All South Korea articles – Page 52
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NewsSouth Korea, China sign tentative co-pro pact
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has announced that it has signed a tentative accord on co-production with China in Seoul. The accord lays the groundwork for a Korea-China co-production treaty to be signed within the year.
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NewsOpen Road gets Nut Job
Open Road Films has acquired all US rights to the 3D animated family film The Nut Job and set a Jan 17 2014 release date.
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NewsJS out of running for Rhythm and Hues
The beleaguered US effects house said on Tuesday [19] that the South Korean bidder JS Communications indicated it will miss the Mar 19 deadline set by the bankruptcy court to execute a sale agreement in connection with its stalking horse bid.
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NewsKorean company eyes Rhythm & Hues
The beleaguered Oscar-winning Los Angeles-based VFX house has caught the eye of South Korean entertainment and media company JS Communications.
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NewsLiam Neeson joins The Nut Job
Liam Neeson has joined the all-star voice cast on Canadian animator ToonBox Entertainment and South Korea-based Redrover Co’s animation comedy The Nut Job.
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NewsSchwarzenegger to open Busan West
Kim Jee-woon, Arnold Schwarzenegger and screenwriter and Dodge College alumnus Andy Knauer will open the Busan West Film Festival, set to run from Mar 8-10.
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NewsJeonju names int'l Competition jury
South Korea’s Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has announced award-winning Kazakhstani film-maker Darezhan Omirbayev will head its International Competition jury this year.
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NewsWell Go buys New World
Well Go USA Entertainment announced on Thursday [13] it had acquired all North American rights in Berlin to Hoon-jung Park’s South Korean action thriller.
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NewsKorean admissions up 21.9% to 195m
South Korean box office admissions jumped a massive 21.9% in 2012 compared to the year before, according to a recent Korean Film Council (KOFIC) report.
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Busan West expands programme, launches competition
The annual pan-Asian film festival staged by Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film And Media Arts in partnership with South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival takes place from Mar 8-10 in California.
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NewsAnnapurna Pictures to finance Lady Vengeance adaptation
Megan Ellison and Annapurna will finance the Charlize Theron starring vehicle and produce Sympathy For Lady Vengeance alongside Theron’s Denver & Delilah Films and CJ Entertainment. Panorama Media will handle international sales.
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IMAX adds 15 theatres to South Korea’s CJ CGV Holdings circuit
The expanded revenue share deal will add 15 IMAX theatres to China and will bring the number of the company’s theatres in South Korea and China to 65.
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NewsFortissimo's Touch of the Light sells to Cinema de Manon for Korea
Taiwan’s official submission to the Academy Awards to be released this coming spring in Korea.
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NewsWell Go USA swoops on North American rights to The Thieves
Choi Dong-hoon’s South Korean heist thriller was a summer smash in its home country where it reportedly generated more than 10m admissions – the first film to do so since tsunami action film Haeundae three years ago.
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FeaturesKorea packs a punch
Screen’s Korea focus, published during Cannes 2012, looks at the driving forces at the local box office, how Korean films are travelling abroad, and hot projects for 2012 and beyond.
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Korean American Film Festival to run Aug 9-11
Jinoh Park’s Should’ve Kissed will open the Los Angeles event, which has announced the inauguration of its programme in collaboration with its New York branch.
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Should've Kissed to open Korean American Film Festival New York
This year’s Korean American Film Festival New York will showcase emerging filmmakers with a mix of narrative features and documentaries with a focus on auteur-driven stories that explore themes like loss and dislocation through journeys of discovery.
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Inaugural Look East: Korean Film Festival hits Hollywood in June
The festival will run from Jun 23-24 and features South Korean screenings and VIP events. Hyundai Motors is the lead sponsor.
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Busan West Asian Film Festival to screen 11 features
Features from China, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam comprise the line-up as organisers of South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival’s spin-off prepare to get underway on Nov 11.
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NewsWell Go USA picks up Korean Oscar submission
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to The Front Line from director Jang Hun.