All articles by Jean Noh – Page 2
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NewsBusan festival chairman issues apology over handling of sexual harassment allegations
Festival director Huh Moonyung shared intent to resign before allegations emerged.
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NewsKorean disaster thriller ‘Concrete Utopia’ sells to 152 countries
Earthquake thriller stars Lee Byung-hun of ‘Squid Game’.
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NewsSouth Korean police investigating leading exhibitors, distributors
Probe launched into alleged manipulation of box office data.
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News‘Beau Is Afraid’, Takashi Shimizu’s ‘Sana’ to bookend 2023 Bifan film festival
Competition titles include Cannes Critics’ Week winner ‘Tiger Stripes’.
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NewsBusan festival director Huh Moonyung steps down amid sexual harassment allegations
South Korea festival appoints interim director.
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NewsDeluge of packages overwhelms Cannes buyers as international deal-making carries on
“Everyone felt like there was too much product out there.”
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NewsKorean drama ‘Hopeless’ lands Asia, Europe sales ahead of Cannes premiere (exclusive)
Kim Chang-hoon’s feature directorial debut plays in Un Certain Regard.
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NewsiQiyi sells Chinese adaptation of ‘Hachiko’ to LatAm, CIS, Baltics (exclusive)
Japanese original was previously remade as ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’, starring Richard Gere.
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NewsMongolia’s Filmbridge on acquisitions spree at Cannes
Titles include Kim Jee-woon’s Out of Competition drama ‘Cobweb’.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Directors’ Fortnight closer ‘In Our Day’ scores key sales
Further sales made of Hong’s Berlinale title ‘in water’ and others.
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NewsRaven Banner sells Asian action, horror titles ‘Trigger’, ‘Aberrance’, ‘Day Zero’ (exclusive)
Deals closed for the US, Asia and Europe.
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FeaturesJason Yu talks Critics’ Week title ‘Sleep’, praised by Palme d’Or and Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho
Bong says it is “the most unique horror film and the smartest debut film I’ve seen in 10 years”.
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NewsAgencies launch Asian Film Alliance Network to foster cross-country collaboration
The Asian Film Alliance Network will promote co-productions, co-financing and training among other initiatives.
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NewsKorea’s Acemaker scores sales of ‘The Tyrant’, ‘A Man Of Reason’ (exclusive)
‘The Tyrant’ director Park Hoon-jung is behind ‘The Witch’ films.
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NewsJapanese romantic drama ‘Egoist’ lands sales in US, Asia (exclusive)
Daishi Matsunaga’s gay romance premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival last October.
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NewsAcemaker closes deals on Kim Han-min’s ‘Noryang: Deadly Sea’ including US (exclusive)
Upcoming action epic follows ‘Roaring Currents’ and ‘Hansan: Rising Dragon’.
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NewsKorean action drama ‘Ransomed’ scores US, Asia deals (exclusive)
The film is directed by Kim Seong-hun of Netflix series ‘Kingdom’.
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NewsTaiwan horror ‘The Bridge Curse: Ritual’ summons sales across Asia (exclusive)
The horror sequel has been picked up by buyers across Asia.
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News“We have more meetings than in 2019”: Cannes welcomes back Asian film industry
Execs from China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea are among those back at the market in-person.
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FeaturesCannes 2023: South Korea hot projects
Korean sellers are back on the Croisette with five titles screening in the festival including Cobweb by veteran director Kim Jee-woon and Sleep by Jason Yu, a former assistant director to Bong Joon Ho.