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- Life is Beautiful, Won the Audience Award at the 2022 VIFFF
- At the VIFFF (Vevey International Funny Film Festival), held in Vevey in Switzerland from October 27 to 30, Life is Beautiful won the Audience Award. Life is Beautiful not only is the first Korean movie to have ever been invited to the Vevey International Funny Film Festival but also at the same tim...
- by Park Hyejin / Nov 07, 2022
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- The New York Asian Film Festival 2022, Holding ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ Screening 14 Films in Total
- The New York Asian Film Festival 2022,’ which opened on July 15, will hold a ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ where you can meet 14 Korean films. This special exhibition, co-hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in New York with the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center, is spon...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 19, 2022
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- CONFESSION and LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL to Premiere in Competition at 36th Fribourg Film Festival
- This year’s 36th Fribourg International Film Festival is set to host seven films from South Korea, including two world premieres in its international competition and an action blockbuster in its opening gala slot.Yoon Jongseok’s mystery-thriller Confession with So Jisub and Kim Yunjin and Choi Kookh...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 11, 2022
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- Disney+ Reveals 7 Local Series Ahead of Korean Launch
- Moue House to Shake Up Streaming Market with Major Local ContentDisney+ will make its long-awaited debut in the Korea market on November 12, and earlier this month the global streamer staged a live event to outline their aspirations across Asia, unveiling the service’s rollout in the region as well ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2021
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- Korean Hit MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 Set or Spanish Remake
- Contents Panda Partner with Production Company Rock and RuzMiracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)Miracle in Cell No. 7, the family comedy smash that welcomed close to 13 million viewers to theaters in 2013, is set to be remade in Spain. The project is the result of a deal between Contents Panda, the sales age...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 26, 2021
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- RYU Seung-ryong and PARK Hae-joon to Play Brothers in JUNG’S FARM
- Actors RYU Seung-ryong and PARK Hae-joon have joined forces on the upcoming comedy Jung’s Farm (working title). From first-time director KIM Ji-yeon, the film entered production on January 22. The actors are playing brothers who don’t act as though they’re particularly close, even though they raise ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 16, 2021
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- Gianna JUN Reportedly in Talks for KINGDOM Prequel
- Reports have surfaced that Gianna JUN may be headlining a prequel to the hit Netflix series Kingdom. The My Sassy Girl (2001) star previously appeared at the end of season two in a cameo role. The same sources suggest that PARK Byung-eun has also been approached to appear in the project. Kingdom, wh...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 28, 2020
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- RYU Seung-ryong Joins Hands with MISS BAEK Director LEE Ji-won
- Star RYU Seung-ryong has signed on to appear in Bi-gwang (Korean title) the sophomore film of Miss Baek (2018) director LEE Ji-won. The film is described as a noirish family drama about a couple that struggles to get back on its feet following an unexpected incident. RYU is on board to play Hwang Jo...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 03, 2020
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- Netflix Enters ROUND SIX with HWANG Dong-hyuk
- Netflix is partnering with one of Korea’s most successful directors for an upcoming series. Director HWANG Dong-hyuk will helm the series Round Six. The show will follow a group of people unlucky in life who are given an opportunity to participate in a survival game, the winner of which could win US...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 18, 2019
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- RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah Join LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
- Extreme Job star RYU Seung-ryong and YUM Jung-ah, hot off the sensational hit TV show Sky Castle, are set to join forces as an on-screen couple for Default (2018) director CHOI Kook-hee on the upcoming musical drama Life Is Beautiful (working title). The film will follow Oh Se-yeon (YUM Jung-ah), a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 01, 2019