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- JOSEE and VOICE OF SILENCE to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival
- Midnight Screenings for THE ODD FAMILY and NIGHT OF THE UNDEAD in SwitzerlandKorean cinema returns to the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF), which will stage its 35th edition this summer from July 16 to 25. A total of five Korean features have been invited to the program, among them two se...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 29, 2021
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- SWING KIDS to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival
- The Fribourg International Film Festival, long a champion of Korean cinema, is staging an especially Korea-centric edition this year, which will include KANG Hyoung-chul’s Swing Kids in international competition. Director BONG Joon-ho was also invited to curate a section of films, and all told, FIFF...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 09, 2019
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- AMERICA TOWN Invited to Sydney
- America Town, the 11th film by indie auteur JEON Soo-il, will have its international premiere at the Sydney International Film Festival, which kicks off on June 6 and runs until the 17th. The indie drama is the only Korean film invited to this year’s SIFF. The film tells a coming-of-age story set in...
- by Pierce Conran / May 25, 2018
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- AFTER MY DEATH Takes Home Jury Prize from Fribourg
- New Currents Drama Awarded in Switzerland KIM Ui-suk’s debut work After My Death has earned the Jury Prize from this year’s 32nd Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF). Following its world premiere in the New Currents competition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last October, the...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 30, 2018
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- AFTER MY DEATH to Compete at Fribourg Film Festival
- The Fribourg International Film Festival returns for its 32nd edition on March 16 and throughout its eight days the festival will once again feature several Korean films, including After My Death in competition and the big budget commercial titles A Taxi Driver and The Battleship Island in sidebar p...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2018
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- BIFF Reveals Stuffed 20th Edition
- India’s ZUBAAN to Open, MOUNTAIN CRY from China to Close During a press conference held at the Koreana Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) revealed a packed-to-the-gills lineup for its upcoming 20th edition. Opening BIFF on October 1st will be Mozez SIN...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 26, 2015
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- 18th Asian Project Market Announces Lineup
- New Works form YANG Ik-june, JEON Soo-il, LEESONG Hee-il In the lead-up to the 20th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM), which is set to stage its 18th edition, has revealed its 30-strong lineup for this October. Among Korean projects, notable directors such ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 04, 2015
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- JEON Soo-il’s A KOREAN IN PARIS Now in Post Production
- A Korean Film Fully Shot in France A Korean in Paris directed by JEON Soo-il and starring CHO Jae-hyun has gone into post production following its France location shoot. The film that shot fully in France tells the story about a woman who disappears on her honeymoon. The husband believes that she ha...
- by KIM Su-yeon / Dec 18, 2014
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- HAN GONG-JU to Compete in Fribourg International Film Festival
- Han Gong-ju by director LEE Su-jin has been invited to the International Competition of the 28th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF). The film depicts high school girl Gong-ju who has a painful memory but tries to move on with a new life. It began its honor roll by picking up awards from the...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Mar 17, 2014
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- SEOL Kyung-gu Becomes Professor
- Will Lecture at Hanyang University for 1 Year Actor SEOL Kyung-gu is preparing for a special new role as it has been announced that he will teach for one year at Hanyang University,his alma mater. SEOL was an acting student at Hanyang University in the mid-1980s, before debuting in the theater sce...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 13, 2014