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AMC and Korea’s CJ 4DPlex to open 65 premium format cinemas in the US, Europe
Starting this summer, 25 ScreenX and 40 4DX locations will be launched.
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Korea’s CJ ENM partners with Academy Museum to showcase Asian creators
The three-year partnership begins with a Bong Joon Ho exhibition.
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Busan film festival appoints Jung Hanseok director, nearly two years after departures
The film programmer will begin his four-year tenure on March 21.
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Korea’s LYD boards ‘On Summer Sand’ as it expands Japan slate
The film stars Joe Odagiri and is set to release in July.
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Korean sellers at Filmart look for signs of China content ‘ban’ easing
“It’s been too long,” said one seller of the K-content freeze.
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Filmart 2025: the buzz titles from South Korea
Highly anticipated films from Park Chan-wook and Yeon Sang-ho join horror, crime and animation features from Korean sellers at the market.
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Don Lee action film ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ sold to US, UK, Asia (exclusive)
The cast also includes Girls’ Generation K-pop star Seo Hyun and David Lee, most recently seen in Squid Game season two.
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Korea’s K-Movie to handle sales of Thai horror ‘Our House’ (exclusive)
The feature is co-directed by Kongkiat Komesiri and Nophand Boonyai.
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‘Mickey 17’ becomes South Korea’s highest grossing film of 2025 so far
The Warner Bros. feature surpassed ‘Hitman 2’ to take the lead.
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Autumn Sun boards ’Moonlight Madness’ starring Don Lee, lands Korea sale
The comedy marks the first time the Korean star has taken a role in a Chinese production
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‘Love Reset’ director reunites with ‘Squid Game’ star for ‘The First Ride’ (exclusive)
Korean filmmaker Nam Dae-joong will begin production on the road trip adventure imminently.
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Korea’s Hive brings horror and hip-hop to Hong Kong (exclusive)
Horror ’The Abandoned’ is from Kwak Jieong-duk and ’Hit Hit Hit’ is directed by Kim Dong-kyu
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‘Parasite’ stars to reunite on comedy-drama ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ (exclusive)
Marks the second feature of director Pil Gam-sung after 2021’s ’Hostage: Missing Celebrity’.
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Korea’s leading cinema chain CJ CGV restructures amid market challenges
CJ CGV implements voluntary retirement amid struggles across local industry
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Jung Hanseok revealed as frontrunner for Busan festival director role
The Korean cinema programmer has been recommended for the long-contested position.
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Barunson E&A grows non-Korean slate with Indonesian musical ‘Rangga & Cinta’
The upcoming film is a reboot of hit romance franchise ‘What’s With Love?’.
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Does ‘Mickey 17’ release in China indicate easing of Korean content ‘ban’?
Bong Joon Ho’s dark comedy also led the Korean box office for a second consecutive week.
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‘Train To Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho readies zombie thriller ‘Gunche’
The film will star Gianna Jun in her first feature role for 10 years
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Korea’s CJ ENM recruits Acemaker CEO Jung Hyun-joo to lead film division
The former CEO of Acemaker Movieworks is known for her work on Bong Joon Ho’s ‘The Host’.
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ scores biggest Korea box office opening of 2025
The sci-fi feature starring Robert Pattinson accounted for 69% of the total revenue share at the local box office.