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- MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series
- Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this year. Among the big names in front of t...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 20, 2020
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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
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- THE REMNANTS Tops 6th Wildflower Film Awards Korea
- The documentary The Remnants (2016) from directors KIM Il-ran and LEE Hyuk-sang, which chronicles the aftermath of the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009, has earned the Grand Prize at this year’s 6th edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which was held at the Seoul Literature House on the slopes of Nam...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 22, 2019
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- AFTER MY DEATH and LAST CHILD Lead Wildflower Nominees
- The Wildflower Film Awards Korea are returning for their 6th edition next month, once again to be held at the Literature House Seoul on Namsan Mountain in the heart of the Korean capital. This year’s top nominees are KIM Ui-seok’s After My Death (2018) and SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child (2018), which r...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 15, 2019
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- SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival
- The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the opening film of last year’s Busan Intern...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 14, 2019
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- 7th Muju Film Festival Opens June 5
- The 7th Muju International Film Festival (MJFF) will be held during five days from June 5 to 9, announced the organizing committee of the festival. Sit within the hilly Muju County in the North Jolla Province, the festival has the particularity of offering open-air screenings in a forest clearing of...
- by Fabien Schneider / Jan 15, 2019
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- CLEAN UP Sweeps Up Best Film Prize in Macao
- Following on the heels of its New Currents Awards win at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), KWON Man-ki’s debut feature Clean Up has picked up the Best Film Award at the 3rd edition of the International Film Festival and Awards Macao. A jury comprised of Chinese filmmaker CHEN Kaige, Bosn...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 27, 2018
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- KIM Tae-ri and LEE Sung-min Crowned Best Actress and Actor at Director’s Cut
- The Director’s Cut Awards, an industry awards event put on annually by the Korea Film Director's Network, held their show this year on December 14. KIM Tae-ri of YIM Soon-rye’s feel good drama Little Forest was handed the Best Actress Award while LEE Sung-min, playing the conflicted North Korean...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2018
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- Paris Korean Film Festival Returns for 13th Edition on October 30
- The 13th edition of the Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) will open its doors on October 30 and run until November 6. This year’s FFCP will open with the Chuseok smash The Great Battle before being brought to a close with the youth drama Sunset in My Hometown. From director KIM Kwang-sik and staring...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 25, 2018
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- M-Line Scores FENGSHUI and SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN Deals
- Korean international sales agent M-Line Distribution has announced several deals for its current titles Feng Shui and Sunset in My Hometown. The company also added a slew of new Busan International Film Festival screened titles to its lineup. From Perfect Game (2011) director PARK Hee-gon, Feng Shui...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 12, 2018