All South Korea articles – Page 26
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NewsFinecut seals Europe, Asia deals on Berlin award-winner ‘The Novelist’s Film’
Sales also secured of upcoming horror ‘Contorted’ and Im Sang-soo’s ‘Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness’.
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Reviews‘The Novelist’s Film’: Berlin Review
The prolific DIY master Hong Sangsoo returns to Berlin with another playful comedy of manners
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FeaturesBerlin 2022: South Korea hot projects
With a strong showing at the Berlinale and some commercial projects in the market, there is plenty of Korean projects on offer for international buyers.
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NewsContents Panda acquires wavve’s first original feature ‘Gentleman’ (exclusive)
The Korean OTT platform is increasingly investing in original content.
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Features14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Park Chan-wook and Makoto Shinkai all have films ready for 2022.
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NewsBong Joon Ho sets sci-fi adaptation at Warner Bros, Robert Pattinson attached to star
Plan B among producers on adaptation of upcoming sci-fi novel.
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NewsUS films take biggest market share at South Korea box office for the first time in a decade
Distributors held back local releases due to pandemic curbs on cinemagoing.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival to move ahead as physical event
The festival is also planning a showcase of Taehung Pictures films.
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NewsKorean Film Council appoints Park Ki-yong as chairperson
His term will run until January 8, 2024.
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NewsKorean distributors brace for reintroduction of cinema restrictions to tackle Covid surge
Cinemas will now need to close at 22.00.
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NewsSouth Korea’s CJ ENM buys majority stake of Endeavor Content scripted business in $775m deal
CJ ENM to establish “global production base in the US.
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Reviews‘Escape From Mogadishu’: Review
South Korea’s nail-biting political thriller continues to win fans as the country’s Oscar submission
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NewsNetflix talks ‘Squid Game’ creator compensation, working with ISPs in South Korea
Dean Garfield, vice president of public policy, hostetd an “open talk” with the media.
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FeaturesAFM 2021: South Korea hot projects
Includes projects from Shin Su-won, Cheon Myeong-kwan and Kim Hyung-joo.
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Reviews‘Hommage’: Tokyo Review
Lee Jung-eun shines as a struggling director tasked with restoring a damaged film from a deceased woman director
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NewsJero Yun’s ‘Secret Of My Father’ wins Busan award at Asian Project Market
APM this year hosted a selection of 25 projects from 15 countries.
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Reviews‘Seire’: Busan Review
A disorienting, accomplished psychological drama about a new father grappling with superstition and guilt
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Reviews‘Missing’: Busan Review
A bereft widower pursues a serial killer in Katayama Shinzo’s ambitious second feature
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Reviews‘Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness’: Busan Review (opening film)
An amiable, ambling odd-couple comedy from South Korean auteur Im Sang-Soo