- Korean Film News
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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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- WITNESS Tops China Box Office
- Chinese Viewers Get a Good Look at BLIND Remake The new Chinese thriller Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean title Blind, topped the Chinese box office during its opening last week. Directed by the original’s filmmaker AHN Sang-hoon, Witness drew 3.78 million spectators and generated USD 19.1 mill...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 05, 2015
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- Chinese Remake BLIND Wraps up Production
- The KOFIC-funded Co-production Stars Top Chinese Casts Following the success of Chinese remakes of Korean films such as A Wedding Invitation and 20 Once Again, film industries in both countries have recently shown interest in co-productions more than ever. In the m...
- by Sonia KIL / Jun 19, 2015
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- 11 Korean Films Bound for NYAFF
- Myung Films Sidebar in New York The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) revealed an eclectic lineup for its forthcoming 2015 edition late last week, which this year will feature 11 films from South Korea. A large chunk of that number will be devoted to past and present works of veteran Korean prod...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 08, 2015
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- Korean Thriller BLIND Gets Chinese Remake
- Redo WIll Feature EXO Member Luhan The popular 2011 Korean thriller Blind (2011) is set to get a Chinese remake, tentatively called I Am a Witness. The film will star Luhan, a former member of the Korean-Chinese pop group EXO, who also featured in this year’s 20 Once Again, also a remake of a Korea...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 25, 2015
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- Not ‘Movies’ but ‘Yeonghwa’
- Korean Cinema showcased at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art(MoMA), a world-renowned establishment for modern art, will screen 12 Korean films. The title of the event is ‘Yeonghwa: Korean Film Today’ and it will begin on the 19th September until the 30th at the Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1 and 2. The...
- by JANG Sung-ran / Sep 20, 2012
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- Finecut seals further AFM deals for Leafie and others
- Seoul-based film sales company Finecut has announced a raft of further deals from the recently wrapped American Film Market (AFM) including more for <Leafie>, the watershed hit animation in Korea. The film sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories and Conquest Filmes for Brazil. Pro...
- Nov 23, 2011
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- PiFan closes with Blind premiere, Rubber takes top prize
- The 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) held its closing awards ceremony Friday, July 22 with Korean thriller <Blind> making a world premiere as the festival’s Closing Film. The Best of Puchon Award with KW15m went to the French film Rubber, directed by Quentin Dupieux. ...
- Jul 26, 2011
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- The 15th PiFan opens tonight with star-studded red carpet
- Asia’s largest genre film fest, the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) opens tonight with a star-studded red carpet and a screening of the documentary Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. Several acting awards will be given out on Opening Night, including the 2nd Act...
- Jul 14, 2011