All South Korea articles – Page 36
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NewsBusan, Lotte partner on $17.3m film fund
The money is set to be divided between big-budget commercial projects and independent films shot in the Korean city.
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NewsBusan director's fate remains unclear following latest festival drama
Following a turbulent general assembly meeting festival director Lee Yong-kwan’s position remains unclear.
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NewsPark Chan-wook's 'Handmaiden' pre-sells to 116 countries
Amazon Studios has taken US rights to Park’s first Korean-language production since Thirst.
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NewsBusan mayor offers to step down as BIFF chairman
Busan Metropolitan City mayor Suh Byung-soo has offered to step down as organizing committee chairman of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), while stating BIFF festival director Lee Yong-kwan’s contract will not be renewed after Feb 26.
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NewsKorea's 'Office', 'Trap' secure EFM sales
EXCLUSIVE: 9ers Entertainment has also secured deals for Hong Won-Chan’s Cannes title Office.
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NewsMore In swings with 'The Monkey King 2'
EXCLUSIVE: Korean sales outfit is selling the China box office hit and Dejan Zecevic’s The Rift at EFM.
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NewsFinecut sells 'Chromite' to Germany, Taiwan
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has closed the first raft of deals on John H. Lee’s Operation Chromite, starring Liam Neeson, which has gone to Splendid Film for Germany, Austria and Benelux.
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South Korea box office hits record high in 2015
Theatrical box office was up 3.1% while admissions also grew; local films took 52% of admissions.
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NewsNetflix, Brad Pitt's Plan B back Bong Joon Ho's 'Okja'
Netflix is to invest in Bong Joon Ho’s new film Okja, it has been announced through local production company Okja SPC.
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NewsNews In Brief: Gravitas finds 'Anguish', Academy relaunches fest support
Gravitas Ventures acquires Anguish; Academy relaunches film festival support programme; Office to open the 13th Annual New York Korean Film Festival; Film Movement picks up The Seventh Fire.
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NewsAlibaba to invest in Korea’s Real
Alibaba Pictures Group (APG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to invest in Korean action film Real, set to star Kim Soo-hyun.
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News'My Love, Don't Cross The River' goes to Film Movement
South Korean documentary picked up for the US.
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NewsBusan: Mirovision launches sales on ‘Third Way Of Love’
South Korean sales agent Mirovision has launched sales on Korea-China co-production The Third Way Of Love, directed by Korean filmmaker John H. Lee (A Moment To Remember).
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NewsChina's Huace, Korea's NEW launch joint venture
Korea’s Next Entertainment World (NEW) and China’s Huace have launched a Beijing-based joint venture and announced their first projects.
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NewsFinecut sells 'Right Now', picks up 'Fatal Intuition'
Korean sales agent Finecut has secured a raft of deals on Hong Sangsoo’s Locarno Golden Leopard winner Right Now, Wrong Then and picked up mystery thriller Fatal Intuition at Busan’s Asian Film Market.
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NewsHong Kong’s Fame Universal revs up 'F-Team'
Hong Kong-based Fame Universal Entertainment is producing a feature adaptation of top-rating Chinese reality TV show F-Team, starring Korean actor Lee Min Ho.