All articles by Jean Noh – Page 42

  • Asian Film Summit Toronto Peter Loehr Cameron Bailey
    News

    Asia experts discuss China film growth, challenges

    2014-09-11T10:32:00Z

    Experts at the Asia Film Summit in Toronto discussed the growth and current issues in Asia and finding the key to cracking the East-West conundrum.

  • Boo Ji-young
    Features

    Boo Ji-young, Cart

    2014-09-07T08:02:00Z

    Boo Ji-young’s sophomore feature Cart is a topical tale of workers at a big-box retail store.

  • Paradise In Service
    News

    Busan unveils 2014 line-up

    2014-09-02T20:19:00Z

    Chen-Zer Doze Niu’s Paradise In Service and Lee Bo-Cheung’s Gangster Pay Day to bookend 19th edition.

  • Park Chan-wook
    News

    Park Chan-wook's Fingersmith adaptation confirmed

    2014-09-02T15:17:00Z

    Long-rumoured project to begin casting this month with a shoot planned for 2015.

  • busan_skyline
    News

    Busan to host Korean hitmakers forum

    2014-08-27T16:48:00Z

    Busan’s Asian Film Market has announced major events including a Korean Producers Forum featuring 10 filmmakers whose hits broke the 10 million admissions landmark at the local box office.

  • Hideaki Anno
    News

    Tokyo unveils major Asian push

    2014-08-26T14:49:00Z

    The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced a seven-year collaboration with the Japan Foundation that includes co-producing a pan-Asian omnibus series.

  • Singapore
    News

    Omnibus to mark Singapore's 50th

    2014-08-22T16:30:00Z

    Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.

  • Asghar Farhadi
    News

    Asgar Farhadi to head Busan jury

    2014-08-21T11:38:00Z

    The Oscar-winning director of A Seperation will oversee jury members including Bong Joon Ho.

  • Brillante Mendoza
    News

    Busan's Asian Project Market line-up

    2014-08-19T12:12:00Z

    Directors include Brillante Mendoza, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Yeon Sang-ho.

  • Roaring Currents
    News

    Roaring Currents tops Avatar in S Korea

    2014-08-18T08:52:00Z

    Kim Han-min’s war epic edges towards 15 million admissions, beating previous box office record-holder Avatar to become the biggest ever film in South Korea.

  • Jung Jin-woo
    News

    Busan to honour Jung Jin-woo

    2014-08-14T11:56:00Z

    The 19th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced its Korean Cinema Retrospective will spotlight veteran director and producer Jung Jin-woo.

  • Moon So-ri
    News

    Korean filmmakers Sewol hunger strike

    2014-08-11T14:34:00Z

    South Korean filmmakers have started a hunger strike relay in support of the Sewol Ferry disaster victims’ families.

  • Roaring Currents
    News

    Roaring Currents breaks Korea record

    2014-08-11T11:35:00Z

    In Korea, historic sea battle film Roaring Currents has hit 11 million admissions in record time and beaten Disney’s Frozen to the biggest box office of 2014 to date.

  • United Cinemas
    News

    Japan's Lawson to buy United Cinemas

    2014-08-07T10:00:00Z

    Convenience store chain Lawson is set to acquire Japan’s third largest theatre operator United Cinemas in a deal thought to be worth around $100m by the end of the month.

  • Park Chan Wook in Jerusalem
    News

    Korean filmmakers support Palestine

    2014-08-04T09:32:00Z

    Leading Korean filmmakers Park Chan-wook and Ryoo Seung-wan have joined a group of 100 public figures in a petition against Israel’s attack on Gaza and “civilian massacre”.

  • Mark Lee, Chapman To
    News

    Chapman To, Mark Lee play mahjong rivals

    2014-07-31T14:28:00Z

    King of Mahjong to be directed by Adrian Teh.

  • The Dark Valley
    News

    Dark Valley wins at Puchon

    2014-07-28T09:14:00Z

    In Korea, the 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped with Andreas Prochaska’s Austria-Germany Alps cowboy co-production The Dark Valley picking up the Best of Puchon award.

  • Big Hero 6
    News

    Big Hero 6 world premiere to open Tokyo

    2014-07-23T22:00:00Z

    The 27th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its opening film will be the world premiere of Disney animation Big Hero 6.

  • Dead, End Or: How I Learned To Stop Living And Love Being Officially Dead
    News

    Dead, End wins at PiFan's NAFF

    2014-07-23T16:47:00Z

    The 18th Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan)’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) wrapped tonight with top Bucheon Award going to Dev Benegal’s Indian project Dead, End Or: How I Learned To Stop Living And Love Being Officially Dead.

  • PiFan 2014
    News

    Transmedia talks at PiFan’s NAFF

    2014-07-23T09:57:00Z

    At the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan), experts discussed transmedia storytelling, where it’s at and where it could go in the near future.