- Korean Film News
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- Actors Kwon Yul & Han Sunhwa, Hosting the Closing Ceremony of the 27th BIFF
- The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held from October 5 (Wed) around Busan Cinema Center, has announced actors Kwon Yul and Han Sunhwa as hosts for its closing ceremony, which will take place on October 14 (Fri).올해 폐막식 사회자로 관객들과 마주할 배우 권율은 영화 <명량>(2013)과 <챔피언>(2017)...
- by Park Hyejin / Oct 03, 2022
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- Inaugural Edition of Gangneung International Film Festival Opens
- The inaugural edition of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) kicked off on the northeastern coast of South Korea on November 8. The new event, which is run by Festival Chairman KIM Dong-ho, a former chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, and artistic director KIM Hong-jun, o...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2019
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- Seoul Eco Film Festival to Highlight Concerns over Air Pollution
- The Seoul Eco Film Festival, which used to be known as the Green Film Festival in Seoul, held a press conference in Seoul on April 24 to announce its lineup. The event will stage its 15th edition from May 17 to 23 and this year’s opening film will be the Swiss documentary Genesis 2.0 by Christian Fr...
- by Pierce Conran / May 01, 2018
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- Don LEE, GWON Yool and HAN Ye-ri Wrap CHAMPION
- The arm wrestling drama Champion with Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), GWON Yooland HAN Ye-ri wrapped production on December 17th in the Nonhyeon neighborhood in Seoul. Production took around nine weeks on the film, which was directed by KIM Yong-wan and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Koreain 2018. ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 29, 2017
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- CHAMPION Casts Don LEE, HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool
- Champion (translated title), the latest project from Warner Bros. Korea following The Age of Shadows (2016) and A Single Rider(2016), has completed its casting and started filming. “Champion began production on October 9th after confirming its main cast which includes Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok), HAN...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Oct 23, 2017
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- Don LEE Arms Up for CHAMPION
- Don LEE (aka MA Dong-seok) is continuing a very busy year with yet another lead role as the star has been cast in the upcoming arm-wrestling drama Champion (working title). Co-starring will be HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool. Handling the director’s reigns will be KIM Yong-wan, who has previously made sever...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 14, 2017
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- LEE Joon-ik Wraps Colonial Resistance Drama PARK YEOL
- Period expert LEE Joon-ik wrapped his new film PARK Yeol on February 17th, after completing a brief five-week shoot for the project on a prison set in Cheongpyeong, Gyeonggi-do Province. LEE Je-hoon leads the independence fighter drama. Other locations included Busan, Daejeon and Hapcheon. PARK Yeol...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2017
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- GWON Yool, MIN Jin-woong and More Join PARK YEOL
- LEE Joon-ik will begin shooting his new Japanese Occupation Era drama PARK Yeol this month and the cast is beginning to fill out beyond the already cast lead LEE Je-hoon. Joining them on set will be GWON Yool, MIN Jin-woong, CHOI Hee-seo and PAIK Soo-jang. The film is the second consecutive Colonial...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 2017
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- 1st London East Asian Film Festival Opens with THE AGE OF SHADOWS
- Following its soft launch last year with a weekend-long 0th edition, the London East Asian Film Festival held its first official edition this year, which ran from October 20th to 30th. Korean films made up a majority of the program, with some of the highlights including KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Sha...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 31, 2016
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- HAN Ye-ri to Dupe Suitors as WORST WOMAN
- New Film from Indie Director KIM Jong-kwan Haemoo star HAN Ye-ri has been tapped as the lead in Worst Woman, the new film from indie filmmaker KIM Jong-kwan. In it, she plays a woman who changes her personality and appearance every time she meets a new man, particularly over the course of one, whe...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 18, 2015