All articles by Jean Noh – Page 55
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NewsSouth Korea's record 2011 box office up 7.4% year-on-year
KOFIC reports that gross was $1.1bn for the year.
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Korea's CJ CGV and Lotte add new cinemas in Vietnam
South Korea’s two leading exhibitors CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema are adding steam to their launches into Vietnam, a market of increasing interest in the region.
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NewsSector 7 becomes highest grossing Korean film in China
Cosmetic surgery rom-com 200 Pounds Beauty formerly held the record for highest grossing Korean film released in China.
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NewsKorean hit Leafie sells English-language rights
Toronto-based 108 Media Group pick up Korean hit for all English-language rights.
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NewsFinecut closes more post-AFM deals for titles including Leafie
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced further deals from the AFM led by Leafie, Korea’s highest grossing animation, which sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories and Conquest Filmes for Brazil.
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NewsLee Byung-hun to star in Choo Chang-min's Masquerade
Shooting is due to begin on the $8m costume drama for South Korean studio CJ E&M.
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NewsMiyake's Beyond The Wave wins TIFFCOM new talent award
Murayama’s Banapara also gets development award.
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TIFFCOM kicks off with buyer attendance up 12%
Exhibitors also up from last year, with overseas exhibitors including BBC Worldwide, Telefilm Canada, Gaumont.
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NewsKOFIC unveils plans to grow Korean industry to $1.3bn by 2013
Plans to boost international co-productions as well as promoting Korean locations and other initiatives.
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NewsTokyo kicks off post-disaster edition with help from Jovovich, Chan
The 24th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off Friday [Oct 23] with its ecologically-themed green carpet welcoming international stars such as Jackie Chan, Fan Bing Bing and Milla Jovovich, who starred in the Opening Film The Three Musketeers 3D.
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NewsBusan closes with admissions jump; new Cinema Center leaking during rain
Busan’s New Currents Award shared by Mourning and Nino.
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NewsMy Man wins Busan award at Asian Project Market
The 6th Asian Film Market’s newly renamed Asian Project Market (APM), formerly known as the Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), closed with Kumakiri Kazuyoshi’s My Man – Watashino Otoko winning the Busan Award.
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NewsAsian Film Market closes with 39% rise in attendance; European presence boosted
Busan’s Sixth Asian Film Market closed today (Oct 13) with a 39% increase of participants since last year.
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NewsToei sells Hard Romanticker to South Korea, Hong Kong
At the 6th Asian Film Market, Japanese sales company Toei has sold the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Midnight Passion title Hard Romanticker to Joy & Contents Group for South Korea and to Sundream for Hong Kong.
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NewsFinecut sells Poongsan to Japan's Asia Films
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced a slew of deals done at the Asian Film Market and Mipcom which include the Busan festival title Poongsan to Asia Films for Japan.
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NewsCJ, Sovik, Isu launch new funds at Busan's Asian Film Market
Leading established investors such as CJ, Sovik and Isu presented their initiatives to a packed hall of filmmakers at the Busan Exhibition Convention Center (BEXCO) yesterday (Oct 11).
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NewsGTH secures pre sales on The Billionaire
At the 6th Asian Film Market, Thai sales company Gmm Tai Hub Company Limited (GTH) has presold The Billionaire to CT Chakawara for Indonesia, Bees Factory for Taiwan and GV for Singapore.
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NewsBusan's Asian Film Market kicks off with registration up 24%
Busan’s 6th Asian Film Market opened today (Oct 10) in its new venue at the Busan Exhibition Convention Center (BEXCO) with a 67% increase in sales booths and a 24% increase in participant registration year-on-year.
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Pony Canyon picks up Busan opener Always
South Korean distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has sold Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening film Always, directed by Song Il-gon, to Pony Canyon for Japan.
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NewsBusan kicks off 16th festival to roars of applause in new cinema center
The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opened today (Oct 6) in the newly completed Busan Cinema Center with a star-studded red carpet and the world premiere of Song Il-gon’s Always.