All South Korea articles – Page 42
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NewsKim Ki-duk to open Venice Days
Kim Ki-duk’s One on One is to open the Venice Film Festival’s independantly run Venice Days section.
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NewsCJ to remake Miss Granny for China
CJ E&M has announced Korea-China co-production Once Again, 20’s (working title), a Chinese-language film based on hit Korean comedy Miss Granny.
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NewsCJ's The Target hits key sales
Korean remake of Point Blank sells to Germany and Latin America, among others.
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NewsArclight's Rabbit hops the world
EXCLUSIVE: Animated sequel sells to UK distributor, among other territories.
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NewsSouth Korea to remake Drug War
Media Asia Films has signed a deal with South Korea’s Jong Film to remake Johnnie To’s Drug War into a Korean-language feature.
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NewsCannes chief to receive Korean honour
The government of South Korea is awarding the Order of Culture Merit, Eun-Gwan Medal to Thierry Fremaux, the general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsHistory Of Fear wins at Jeonju
Benjamin Naishtat’s debut feature picked up the Grand Prize at the festival in South Korea.
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NewsCJ unveils Peaceful Island co-pro
South Korea’s CJ E&M has announced Korea-China-Hong Kong co-production The Peaceful Island (working title), directed by Korean Chang Yoon-hyun, whose credits include Hwang Jin Yi and Tell Me Something.
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NewsJeonju mourns ferry disaster victims
The Jeonju International Film Festival opened without a red carpet or outdoor performances as South Korea continues to mourn the victims of the Sewol ferry sinking.
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NewsFinecut adds three for Cannes
South Korean sales agent Finecut has secured three new titles for the Cannes Market led by Ha Jung-woo’s Chronicle Of A Blood Merchant, based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Yu Hua.
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NewsBankside secures sales for Hector
EXCLUSIVE: Deals on Simon Pegg comedy include South Korea, Spain, Benelux.
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NewsJeonju to open with 3D zombie film
The 15th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has announced its line-up with Opening Film to be the world premiere of Mad Sad Bad, a 3D zombie omnibus directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, Han Ji-seung and Kim Tae-yong.
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NewsNoah scores mighty Russia launch
Paramount Pictures International top brass said Darren Aronofsky’s film opened on $2.75m in Russia for the fourth biggest non-holiday debut in history.
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NewsJeonju names Competition jury
Adriano Aprà, Yoon Jong-chan and Mark Peranson make up Korean Film Competition jury.
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NewsChina to remake Korea's Top Star
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has sold China remake rights to Jong Hoon Park’s Top Star to Beijing-based Aim Media.
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NewsBusan films set for Berlin showcase
A selection of films from the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) are to be showcased at a Korean festival in Berlin.
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NewsCJ cooks up Final Recipe sales
Korea’s CJ Entertainment has announced a raft of deals on Final Recipe, starring Henry Lau from the Asian pop group Super Junior – M and Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).
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News9ers Ent digs Grave Mourning
Korea’s 9ers Entertainment is launching sales on mystery horror film Grave Mourning (working title), produced by JupiterFilm (The Face Reader) and backed by new distribution company Little Big Pictures.
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NewsM-line launches Innocent Thing sales
Korea’s M-line Distribution is launching sales at Filmart on Kim Tae-Kyun’s upcoming suspense melodrama Innocent Thing.
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NewsFinecut books Night Flight sales
Korean sales agent Finecut has announced a raft of deals at Filmart led by Lee Su-jin’s award-winning Han Gong-ju and Berlinale queer film Night Flight.