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- PARASITE Leads Asian Film Awards with 10 Nominations
- The Asian Film Awards are returning for their 14th edition this year, which will take place for the first time in Busan, South Korea, after the previous 13 editions took place in either Hong Kong or Macao. Leading the nominations scorecard is BONG Joon-ho’s global smash Parasite (2019), which was re...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 25, 2020
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- AMPAS Invites 19 New Korean Members
- Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which stages the Academy Awards annually, revealed a list of 819 new film professionals from 68 countries invited to join its ranks this year. Among the new Academy members, should they accept their invitations, were a record 19 Kor...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2020
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- PARASITE Tops Grand Bell and BaekSang Arts Awards
- The 56th editions of both the Grand Bell Film Awards and the BaekSang Arts Awards were held in quick succession earlier this month, on the 3rd and 5th, both without an audience for the first time, owing to public health concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic. BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite (2019) won the Be...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 16, 2020
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- PARASITE Shortlisted for Best International Film and Original Song at Academy Awards
- As many expected it to, BONG Joon-ho’s Parasite has advanced to the shortlist for the Best International Film category at next February’s Academy Awards. It is only the second Korean film to make the shortlist for the category, which used to be known as the Best Foreign Language Film category, follo...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2019
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- PARASITE Sweeps 6 Prizes at Buil Film Awards
- BONG Joon-ho’s critically-acclaimed smash PARASITE swept up six prizes at this year’s Buil Film Awards, held in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival, taking home top honors in six categories. The Palme d’Or winner picked up prizes for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (LEE Jung-eu...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 14, 2019