All articles by Jimin Choi
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NewsKorea’s ‘Exorcism Chronicles’, ‘Noise’ land Europe, Asia sales
Finecut has closed a raft of deals on the animated feature and thriller.
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News‘Hitman 2’ holds Korea box office lead as ‘Nocturnal’ opens in third
Mystery romance ‘Secret: Untold Melody’ continued to perform in second.
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NewsKorean thriller ‘A Girl With Closed Eyes’ lands sales ahead of EFM premiere
The feature stars Minha Kim from Apple TV+ series ‘Pachinko’.
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News‘Hitman 2’ tops Korea box office over Lunar New Year weekend
The action-comedy dethroned horror thriller ‘Dark Nuns’.
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NewsKorea pledges support to mid-budget films to rejuvenate local industry
Local productions have been hit by dwindling private investment.
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NewsBong Joon Ho talks ‘Mickey 17’ release delays and outsmarting AI
The ‘Parasite’ director was joined by actor Robert Pattinson in Seoul.
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NewsKorea’s Redice Entertainment to launch debut sales slate at EFM
Titles include ‘Sister’, starring Jung Zi-so of ‘Parasite’.
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News‘Harbin’ leads Korea box office for third weekend, tops $27m
‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3’ places fourth.
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News‘Exhuma’, ‘Twilight Of The Warriors’ lead Asian Film Awards nominations 2025
Martial arts icon and filmmaker Sammo Hung named jury president.
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News‘Harbin’ holds Korea box office lead as ‘Sonic 3’ debuts in fourth
Period action film ‘Harbin’ claimed 42% of all ticket sales.
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Features75 films to tempt festival directors in 2025
Expect films from Chloe Zhao, Carla Simon, Julia Ducournau, Annemarie Jacir, Kathryn Bigelow, Lynne Ramsay and (possibly) Lucrecia Martel.
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NewsKorea box office admissions down 1.6% in 2024 as local titles dominate
Leading films included ‘Exhuma’ and ‘The Roundup: Punishment’.
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News‘Firefighters’ climbs to top of Korean box office despite controversy
Despite being dogged by controversy, the local drama pushed ‘Moana 2’ into second position.
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NewsKorea’s LYD expands international scope with Japanese slate (exclusive)
Titles include ‘Hold Me’ and ‘Hell Is Other People’.
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NewsKorean ‘Firefighters’ director hits back over politically motivated criticism
The film is under fire due to familial connections between filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek and a member of South Korea’s People Power Party (PPP).
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NewsBong Joon Ho’s animated feature is “halfway done” (reports)
The film is set to have the biggest budget of any Korean film to date.
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NewsKorean ‘Concrete Utopia’ director Um Tae Hwa set to train Saudi talent
The filmmaker will conduct an intensive workshop in the region next year.
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News‘Moana 2’ makes impressive debut at Korea box office as 'Wicked' trails
The strong performance appears to have revitalised a sluggish Korean box office that had seen weekend earnings dip below $10m for 10 consecutive weeks.
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News‘Wicked’ casts spell over Korea box office with 45% share
Local feature ‘Hidden Face’ ranked second.
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News‘Gladiator II’ leads Korea box office with 40% of weekend takings
Further titles in the top 10 include ‘Hear Me: Our Summer’ and ‘Devils Stay’.