, 2019
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- JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul to Host BIFF Opening Ceremony
- The opening ceremony of this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be hosted by actors JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul. The ceremony will take place at the Busan Cinema Center on October 12th and will be followed by a presentation of this year’s opening film Glass Garden, from loca...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 26, 2017
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Filming Ends, Release Pushed to December
- Two-Part Fantasy Epic Assembles Enormous Cast Lotte Entertainment’s two-part fantasy epic Along with the Gods brought its simultaneous production to an end after a marathon 10 month filming schedule, which included 175 shooting days, on March 22nd. Despite an earlier commitment to a summer release d...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 2017
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- Hawaii IFF to Open with THE LAST PRINCESS
- The 36th Hawaii International Film Festival is set to open with The Last Princess, a hit Colonial Era drama that sees April Snow (2005) director HUR Jin-ho and actress SON Ye-jin reunite for the first time in 11 years. The film was a smash hit in Korea during the summer, accruing 5.6 million viewers...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 28, 2016
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- Korea’s Signal Pacts with Uslan Entertainment
- Batman Producer Steps into Asian Co-Productions Michael Uslan, the executive producer of the ongoing Batman franchise, has teamed up with Korea’s Signal Entertainment Group in order to develop superhero and animation titles for Asian markets. Signal and Uslan Entertainment forged a pact in Seoul las...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 24, 2016
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- FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION
- Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a children’s drama marking the feature-leng...
- by Pierce Conran / May 16, 2016
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- REMEMBER YOU, SEOUL SEARCHING Go to HIFF Spring Showcase
- Korean Melodrama & Youth Dramedy Head to Hawaii The Hawaii International Film Festival’s annual Spring Showcase took place earlier this month, from April 2nd to 10th, screening a pair of Korean films in its lineup: LEE Yoon-jeong’s romantic drama Remember you, and Benson LEE’s US-Korean youth d...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 19, 2016
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- OFFICE, TRAP Snag Sales at EFM
- Genre Titles Dominate 9ers Slate in Berlin Korean sales outfit 9ers Entertainment have locked a number of deals for their genre titles Office and Trap, which are part of their lineup at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin. HONG Won-chan’s debut film, Office premiered in the midnight lineup of...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 16, 2016