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- In the New Year, K-Movies Invited to the Major Overseas Film Festivals
- Several Korean films have been invited to major overseas film festivals in the new year. Director Son Minzun's CUT, Director Jeon Jinkyu's The House of Loss, and Director Kang Hongju's Little by Little were listed in the Compétition Internationale section, while Director Moon Sujin's...
- by KIM Subin / Dec 26, 2022
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- SUL Kyung-gu and YU Jun-sang Team Up for BOYS
- Following on the heels of the hit thriller Black Money (2019), veteran director CHUNG Ji-young is about to return to the set for what will be his 17th feature film. Boys (translated title), which is based on a true story, will be headlined by SUL Kyung-gu and YU Jun-sang and will co-star JIN Gyeong,...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 17, 2020
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- BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW Wraps Production
- The star-studded upcoming thriller Beasts that Cling to the Straw (translated title), featuring JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, YOUN Yuh-jung and BAE Sung-woo, completed production on November 30 in Jeonju following three months of filming. New director KIM Yong-hoon is at the helm of this adaptation o...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2018
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- 57 Nations to Take a Look at THE WITNESS
- Korean thriller The Witness, one of the top-performing titles of the summer, has also become a top global seller for sales agent Contents Panda. The outfit announced that the film has been picked up for distribution in 57 territories. The first international stops for the film will be North America,...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 31, 2018
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- CHO Kyu-jang’s WITNESS Wraps Production
- Thriller Among 3 Lead Roles for LEE Sung-min in 2018 LEE Sung-min’s latest vehicle Witness (translated title) wrapped its three-month shoot on the 20th of last month. Production for the upcoming crime-thriller took place in the South Korean border city of Paju. In the film, LEE plays the role of San...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Jan 15, 2018
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- PARK Hee-soon and JIN Gyeong Get Married for SUN-KISSED FAMILY
- PARK Hee-Soon and JIN Gyeong have signed on to play a married couple in the new drama Sun-Kissed Family from debut director KIM Ji-hye. The film is told from the perspective of their nine-year-old son. HWANGWOO Seul-hye and singer Bora of popular group SISTAR, in her first feature film role, have al...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2017
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- LEE Byung-hun Thriller MASTER Goes into Production
- OH Dal-su, JIN Gyeong and UHM Ji-won Join Blockbuster Cast The star-studded thriller Master, which will feature LEE Byung-hun, GANG Dong-won and KIM Woo-bin, began production on April 23rd. The CHO Ui-seok film has also added new cast members OH Dal-su, UHM Ji-won and JIN Gyeong. LEE plays a conma...
- by Pierce Conran / May 10, 2016
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- United Launches Star-Studded MASTER at EFM
- Crime Action Film Fills Cast, Aims for April Shoot Leading United Pictures’ lineup at the European Film Market is the upcoming crime-action film Master. From Cold Eyes (2013) director CHO Ui-seok, the film boasts an abundance of stars, including LEE Byung-hun, GANG Dong-won and KIM Woo-bin, as well...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 17, 2016
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- SONG Kang-ho Picks Up Grand Prize at PaekSang Arts Awards
- THE ATTORNEY Deemed Best Film in Even Spread of Winners The 50th PaekSang Arts Awards, one of three major film industry awards shows, along with the Daejong and Blue Dragon Awards, took place earlier this week in Seoul. SONG Kang-ho was awarded the show’s Grand Prize (Daesang) while his most recent...
- by Pierce Conran / May 29, 2014