All South Korea articles – Page 42
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NewsKorea’s Finecut acquires 'Circle Of Atonement'
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut has picked up Circle Of Atonement, the feature directorial debut of Park Eun Gyoung and Lee Dong Ha, whose credits as writers include The Terror Live.
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NewsAsian Film Awards to honour Im Kwon-taek
Korean director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s edition on March 25.
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NewsParamount, Lotte cut South Korea deal
The studio has signed a distribution pact with Lotte Entertainment on all its films in South Korea that will kick off with Mission: Impossible 5.
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NewsCannes, Venice chiefs support Busan censorship struggle
Directors of award-winning films including Uncle Boonmee… and Kandahar also back freedom of expression fight.
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NewsSouth Korean film groups protest for freedom of expression
In a show of mass solidarity not seen since the Screen Quota protests nearly a decade ago, 74 South Korean film industry groups together held a press conference today (Feb 13) in Seoul to protest recent encroachments on freedom of expression.
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NewsThe Model pre-sells to France, Korea
Mads Matthiesen’s upcoming film starring Ed Skrein scores five territory deals at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsShowbox uncovers Detective K sales
EXCLUSIVE: Adventure period comedy sequel sells to slew of territories, including Japan.
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NewsCJ racks up Ode To My Father sales
EXCLUSIVE: JK Youn’s blockbuster closes a string of sales across the Asia Pacific region.
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News9ers sell Korean strike drama Cart
EXCLUSIVE: Sales company inks deals to multiple territories on Boo Ji-young’s Cart.
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NewsSouth Korean film industry sales hits all-time high
South Korea’s film industry sales hit an all-time record of KW2.03trillion ($1.85bn) last year.
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NewsBusan director refuses request to step down
Busan Metropolitan City has asked Lee Yong-kwan to step down as festival director of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) ahead of its 20th edition.
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NewsKino Lorber plots summer debut for A Hard Day
The distributor has acquired all North American rights to the hit South Korean thriller and Cannes 2014 Directors’ Fortnight selection and will release in theatres this summer.
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NewsS Korea's NEW launches int'l sales arm
Major South Korean investor/distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has launched its own international sales division through subsidiary Contents Panda.
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NewsSouth Korean films top 100 million admissions
Local films in South Korea have topped 100 million admissions for the third consecutive year.
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NewsCJ CGV launches into Myanmar circuit
South Korean exhibitor will start running Junction Cineplex in Myanmar from Dec 6.
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NewsSpackman to acquire Novus Mediacorp
South Korean production group signs MOU for acquisition of ancillary distributor.
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FeaturesBuzz titles: Korea
Some of South Korea’s hottest films are being sold at this year’s AFM, from Im Kwon-taek’s 102nd film to the Detective K sequel. Jean Noh reports.
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NewsM-Line picks up Fox’s Enemies
EXCLUSIVE: Comedy thriller is directed by Im Sang-soo [pictured] and sales will be launched at AFM.
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NewsCJ E&M launches VoD service Vingo
New service specialises in film recommendations and saw CJ E&M join with Dolby Laboratories to provide 5.1 surround sound on earphones and headphones.