- Korean Film News
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- PARK Hoon-jung and NEW to Partner on THE WITCH
- Next Entertainment World (NEW) has confirmed that they have come on board as investor and distributor for The Witch 2, a sequel to the 2018 hit The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion, starring KIM Da-mi, CHO Min-soo and CHOI Woo-shik. The first film was financed and released by Warner Bros Korea, but si...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 03, 2020
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- KIM Da-mi Picks Up Rising Star Award at LEAFF
- KIM Da-mi, the breakout star from this year’s mystery-action-drama The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, has received the Rising Star Award from this year’s recently concluded London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF). The new star was in London to receive her prize during the festival’s closing ceremony...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 14, 2018
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- THE WITCH Receives Overseas Praise ahead of Domestic Launch
- Rising Star KIM Da-mi Shines in Summer Mystery-Action PARK Hoon-jung’s new mystery-action film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion has been receiving some positive comments from overseas ahead of its domestic release on June 27. Featuring rising star KIM Da-mi alongside CHOI Woo-shik, CHO Min-soo, and...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 27, 2018
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- PARK Hoon-jung’s Upcoming WITCH Cranks Up
- On December 18th, PARK Hoon-jung’s upcoming film Witch (translated title) finished filming on Jeju Island. The action noir depicts a girl who is raised as a killer by an elderly couple after losing her memory and suddenly one day finds herself having to fight with mysterious people. The film’s produ...
- by KIM Su-bin / Dec 29, 2017
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- BIFF New Currents Prizes Go to KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER and THE DONOR
- The 21st edition of the Busan International Film Festival took place this October. The festival showed 299 films this year, a similar figure to previous years. The festival’s New Currents competition, a signature section which welcomes first or second works by Asian filmmakers, this year awarded bot...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 21, 2016
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- PiFan Juries Feature CHO Min-soo, Erik MATTI
- HYUN Bin, SON Ye-jin and More to Receive Awards The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) is only a few days away and preparations are almost complete as juries have been finalized and awardees have been selected for the opening night festivities. Featuring among the main competition...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2014
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- 16th IWFFIS Recognizes Comfort Women
- The 16th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul raised its curtains on Thursday May 29th and will continue to highlight women’s films until June 5th. The Opening Night Film was For Those Who Can Tell No Tales by Jamila Žbanić which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year...
- by June KIM / Jun 03, 2014
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- Press Conference for KWON Chil-in’s VENUS TALK
- The press conference for Venus Talk was held on the 14th of this month. Venus Talk, a story about the love and sex lives of three women in their 40s, was made by KWON Chil-in, who has depicted various stories about women in his previous movies Singles (2003) and Hellcats (2007). “I was glad when I ...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Jan 17, 2014
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- Three Korean Films Nominated at Asia Screen Pacific Awards
- JUVENILE OFFENDER, THE FAKE and MASQUERADE Compete The Asia Screen Pacific Awards have announced their nominees for its 7th edition and among them, a trio of Korean films has been selected. 39 films from 21 countries were nominated in various categories. KANG Yi-kwan’s Juvenile Offende...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 14, 2013
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- PLAN MAN and THE LAWS OF PLEASURE Wrap
- Comedies Eying Early 2014 Releases Two Korean films, Plan Man and The Laws of Pleasure, recently wrapped up production and are awaiting their public release early next year. Plan Manis a romantic comedy starring JUNG Jae-young of Our Sun-hi and HAN Ji-min of DETECTIVE K : Secret of Virtuous Widow ...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Oct 28, 2013