All articles by Jean Noh – Page 54
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NewsKo Suk-man to head Jeonju International Film Festival
South Korea’s Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has named Ko Suk-man its new festival director.
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NewsThe Thieves clocks up more than 10 million admissions
Choi Dong-hoon’s heist movie The Thieves has become the sixth Korean film to clock up over 10 million admissions at the local box office.
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Wang Xiaoshuai, Lav Diaz among Busan’s APM selections
Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM) has announced 30 selections for this year, including projects from Wang Xiaoshuai, Lav Diaz, Min Kyu-dong, Royston Tan, and Jeon Soo-il.
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Korea’s Opus, Zip secure investment from Spackman Group
New York and Hong Kong-based investment holding company Spackman Group has established a subsidiary to invest in the upcoming slates of Korean production companies Opus Pictures and Zip Cinema.
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Space Brothers scoops top prize at PiFan
The 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) closed over the weekend with the Best of Puchon award going to Space Brothers from Japanese filmmaker Yoshitaka Mori.
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Safebreaker wins top award at NAFF closing
Puchon’s Network of Asian Fantastic Film (NAFF) wrapped today with the top Bucheon Award going to Ted Chung’s project Safebreaker.
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PiFan opens with inaugural Producers’ Choice award
The 16th Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) opened tonight with an inaugural Producers’ Choice Award going to Ha Jung-woo and Ha Ji-won.
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NewsBong Joon Ho wraps Snowpiercer in Prague
The Host director Bong Joon Ho has wrapped shooting what looks to be Korea’s most expensive film to date, Snowpiercer.
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Busan partners with Al Jazeera on doc support
The Busan film festival’s Asian Network of Documentary (AND) is partnering with Al Jazeera English (AJE) on documentary scheme Viewfinder: Asia (working title).
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NewsKorean admissions reach record 83m in first half of 2012
South Korean cinema admissions have hit a record high in the first half of 2012, increasing by 21% to 82.7 million, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
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NewsMakhmalbaf among BIFF’s Asian Cinema Fund recipients
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 31 Asian Cinema Fund (ACF) recipients this year, including Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The Gardener for post-production funds.
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NewsNoth to be among international guests at PiFan
Golden Globe-nominated actor Chris Noth will be on the red carpet at the 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) next month.
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NewsHorror Stories, For Love’s Sake to bookend PiFan
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) has announced a line-up of 230 films from 47 countries for its 16th edition.
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NewsScreen's Filmart panel explores online access to China, rest of Asia
How to monetize expensive TV and film content online in Asia was the topic in the opening Filmart panel yesterday “New Prospects for Online Distribution Of Entertainment Content” which featured speakers from Chinese web platforms Youku and Qiyi.
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Memento Mori's Min Kyu-dong directs romcom for M-Line
South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution is launching sales on romantic comedy All About My Wife at Filmart in Hong Kong.
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Showbox sends Thieves around Asia
Showbox seals key Asian territory deals on Macau diamond heist film The Thieves from Korean director Choi Dong-hoon.
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Lotte picks up sales on Ghastly, Architecture 101
South Korean sales company Lotte Entertainment is launching sales at Filmart on horror film Ghastly starring Hyo-min of popular girl group T-ara in her acting debut.
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NewsFinecut calls into Love 911
South Korean sales company Finecut has picked up the upcoming romance Love 911 ahead of Hong Kong Filmart.
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NewsDaisy’s Nam spreads Taste of Money
EXCLUSIVE: South Korea’s Daisy Entertainment has brought in a new director for its nascent International Sales division - Erica Nam, formerly of Mirovision.
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NewsFinecut acquires Hong Sang-soo's Another Country
The South Korean sales company will be screening a promo reel at the upcoming European Film Market.