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- JUNG_E, Actor Kang Sooyeon’s Posthumous Work, Will Be Released on January 20, 2023
- Director Yeon Sangho's Netflix sci-fi film JUNG_E confirmed its release on January 20 next year and released teaser posters and trailers.The film JUNG_E is a new sci-fi film introduced by Director Yeon Sangho, who caused explosive responses from all over the world beyond Korea by setting a new m...
- by Park Hyejin / Dec 23, 2022
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- Back to Normal in 3 Years, the 27th BIFF Opened Splendidly
- On October 5th (Wed), the 27th Busan International Film Festival was held at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center. This year, the festival declared returning to the pre-pandemic scale in 3 years after COVID-19, and 100% of its seats will be provided without social distancing. The opening c...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 09, 2022
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- The King of Pigs Series, Officially Invited to the Fantasia International Film Festival for the First Time
- The King of Pigs series, a remake of Director Yeon Sangho's animation The King of Pigs, has been officially invited to the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival. It is the largest genre film festival in North America, and it is the first time for the festival to screen a TV series.The Fantas...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 06, 2022
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- Kang Sooyoun, the First Korean ‘World Star,’ Passed Away at 55 on May 7
- Actor Kang Sooyoun, the eternal ‘World Star’ and the first Korean actor who won the Best Actress at an international film festival, passed away on May 7 at the age of 55. The Korean film world and fans expressed deep condolences for the sudden sad news. Director Bong Joonho, who visited the mortuary...
- by Hellen Park / May 09, 2022
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- The Korean Film Council Hosted ‘K-Movie Night JEONJU 2022’ at Endemic Film Festival Successfully
- At 8 p.m. on April 29, the Jeonju Daesaseup Festival Center was filled with more than 200 cineastes who visited the ‘K-Movie Night JEONJU 2022’ hosted by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Park Kiyong). The event was designed to form a close network between overseas cineastes and Korean cin...
- by Park Hyejin / Apr 29, 2022
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- The 23rd JEONJU IFF, Going Back to Normal Just Like Before the Pandemic
- On March 31, an official press conference for the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival (JEONJU IFF) was held in CGV Yongsan, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Lee Joondong, Chairman of the JEONJU IFF, Kim Seungsoo, Chairman of the Organization (Mayor of Jeonju), and Programmer Moon Seok attended the press confe...
- by Hyejin Park / Apr 06, 2022
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- ALL OF US ARE DEAD Chew Up 1st Place in Global Netflix Rankings
- ALL OF US ARE DEAD (2022)For the third time in five months, a drama series helmed by a Korean film director has topped the global Netflix rankings. Lee Jaekyoo’s All of Us Are Dead shot to the top spot on the global streaming service during its launch ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays in Korea. I...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2022
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- Don Lee and Jung Hoyeon Selected among Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021
- A pair of Korean actors have landed on the ‘International Breakout Stars of 2021’ list from influential Hollywood trade journal Variety. Veteran actor Don Lee (aka Ma Dongseok), fresh from his Hollywood debut Eternals, and Squid Game breakout Jung Hoyeon made the list of 11 names.Active in Korean fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 2022
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- Kang Hyoungchul’s Superhero Film HIGH FIVE with Yoo Ahin Wraps Production
- Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon Co-Star inHit filmmaker Kang Hyoungchul has completed production on his fifth film High Five (literal title), which wrapped up five months of production on November 7. The superhero saga stars Yoo Ahin, Ra Miran, Ahn Jehong, Lee Jaein and Kim Heewon.Hig...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 22, 2021
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- BOGOTA with Song Joongki and Lee Heejun Warps Production 21 Months After Filming Began
- Crime Drama from Director Kim Sungjae Shot in Korea and ColombiaFollowing a long shoot that encountered several delays and difficulties due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the crime film Bogota (literal title) recently wrapped shooting, ending a 21-month journey that began in South America in January of l...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 14, 2021