All articles by Jean Noh – Page 38
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      NewsKorean writers agency partners with HK's Golden Network
Korea’s Writers Agency of Finecut (WAF) has struck a deal with Hong Kong’s Golden Network Asia for them to be their Chinese agency partner.
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      NewsKorea's Lotte picks up 'Meet The In-laws' sequel
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has picked up Meet The In-laws 2 (working title), directed by Kim Jin-young.
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      News'Little Forest' planted in Korea, Taiwan
EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Shochiku has sold Berlinale Culinary Cinema title Little Forest to Korea and Taiwan.
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      News'Ode To My Father' sells to LatAm, Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Sales also made of Salut d’Amour, The Peaceful Island and Empire of Lust by Korea’s CJ.
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      NewsKorea’s Finecut acquires 'Circle Of Atonement'
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut has picked up Circle Of Atonement, the feature directorial debut of Park Eun Gyoung and Lee Dong Ha, whose credits as writers include The Terror Live.
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      NewsThird Window takes porn comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Third Window Films has picked up Japanese porn comedy Make Room for UK distribution and international sales excluding Asia.
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      NewsBusan Film Festival in danger of being "ruined"
Panel held yesterday on the “vision for the future and reform” of the festival in Seoul.
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      NewsCannes, Venice chiefs support Busan censorship struggle
Directors of award-winning films including Uncle Boonmee… and Kandahar also back freedom of expression fight.
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      NewsSouth Korean film groups protest for freedom of expression
In a show of mass solidarity not seen since the Screen Quota protests nearly a decade ago, 74 South Korean film industry groups together held a press conference today (Feb 13) in Seoul to protest recent encroachments on freedom of expression.
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      News9ers sell Korean strike drama Cart
EXCLUSIVE: Sales company inks deals to multiple territories on Boo Ji-young’s Cart.
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      NewsSouth Korean film industry sales hits all-time high
South Korea’s film industry sales hit an all-time record of KW2.03trillion ($1.85bn) last year.
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      NewsFrozen helps Japan box office rise 6.6%
Japan’s box office gross rose 6.6% to hit JPY207bn ($1.75bn) last year.
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      FeaturesTiger directors: Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Vanishing Point
The Thai director talks about his feature inspired by his parents car accident, which receives its world premiere in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
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      NewsBusan director refuses request to step down
Busan Metropolitan City has asked Lee Yong-kwan to step down as festival director of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) ahead of its 20th edition.
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      FeaturesTiger directors: Ismail Basbeth, Another Trip To The Moon
The Indonesian director talks about his magical surrealist film, which receives its world premiere in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
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      FeaturesTiger directors: Lisa Takeba, Haruko’s Paranormal Laboratory
The Japanese director talks about her second feature, which receives its world premiere in competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
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      NewsOde To My Father tops 10m in S Korea
In South Korea, CJ Entertainment’s Ode To My Father has topped the country’s landmark 10 million admissions, taking in $72m according to the Korean Film Council’s ticketing database.
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      NewsS Korea's NEW launches int'l sales arm
Major South Korean investor/distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has launched its own international sales division through subsidiary Contents Panda.
 








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