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All articles by Jean Noh – Page 63
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NewsUnited Pictures gets Superhuman
Seoul-based United Pictures (UP) has picked up sales on fantasy action film The Superhuman, starring Gang Dong-won from the recent hits Secret Reunion and Woochi (pictured) and Goh Soo from The White Night.Produced by Eugene Lee and her company Zip Cinema (Bittersweet Life, Woochi), the film is in pre-production with ...
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NewsPretty Pictures takes on The Housemaid for France
Korean producer/distributor Mirovision has pre-sold Im Sang-soo’s (pictured) remake of Kim Ki-young’s classic erotic thriller The Housemaid to Pretty Pictures for France.“Having successfully released Im Sang-soo’s The Old Garden, and since Im Sang-soo is considered in France to be in the top 5 of well-known and highly considered Korean directors, ...
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NewsShowbox in UK goes Into The Fire with Finecut
Korean sales company Finecut has announced a slew of deals including the big-budget war drama 71 – Into The Fire, directed by John H. Lee and starring Kwon Sang-woo, which pre-sold to Showbox for UK.
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M-Line seals German, Benelux, Latin presales on Blades Of Blood
Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has pre-sold Blades Of Blood to Splendid for Germany and Benelux and to VIP888 for South America.Directed by Lee Joon-ik (King And The Clown), the film is based on the well-known Korean graphic novel Like The Moon Escaping From The Clouds. It depicts two legendary ...
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NewsFilm industry calls for release of Iranian director
Film organisations around the world are protesting the arrest of Iranian director Jafar Panahi
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NewsPiFan names Kim Young-bin as director
PiFan announces new director ahead of its upcoming edition in July.
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Korea’s CLP steps up with new KT deal
South Korean buyer CLP International has announced a deal with the territory’s largest telecom operator Korea Telecom (KT) to supply them with overseas box office hits for KT’s IPTV service Qook.
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NewsFinecut does deal with Kim Jee-woon's Devil
Korean sales company FineCut has announced it has picked up I Saw The Devil, the upcoming film from Kim Jee-woon, hit director of The Good, The Bad, The Weird.
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NewsKOFIC boosts financial support for 3D schemes
The Korean film industry body has increased its support budget and announced a conversion deal between Stereopictures and Warner Bros.
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NewsJeonju reveals directors for annual digital omnibus
The 11th Jeonju International Film Festival reveals directors for annual digital omnibus.
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NewsKorean film exports dropped 32.9% in 2009
Korean film exports fell by 32.9% last year, according to new data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsFinecut takes sales rights to John H Lee's $10m Korean war epic
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has picked up John H. Lee’s $10m upcoming Korean War movie, currently called 71 – Into The Fire.
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NewsFox to co-finance Na Hong-jin's The Murderer
Fox International Productions will co-finance Showbox Mediaplex’s The Murderer, to be directed by Na Hong-jin.
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NewsSidus to launch sales for Busan omnibus at Berlin
Korea-based Sidus FNH will launch sales for the Pusan International Film Festival’s omnibus Busan Project (working title) at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
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NewsLocal films drove 4.8% box office rise in South Korea, says CJ CGV
South Korea’s 2009 box office admissions rose by 4.8% year-on-year to 156,319,224 tickets, according to estimates by leading local exhibitor CJ CGV.
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Symphony 3D acquires Korea’s MasterImage
US-based Symphony 3D Holdings has acquired Korean 3D solution provider MasterImage Co. Infused with a $15m investment, the company has been renamed MasterImage 3D, LLC and moved to headquarters in Burbank, California.
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NewsSong boards Korean remake of A Better Tomorrow
The Korean remake of John Woo’s classic Hong Kong noir film A Better Tomorrow (pictured) is set to be directed by Song Hae-sung, with a cast of young stars including Song Seung-hun and Ju Jin-mo.
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NewsKorea’s Finecut wraps up pre-sales on action thriller Iris
South Korean sales outfit Finecut has announced a slew of AFM pre-sales deals on the espionage action thriller Iris: The Movie, starring pan-Asian heart-throb Lee Byung-hun.
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NewsKorea’s CJ CGV opens third multiplex in China
Major South Korean exhibitor CJ CGV is set to open its third multiplex in China on Nov 19 – the CGV Wuhan – located in the capital of Hubei Province, which will have six screens, 940 seats and 3D projection.
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NewsKOFIC presents reform plan to culture ministry
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC), led by recently-appointed chairman Cho Hee-moon, reported on a plan for reform today (November 11) to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Yoo In-chon.