All South Korea articles – Page 6
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News‘Squid Game 2’, Park Chan-wook’s ‘Uprising’ among Netflix’s Korea 2024 slate
A bumper slate of film and TV series were unveiled by the streaming giant.
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News‘Parasite’ producer Barunson E&A invests in Indonesian horror ‘Respati’
The company will introduce the project to international buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsBusan film festival confirms Park Kwang-su as chairperson
The festival will next look to recruit a festival director and director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
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NewsJapan box office hit ‘Silent Love’ sells across Asia (exclusive)
The romantic drama took twice the box office of Oscar-nominated ‘Poor Things’ on its opening weekend.
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NewsKorean Film Council chair Park Ki-yong steps down amid “heavy responsibility”
Park revealed his future plans to help the Korean film industry “regain its form”.
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NewsBusan film festival nominates Park Kwang-su as chairman
Appointment of a new festival director and ACFM director is ongoing.
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NewsFinecut picks up Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin Competition drama ‘A Traveler’s Needs’
The film stars Isabelle Huppert.
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NewsBusan film festival takes action following sexual harassment investigation
The move follows a string of top-level resignations in 2023.
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Features14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Screen spotlights Asian titles to tempt festival directors in 2024, including upcoming features from Mouly Surya, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Oh Seung-uk.
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NewsFinecut adds animation ‘Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning’ to EFM slate
Feature animation is based on best-selling Korean novel ‘Toemarok’.
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NewsFinecut picks up horror thriller ‘Noise’ for EFM sales slate
Starring Lee Sun-bin, the horror thriller is former Cinéfondation director Kim Soo-jin’s feature debut.
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NewsBong Joon Ho leads call for probe into Korean police and media after Lee Sun-kyun death
‘Parasite’ star Lee died in December of an apparent suicide.
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News‘Evil Does Not Exist’, ’12.12: The Day’ lead 2024 Asian Film Awards nominations
‘Snow Leopard’, ‘Paradise’, ‘The Goldfinger’ and ‘Godzilla Minus One’ also land multiple nods.
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FeaturesSix talking points for the international film industry in 2024
Government funding cuts, AI and potential sales company consolidation are in the spotlight this year.
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NewsKorea box office admissions up 11% in 2023 but remains 45% down on pre-pandemic era
Hit local titles include ’12.12: The Day’ and ‘The Roundup: No Way Out’.
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News‘12.12: The Day’ tops 12 million admissions at Korea box office
The historial action drama has become the biggest film of 2023 at the local box office.
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News‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun dies aged 48
The South Korean star was facing an investigating into alleged drug use.
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NewsKorea box office boosted by political drama ’12.12: The Day’
Box office in South Korea has faced a challenging 2023.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The hot projects from South Korea
A horror comedy, mystery thriller and giant robot feature are among the titles being introduced by South Korean sellers at AFM.
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News‘The Wrestler’, ‘September 1923’ win top awards at Busan
‘Paradise’ and ‘Bridge Kidnapping’ also take major prizes.