All South Korea articles
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News‘Firefighters’ climbs to top of Korean box office despite controversy
Despite being dogged by controversy, the local drama pushed ‘Moana 2’ into second position.
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NewsKorea’s LYD expands international scope with Japanese slate (exclusive)
Titles include ‘Hold Me’ and ‘Hell Is Other People’.
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NewsKorean ‘Firefighters’ director hits back over politically motivated criticism
The film is under fire due to familial connections between filmmaker Kwak Kyung-taek and a member of South Korea’s People Power Party (PPP).
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NewsBong Joon Ho’s animated feature is “halfway done” (reports)
The film is set to have the biggest budget of any Korean film to date.
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NewsKorean ‘Concrete Utopia’ director Um Tae Hwa set to train Saudi talent
The filmmaker will conduct an intensive workshop in the region next year.
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News‘Moana 2’ makes impressive debut at Korea box office as 'Wicked' trails
The strong performance appears to have revitalised a sluggish Korean box office that had seen weekend earnings dip below $10m for 10 consecutive weeks.
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News‘Wicked’ casts spell over Korea box office with 45% share
Local feature ‘Hidden Face’ ranked second.
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NewsWarner Bros, CJ ENM partnering on English- and Korean-language remakes
No detail yet on first titles, number of titles expected.
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News‘Gladiator II’ leads Korea box office with 40% of weekend takings
Further titles in the top 10 include ‘Hear Me: Our Summer’ and ‘Devils Stay’.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Locarno title ‘By The Stream’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film centres around a scandalous incident involving a lecturer and her uncle.
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News‘Venom: The Last Dance’ maintains its lead at the Korean box office
Total October box office was down 9% year on year.
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NewsSouth Korea testing “snack films” with lower ticket prices to shake up box office
Horror-thriller ‘4:44 : Time Of Fear’ set for release on November 1.
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News‘Venom: The Last Dance’ tops Korea box office with 60% of takings
Further titles in the top 10 included ‘A Normal Family’ and ‘Love In The Big City’.
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News‘The Land Of Morning Calm’, ‘MA – Cry Of Silence’ win top awards at Busan, 2025 date shift confirmed
Rima Das’s ‘Village Rockstars 2’ and Tom Lin’s ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ win Jiseok competition.
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NewsKorean drama ‘The Final Semester’ wins three at Busan Vision Awards
Coming-of-age features ‘Fragment’ and ‘Waterdrop’ also take two apiece.
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News‘Kingdom Of The Insomniacs’ wins top Busan Award at Asian Project Market
Philippines-US co-production ‘Hum’ picked up two prizes.
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NewsAsia’s buyers back in force at ACFM as Busan considers earlier date in 2025 (exclusive)
The market looks to report its biggest numbers in five years, even in the face of major budget cuts.
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NewsProducers Guild of Korea launches ‘hotline’ to aid international co-productions
The initiative is aimed at international producers seeking Korean co-production.
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NewsWong Kar-wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ wins two at Asia Contents Awards
Further big winners include Netflix’s ‘Cigarette Girl’ and ‘Mask Girl’ as well as Taiwan’s ‘Imperfect Us’.
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Reviews‘Waterdrop’: Busan Review
A bereaved teenager goes to extreme lengths to find a new family in this uneven Korean debut