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- Global Cineastes, Appointed Juries for the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival
- The 23rd Jeonju IFF appointed 14 jury members for the NETPAC Award and the competition sections, consisting of leading domestic and foreign cineastes, including directors, actors, and programmers of various nationalities.First, the judges of the International Competition section are actor Park Haseo...
- by Hellen Park / Apr 21, 2022
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- New Korean Sales Company Picks Up THE OUTLAWS 2 and More
- K-Movie Entertainment, a brand new Korean sales outfit that was established in August and launched at the Asian Film Market in Busan last month, has revealed a trio of major pickups to add to its burgeoning slate. All currently in pre-production, the titles include KANG Yun-sung’s The Outlaws 2, CHA...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2018
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- Udine Audiences Favor SPLIT and CANOLA
- The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival came to a close on April 29th after welcoming 60,000 viewers. While this year’s First Place Golden Mulberry Audience Award and Black Dragon Award went to the Japanese film Close Knit by OGIGAMI Naoko, it was once again a strong year of Korean cine...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2017
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- 19th Far East Film Festival Invites 14 from Korea
- The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival returns in Italy from April 21st this year. As usual a broad selection of titles from Korea will be screened for local audiences with a total of 14 Korean films featuring in the program until the festival’s close on April 29th. Among the internati...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 18, 2017
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- Mirovision Adds Animation Trilogy to Slate
- Locks Deal with Animation Studio Meditation With a Pencil Korean sales company Mirovision has added a trilogy of animated films to its lineup in the Cannes Film Market after sealing a deal with animation production company Meditation With a Pencil. Called the Era Trilogy, the series of films kicke...
- by Pierce Conran / May 16, 2016
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- Chinese Co-Production Casts Sistar’s Da-som
- New Film from Director of NO MERCY Da-som, a member of the K-pop supergroup Sistar, has been cast in the leading role of a new Korean-Chinese co-produced romantic comedy. The Strange Cohabitation (translated title) will be directed by Korean filmmaker KIM Hyeong-jun, who previously made No Mercy (2...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 05, 2016
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- CHANG’s CANOLA to Get Chinese Remake
- YOUN Yuh-jung, KIM Go-eun Jeju Drama Bows in May Ahead of its domestic release in Korea this May, Director CHANG’s latest film, the drama Canola, has sold Chinese remake rights to Huace Union Pictures. The film stars veteran actress YOUN Yuh-jung and new face KIM Go-eun. YOUN plays Gae-chun, an eld...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 22, 2016
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- CHANG Wraps Sci-Fi FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET
- Korea-China Collaboration Produced by Jackie CHAN Director CHANG recently completed production on Fatal Countdown: Reset in Busan. A Korea-China co-production, the film is a science fiction tale of which executive producer is Jackie CHAN. After three months, filming ended on February 27th. The fil...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 09, 2016
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- Jackie CHAN Co-Production Kicks Off in Busan
- CHANG at the Helm of FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET Global superstar Jackie CHAN, the second-highest paid actor in the world in 2015 according to Forbes, has taken a supervisory executive role on the new Korean-Chinese co-production Fatal Countdown: Reset, which recently began shooting in Busan. The scien...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 14, 2016
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- THE SHAMELESS Added to Shanghai Competition
- SIFF Project Features 3 China/Korea Pitches The Shanghai International Film Festival has announced the full lineup of contestants for its signature Golden Goblet competition, which will now see recent Cannes entry The Shameless vie for the prize alongside previously announced Korean drama Salut d’A...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 05, 2015