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- A Special Exhibition at the 26th BIFAN, ‘It’s Going on: 39+1, KAFA’
- Director Jo Sunghee’s Don't Step Out of the House(2008)The 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) is holding a special exhibition, ‘It’s Going on: 39+1, KAFA.’ Mo Eunyoung, the programmer of BIFAN said, "We prepared this special event as the first step to celebrate KAFA...
- by Park Hyejin / Jun 10, 2022
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- Celebrated Cinematographer Hong Kyoungpyo Joins Lee Sangil’s THE WANDERING MOON
- PARASITE Director of Photography Filming Japanese ProjectAcclaimed cinematographer Hong Kyoungpyo has signed on to shoot the upcoming Japanese film The Wandering Moon for director Lee Sangil, his first full international project.This marks Hong’s second collaboration with a Japanese filmmaker, after...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 30, 2021
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- JANG Joon-hwan Teams Up with Ari ASTER for US SAVE THE GREEN PLANET Remake
- Director JANG Joon-hwan is set to revisit his debut film, the cult classic Save the Green Planet (2003), after signing on to direct an English-language adaptation of the film. The film will be produced by Square Peg, the company founded by the rising star director Ari ASTER, known for Midsommar (201...
- by Pierce Conran / May 20, 2020
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- PARASITE Cast Scores Rare Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Nomination
- Hot on the heels of its historic three nominations at the Golden Globes, BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE has landed a prestigious nomination for Best Ensemble at the forthcoming 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, as well as a nod in the Best Film Editing - Drama category of the 70th ACE (American...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 17, 2019
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- Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York
- ‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York from November 22 to December 4 this year...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 08, 2019
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- YIM Soon-rye and HONG Kyeong-pyo Join Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences
- The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has swelled its ranks by adding 842 new members this year. Among the new roster of film industry professionals, who are now eligible to vote in the Academy Awards, are nine people from the Korean film industry, including YIM Soon-rye, who bec...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 12, 2019
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- MOON So-ri and JANG Joon-hwan to Visit Korean Film Festival DC
- The Korean Film Festival DC returns this month for its 2019 edition, which will unfold from May 10 to July 1. This year’s event will feature 11 recent Korean titles as well as a pair of very special guests, acclaimed actress MOON So-ri and director JANG Joon-hwan. Screenings will take place at the F...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2019
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- THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL Wins Best Cinematography at BAFTA TV Craft Awards
- Veteran cinematographer KIM Wu-hyeong was awarded the Best Cinematography Prize from the BAFTA TV Craft Awards for his work on PARK Chan-wook’s The Little Drummer Girl mini-series for the BBC. Director PARK’s TV debut, the six-part series The Little Drummer Girl is based on John LE CARRÉ’s novel of ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 03, 2019
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- KIM Tae-ri and LEE Sung-min Crowned Best Actress and Actor at Director’s Cut
- The Director’s Cut Awards, an industry awards event put on annually by the Korea Film Director's Network, held their show this year on December 14. KIM Tae-ri of YIM Soon-rye’s feel good drama Little Forest was handed the Best Actress Award while LEE Sung-min, playing the conflicted North Korean...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018
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- 1987 Takes Home Another Grand Prize at KFPA Awards
- The Korean Film Producers Association Awards held their 5th edition on December 11th. This year’s Grand Prize went to JANG Joon-hwan’s hit period political drama 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), while YIM Soon-rye earned the Best Director Prize for her feel good youth drama Little Forest. The top ac...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018