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- Korean Films Pick Up 4 Prizes at Fantasporto
- Korean films were a hit at the recently concluded 38th Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal. SHIN Su-won’s Glass Garden, KIM Jin-muk’s True Fiction and CHO Sun-ho’s A Day came away with a combined four prizes between them at the fantastic film event, which is also known as Fantasporto. Gla...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 15, 2018
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- Korean Films Invited to Fantasporto
- JO Seon-ho’s mystery thriller A Day, SHIN Su-won’s mystery drama Glass Garden and KIM Jin-muk’s mystery thriller TRUE FICTION were invited to the 38th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal. Fantasporto is regarded as one of the three foremost fantastic film festi...
- by KIM Su-bin / Jan 22, 2018
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- Macao Takes A DAY and THE OUTLAWS for Flying Daggers
- The International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM), which kicks off its second edition on December 8th, will feature three films from Korea. JO Seon-ho’s A Day and KANG Yun-sung’s The OUTLAWS, both debut films, will screen in IFFAM’s ‘Flying Daggers’ section, while BONG Joon-ho’s Netlfix-backe...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 01, 2017
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- New Sales Dawn on THE AGE OF SHADOWS and A DAY at AFM
- Korean sales agency Finecut announced several new sales for titles in its current lineup during this year’s American Film Market (AFM), which took place in Santa Monica, CA. New deals were inked for both KIM Jee-won’s Colonial Era spy drama The Age of Shadows and JO Seong-ho’s time slip thriller deb...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 14, 2017
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- SONG Kang-ho Picks Up Cheval Noir Best Actor Award
- It was another big year for Korean films at the Fantasia International Film Festival, with no less than five awards spread among the 14 Korean features and shorts invited to the Montreal-based fest. Top among them was A Taxi Driver, which earned the Cheval Noir Best Actor award for its star SONG Kan...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 11, 2017
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- THE VILLAINESS to Kick Off Fantasia Film Festival
- The 21st edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the largest genre film celebrations in North America, will kick off on July 13th with JUNG Byung-gil’s stylish action-thriller The Villainess, which recently impressed audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, where it featured in the...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 30, 2017
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- A DAY Scores International Sales for Finecut
- New Korean timeslip thriller A Day has scored a slew of deals for its international distributor Finecut after its theatrical release in Korea, where it topped the charts on opening day. The film has begun to receive international invitations, including to the Sitges International Fantastic Film Fest...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2017
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- FINECUT Adds Bom Film Productions Library to Catalogue
- Korean sales agent FINECUT has partnered with top Korean film house Bom Film Productions to represent the group’s titles internationally. Set up by producer OH Jung-wan in 1999, Bom is a longtime industry leader that has been responsible for several major modern Korean titles from leading directors ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 22, 2017