All articles by Jean Noh – Page 33
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      NewsMirovision closes 'My New Sassy Girl' deals
EXCLUSIVE: Romantic comedy is a sequel to 2001’s My Sassy Girl.
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      NewsM-Line sells 'Insane' to Japan, Taiwan, China.
EXCLUSIVE: Remake rights to mystery thriller also secured in China.
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      NewsKim Dong-ho to become BIFF chairman
The announcement comes following news last week that former director Lee Yong-kwan had been indicted on embezzlement charges.
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      NewsIsrael's 'Sand Storm' wins at Jeonju festival
The 17th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) saw its Grand Prize in the International Competition go to Elite Zexer’s Israeli film Sand Storm today (May 5).
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      NewsFormer Busan fest director indicted on embezzlement charges; deputy accused of fraud
In South Korea, the Busan prosecutors’ office has indicted former Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) director Lee Yong-kwan [pictured] and two others on charges of embezzlement. Deputy festival director and Asian Film Market head Jay Jeon has been indicted on charges of fraud.
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      NewsPoet’s Love takes top prize at Jeonju Project Market
Kim Yang-hee’s The Poet’s Love takes Feature Film Pitching Grand Prize in JIFF’s projects market, while Dongju; The Portrait Of A Poet is among the sold-out screenings at the festival (April 28-May 7).
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      NewsKorea’s Lotte continues expansion in Vietnam
Major South Korean exhibitor Lotte Cinema is opening two new sites with eight screens in Vietnam this week, bringing its total to 111 screens in the territory.
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      NewsFinecut enters Kim’s 'Age Of Shadows'
Korean sales company Finecut has picked up Kim Jee-woon’s highly-anticipated The Age Of Shadows, which marks Warner Bros Korea’s first local-language production.
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      NewsJeonju to open with Chet Baker drama 'Born To Be Blue'
The independent and alternative cinema showcase (Apr 28 - May 7) will have the world premiere of Choi Seung-ho’s controversial Spy Nation.
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      NewsKorean industry threaten Busan boycott
Committee of nine major film organisations has issued a set of demands to ensure the festival’s independence.
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      NewsWide scores sales of Indian gay love story 'Loev'
EXCLUSIVE: France’s Wide has secured a raft of deals on Indian gay love story Loev.
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      NewsNew musicials festival to launch in Seoul
Artistic director Hong-Joon Kim and staff are at Filmart in Hong Kong scouting for the first edition of the Chungmuro International Musical Film Festival (CHIMFF), set to launch July 6-11 in Seoul.
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      NewsUdine Far East Film Festival partners with Rome to launch market
First Focus Asia to include screenings, research panels and meetings.
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Korea's Central Park moves into features with 'The Salt Planet'
EXCLUSIVE: Firm also compiling shorts into omnibus films.
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      NewsChina's Huace dives into remake of 'Canola'
Director Chang made Cannes title The Target in 2014.
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      NewsKorea’s M-line sends 'Poet', 'Spirits' to US
EXCLUSIVE: Sales also secured with Japan, Hong Kong.
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      NewsKorea's 'Descendants Of The Sun' prepped for remake
Korea’s Contents Panda is launching remake rights sales on the hit TV series Descendants Of The Sun.
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      NewsJapan’s Village launches 'Asura', 'Midare Uguisu'
Two productions being introduced to buyers at Hong Kong Filmart.
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      NewsKorea's 9ers unleashes 'A Stray Goat'
EXCLUSIVE: Drama stars K-pop star Junior and Cart star Ji-woo.
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      NewsFilmart panel: Hollywood, online key to China growth
Experts on a “local to global” panel today at Filmart said the next step for the growing Chinese film industry would be to co-produce with Hollywood and start exploiting possible online distribution platforms.
 








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