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- Showbox, the Blueprint of Global Leap for Creator-centric New Business
- On June 15, Showbox Media Day ‘FUN FOR TOMORROW’ was held at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Showbox CEO Kim Dosoo and MCG Chairman Koo Bonwoong attended the event and announced strategies for K-content production and distribution across borders and platforms.Showbox is Korea's...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 15, 2022
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- Awards Winners Announced for MSFF 2018
- The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) held its 17th edition this year from June 28 to July 4, once again seeking out the next generation of voices in the Korean film industry. Winners were announced for each festival’s five main sections, however, unlike most editions, a Grand Prize was not h...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 26, 2018
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- JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury
- The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, ten directors have been selected, with fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- The 4th Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival Kicks Off on September 7th
- The 4th edition of the Buenos Aires Korean Film Festival (Festival de Cine Coreano en Buenos Aires) will kick off its seven day schedule on September 7th at the Cinemark Palermo. Beginning with a screening of KIM Sung-hoon’s spy-action comedy Confidential Assignment at the opening ceremony, a slate ...
- by KIM Su-bin / Sep 04, 2017
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- LEE Jung-jae Sniffs Out Fake Religions in SABAHA
- Top star LEE Jung-jae is taking on the lead role in Sabaha (Korean title), director JANG Jae-hyun’s follow-up to his smash hit exorcism debut The Priests. From production company Filmmaker R & K, the project is scheduled to begin production in November. JANG’s latest work is also concerned with ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 24, 2017
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- FINECUT Unveils Pair of Genre Films at AFM
- Korean sales representative revealed a pair of new acquisitions at this month’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, California. Both genre films, the new titles are A Day (working title) and House of the Disappeared. Featuring KIM Myung-min, star of Deranged (2012) and the upcoming nuclear disaste...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 18, 2016
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- THE WAILING Leads 37th Blue Dragon Nominations
- The Blue Dragon Awards, the most prestigious awards body of the Korean film industry, have announced the nominations for its 37th edition, which will take place at the end of the month. Leading this year’s crop is NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING with 11 nominations, while YEON Sang-ho’s TRAIN TO BUSAN isn...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 14, 2016
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- Jecheon Hands Grand Prize to COOL CATS
- 32,000 Spectators Visit 12th Jecheon Intl. Music & Film Festival The 12th edition of the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) came to a close on August 16th. The festival handed out its top prize to Janus Køster-Rasmussen’s documentary Cool Cats of Denmark. In addition, the J...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 26, 2016
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- NA Hong-jin Nabs Best Director from Director’s Cut Awards
- LEE Byung-hun, KIM Min-hee To Take Home Top Acting Honors The Korean Directors' Association has announced the winners of its 2016 Director’s Cut Awards, who will receive their prizes at a ceremony in the Cheogpung Resort Lake Hotel during this month’s Jecheon International Music & Film Fest...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 11, 2016
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- 20th Fantasia Books 20 from Korea
- Canadian Fest Books International Premiere of FAMILYHOOD For its 20th anniversary, the Fantasia International Film Festival is pulling out all the stops, which includes a healthy selection of 20 Korean feature and short films. Among those will be the international premiere of comedy-drama Familyhoo...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 14, 2016