All South Korea articles – Page 45
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News'Assassination' beats 'Avengers' record in S Korea
Korean feature tops 10.5 million admissions.
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NewsBusan unveils New Currents Jury; top 10 Asian films
South Korea’s 20th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced iconic Taiwanese actress and filmmaker Sylvia Chang will lead this year’s New Currents jury.
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NewsLiam Neeson to play US war hero in Korea's 'Operation Chromite'
Taken star Liam Neeson is set to play US Army General Douglas MacArthur in John H. Lee’s upcoming Korean War film about the Incheon Landing Operation.
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NewsBusan's new co-director Kang Soo-youn talks censorship controversy
A month after her appointment as co-director of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Kang Soo-youn was on stage in Seoul speaking with the press alongside her co-director colleague Lee Yong-kwan.
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NewsBusan unveils Asian Project Market 2015 line-up
Titles include London Stories from Hana Makhmalbaf [pictured].
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NewsS Korea's Jeonju names Lee Choong-jik festival director
Lee previously headed the Korean Film Commission.
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NewsKorean box office rises 2.6% in first half of 2015
Box office tops $653m… but admissions fall 1.5%.
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NewsBiFan awards winners revealed
Port Of Call wins best feature; Turbo Kid team take Best Director.
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NewsBusan fest names actress Kang Soo-youn co-director
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Organization Committee has confirmed veteran actress Kang Soo-youn as festival co-director today at a special assembly in Busan City Hall.
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NewsKOFIC launches reformed arthouse film support initiative
In reaction to protests from specialist exhibitors, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has announced it is going ahead with the launch of a new support programme for arthouse film distribution.
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NewsBusan, Youku launch masters and newcomers project
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and China’s Youku have initiated their Asian collaboration project to nurture new filmmakers with master directors.
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NewsS Korea's Bucheon fest unveils 2015 line-up
World premieres include closing film The Chosen: Forbidden Cave from Kim Hui; competition line-up includes Coin Locker Girl, which played in Cannes Critics’ Week.
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NewsBiFan's It Project Spotlight on Chinese, Nordic genre films
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea has announced this year’s It Project Spotlight on China and is tentatively launching a new programme titled Nordic Genre Invasion.
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NewsS Korea's NEW holds film release over Mers outbreak
In South Korea where concerns over the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) have been heightening, distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has postponed the release of Northern Limit Line (aka Battle of Yeonpyeong).
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NewsKorea's NAFF It Project reveals 2015 line-up
South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), Asia’s largest genre film fest, has announced 21 titles from 12 countries to be presented during the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) genre film project market.
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NewsKorea's CJ pacts with Thailand's Major Cineplex
Korea’s leading film investor/distributor CJ Entertainment has signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s top exhibitor Major Cineplex Group to establish a joint venture for film production and investment.
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NewsCannes title 'The Here After' sells to UK, Korea
Drama about a young man who returns home after serving time in prison, but is not forgiven by the local community, played in Directors’ Fortnight.