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- The Other Child, Invited to the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- The Other Child, a mystery horror starring Park Hyoju, Kim Minjae, and Cha Sunwoo, has been officially invited to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the largest genre film festival in Northern Europe. The Other Child has been invited to the ‘First Feature Competition’ section, where the debuts ...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 31, 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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- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, Han Jimin, Attending ‘Actor’s House’ at the 27th Busan International Film Festival
- Kang Dongwon, Lee Youngae, Ha Jungwoo, and Han Jimin have confirmed their attendance at the Busan International Film Festival this year. BIFF finally unveiled a lineup of the actors attending Actor’s House, a special talk show, on September 16. Actor’s House is a special talk show where actors, who ...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 20, 2022
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- Celebrating the Genre Movie Festival for 11 Days, the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) Has Opened
- The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held its opening ceremony at 7 p.m. on July 7 at the Grass Square of Bucheon City Hall. It was the first face-to-face opening ceremony in 3 years, hosted by Actors Park Byungeun and Han Sunhwa. Chung Jiyoung, Chairperson of the Organizing Commit...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 08, 2022
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- “Korea Is the Perfect Market!” Paramount+, the Hollywood Major Studio, Chose Korea as the First Partner in Asia
- Hollywood's major studio Paramount has chosen Korea as its first partner to advance to Asia. On June 16, Paramount+ held a ‘Media Day’ to introduce ‘Paramount+ Brand Hall,’ launched in partnership with TVING, a Korean OTT platform.Many people attended the event, such as Mark Specht, Executive Vi...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 17, 2022
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- Lee Joonik’s YONDER to Become 1st Paramount+ Korean Drama
- Yonder, the debut drama series of celebrated Korean filmmaker Lee Joonik, is set to become the first Korean series to air on the new Paramount+ streaming service. The show is part of a slate of six international scripted originals that will launch on the service. The deal was struck between TVING, t...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 22, 2022
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Blue Dragon Film Awards with 6 Wins
- Ryoo Seungwan’s action-drama Escape from Mogadishu came away as the big winner of this year’s 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards. The box office hit picked up six awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Ryoo.It was Ryoo’s third Best Director win at the awards, following The Unjust (2010) and Vet...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 02, 2021
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- THE BOOK OF FISH Sweeps Golden Cinematography Awards with 5 Prizes
- Lee Joonik’s latest film The Book of Fish was the big winner at this year’s 41st Golden Cinematography Awards, an event staged annually by the Korean Society of Cinematographers. The black and white period drama earned the Best Picture Award as well as the Gold Medal for Cinematography for Lee Euita...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 30, 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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- BOOK OF FISH and MOGADISHU Win 4 Prizes Each at Korean Film Critics Awards
- Ryoo Seungwan Picks Up Best Director, Lee Joonik’s Film Takes Best FilmLee Joonik’s The Book of Fish and Ryoo Seungwan’s Escape from Mogadishu triumphed at the 41st Korean Film Critics Association Awards, with each picking up four prizes. Lee’s film won the Best Film prize while Ryoo was awarded Bes...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2021