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- Actors Byun Yohan & Lee Sanghee, Appointed as the Jurors of ‘ACTORS PROJECT’ at the 2022 Seoul Independent Film Festival
- The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 announced the jury members of the finals along with 24 finalists for the 5th ‘ACTORS PROJECT - 60-seconds Monologue Festival.’ACTORS PROJECT, which began in 2018 with the suggestion of Actor Kwon Haehyo, was designed to discover new actors in the indep...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 31, 2022
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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
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- BOGOTA with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon Resumes Filming in Korea
- Remaining Colombian Shoot Still in the Air Owing to Covid-19The upcoming film Bogota with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon is se to resume filming in Korea at the end of the month. From The Unfair (2015) director KIM Sung-je, the film initially began location filming in Colombia early last year but wa...
- by Kim Bo-ra / May 10, 2021
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- BOGOTA with SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-joon to Resume Filming in Colombia
- The upcoming crime drama Bogota (literal title), starring SONG Joong-ki and LEE Hee-jun, is expected to resume production overseas in July. The film initially began shooting in Colombia last year but while in the middle of production they were forced to halt filming owing to the global spread of COV...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 05, 2021
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- THE MAN STANDING NEXT Leads Blue Dragon Film Awards with 11 Nominations
- 41st Edition of Prestigious Awards to Take Place on December 10 The Blue Dragon Film Awards revealed the nominations for this year’s 41st edition, which is scheduled to take place on December 10. WOO Min-ho’s period political drama The Man Standing Next leads all contenders with 11 nominations, incl...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 24, 2020
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- Korea Taps THE MAN STANDING NEXT as Official Academy Award Submission
- WOO Min-ho’s political drama The Man Standing Next has been selected by the Korean Film Council as the country’s official entry to the Best International Film category of next year’s 93rd Academy Awards, which will take place in April. LEE Byung-hun leads the cast of the acclaimed film, which became...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2020
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- HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Triumphs at 29th Buil Film Awards
- This year’s 29th Buil Film Awards took place as usual during the first weekend of the Busan International Film Festival. KIM Bora’s House of Hummingbird (2018), which debuted at the festival two years earlier, returned to Busan to claim the Best Film Award at the event, which was staged by the Busan...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 03, 2020
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- LEE Hee-jun and SONG Joong-ki Book Trip to BOGOTA
- LEE Hee-jun has been cast alongside SONG Joong-ki in the upcoming project Bogota (literal title), which will be shot on location in Colombia toward the end of the year. Set in 1990s Colombia, the film follows a group of young people who emigrate to Bogota. The film will be helmed by The Unfair (2015...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 04, 2019
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- LEE Byung-hun, LEE Sung-min and KWAK Do-won Enter 1970s Political Thriller
- The director and star of Inside Men (2015) are teaming up again for a new political thriller. Chiefs of Namsan (translated title), based on the 1992 book of the same name, will star LEE Byung-hun alongside LEE Sung-min and KWAK Do-won, with WOO Min-ho handling the director’s reins. The film kicked o...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 07, 2018
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- Kakao M Enters the Korean Entertainment Market
- Plans to Enter Global Content Market by Securing Korean Wave Stars A subsidiary of KakaoTalk (www.kakaocorp.com), company that evolved from being an instant messenger application to a complete IT firm, Kakao M (www.kakao-m.com) has seen its influence grow by creating partnerships with major manageme...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jul 12, 2018