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NewsBody horror ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ wins top awards at Bifan 2025
Further winners included ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ and ‘Together’.
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NewsCarlo Francisco Manatad’s ‘Brilliant Melody’ wins two at Bifan’s NAFF project market
Filipino filmmaker Manatad is known for Locarno award-winner ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’.
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NewsCoproduction Office boards Syeyoung Park’s Korean sci-fi ‘The Fin’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Park’s second feature is set in a post-war, ecologically devasted Korea.
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News‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ scores year’s second highest opening at Korean box office
The opening figures are second only to Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’.
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NewsNeon acquires Park Chan-wook dark comedy ‘No Other Choice’
Company plans awards run for Venice-tipped feature starring Lee Byung-hun.
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NewsSouth Korea set for worst box-office figures in two decades
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ and the latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ have not matched last year’s blockbusters in the country.
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Reviews‘Hi-Five’ review: ‘Burning’ star Yoo Ah-in joins strong cast for South Korean superhero movie
Director Kang Hyoung-chul’s fantasy adventure sees ordinary Koreans develop superpowers after organ transplants
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NewsBusan’s Asian Cinema Fund unveils 14 projects after record-breaking entries
Titles hail from Korea, China and India among others.
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NewsTaiwanese directors team with Korean, Thai and Indonesian producers for slate of six genre films
EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese-language features are the first to emerge from the Rocket programme – a cross-country film development programme.
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NewsBucheon film festival expands into “AI step 2” as it reveals 2025 lineup
The genre festival in South Korea is set to open with Werner Herzog inspired, AI-driven ‘About A Hero’.
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NewsRunup Vietnam readies local remakes of Korea’s ‘The Last Ride’ and ‘Love Reset’
EXCLUSIVE: The company was launched last year by former Lotte Entertainment exec Lee Jin Sung.
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News‘Hi-Five’ takes on ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ at South Korea box office
Local drama ‘Big Deal’ also opened ahead of ‘Lilo & Stitch’.
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NewsAndy Serkis’s Imaginarium developing spy thriller with Korea’s Artist Studio
‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae leads Artist Studio.
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News“There needs to be a rethink”: Korean sellers at Cannes market reflect on challenges
“Buyers know the market and just aren’t going to pay whatever we ask.”
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News‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ breaks records on South Korea opening
The Tom Cruise blockbuster toppled previous box office leader ‘Yadang: The Snitch’.
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NewsBusan festival director Jung Hanseok talks plans for landmark edition and “generational shift”
First interview with the new festival director of Busan International Film Festival, ahead of its landmark edition.
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NewsKorea’s Plus M partners with Japan’s KDDI for joint theatrical releases, remakes
The MOU also covers a remastered screenings series and work exchange programme.
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News‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ by Cannes juror Hong Sangsoo sold to key territories
The film premiered in Competition at the Berlinale.
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NewsBarunson E&A expands Indonesian slate with horror ‘The Book Of Sijjin And Illiyyin’
EXCLUSIVE: The film is directed by Hadrah Daeng Ratu (‘The Corpse Washer’) and is scripted by Lele Laila, writer of box office hit ‘KKN Di Desa Penari’.
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NewsKorean superhero film ‘Hi-Five’ lands distribution in US, Asia
EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming feature has a cast that includes Yoo Ah-in of ‘The Match’.