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K-Movie to launch ‘The Roundup 5’ starring Don Lee at ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: The franchise has earned around $315m at the South Korea box office to date.
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‘Good News’ review: Byun Sung-hyun turns 1970 hijacking into satirical Netflix thriller
Sul Kyung-gu stars in the ‘Kill Boksoon’ director’s kinetic dramatisation of the hijacking of Japanese Airlines Flight 351
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‘The Ugly’ review: A murder mystery links past and present in Yeon Sang-ho’s calibrated thriller
‘Train To Busan’ director’s Toronto premiere stars Park Jeong-min as a man searching for his mother’s killer
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South Korea selects Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ for Oscars
The black comedy thriller is fresh from its premiere at Venice Film Festival.
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‘No Other Choice’ review: Park Chan-wook’s economic satire is a darkly comic treat
The director’s Venice Competition title stars Lee Byung-hun as a family man who turns to desperate measures
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Bong Joon Ho to head Marrakech film festival 2025 jury
The South Korean auteur will preside over the 22nd edition of the festival.
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Busan film festival reveals first Competition lineup ahead of 2025 edition
The competitive section will include 10 world premieres of titles from throughout Asia.
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’North South Man Woman’ review: North Korean women seek South Korean husbands in illuminating documentary
Morten Traavik and Sun Kim’s clear-eyed film follows the highs and lows of love across the cultural divide
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‘Parasite’ producer Barunson E&A signs two-year deal with Indonesia’s Joko Anwar
The partnership will see the Korean studio exclusively handle worldwide sales for the filmmaker’s Come And See Pictures banner.
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TIFF In Conversation With… series includes Park Chan-wook, Dwayne Johnson, Tessa Thompson
Ryan Reynolds, Nia DaCosta, Project Y co-stars Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo also expected on stage.
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Coproduction Office closes early sales on Syeyoung Park’s ‘The Fin’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Korean director’s latest blends dystopian sci-fi with psychological and political undercurrents.
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‘Burning’ director Lee Chang-dong readies Netflix film ‘Possible Love’
Marks the first feature from the South Korean director since 2018.
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Korea box office bounces back as ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ sets 2025 record
Signs of hope after revenue was down 33% year-on-year in the first half of 2025.
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Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ to open 30th Busan film festival
The film will receive its Asian premiere at the festival after bowing at Venice.
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Korean hit ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ sells across Asia, North America
EXCLUSIVE: The comedy drama broke records for the highest attendance at the Korean box office this year to date.
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CJ ENM launches film and TV label to amplify Asian voices
First Light StoryHouse will serve as an investor and co-producer in film and TV development projects.
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‘Omniscient Reader’ tops Korea box office as ‘Fantastic Four’ opens in third
Action fantasy ‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ is based on a popular web novel.
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‘The Woman’ review: South Korean filmmaker Hwang Wook delivers ponderous psychological thriller
Follow up to director’s Fantasia 2024 prizewinner ’Mash Ville’ is overstuffed murder mystery
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Korean fantasy ‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ closes sales in 113 territories
The film topped the box office in South Korea on its opening day.
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‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ review: Ahn Hyo-seop heads adaptation of South Korean web comic sensation
Kim Byung-woo’s uneven creature feature also stars K-pop singers Nana and Jisoo