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Box office sales expected to drop 73.3% in 2020: KOFICDec 14, 2020The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said Monday that cinema ticket sales this year are expected to drop 73.3 percent on-year to 510 billion won ($467.54 million), influenced by the prolonged COVID-19 pan... -
Korean movie industry stays quiet after filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s deathDec 13, 2020The South Korean movie industry did not have much to say about director Kim Ki-duk’s death on Friday in Latvia from COVID-19 complications. None of the local movie associations released an official ... -
Movie director Kim Ki-duk dies of coronavirusDec 11, 2020South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from COVID-19 in Latvia on Friday. News reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with COV... -
Global interest in Korean films rises after 'Parasite' wins Oscars, KFA saysDec 11, 2020Overseas inquiries about South Korean movies have been on the rise thanks to the Oscar-winning Korean film "Parasite," the national film archive said during a forum in Seoul. The Korean Film Archive... -
Arirang TV to air documentary series on Korean filmsDec 10, 2020An English-language documentary series on South Korean films, “K-Cineflex,” will air on Arirang TV from Thursday to Saturday, introducing popular Korean films and discussing the development of the Ko... -
Release of blockbuster 'Seobok' postponed amid coronavirus scareDec 7, 2020The release of South Korean science-fiction action film "Seobok" has been postponed indefinitely amid a huge, ongoing wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the film's distributor said Monday. "We ... -
Movie theaters screen TV drama series amid protracted pandemicDec 7, 2020South Korea's movie theaters have been opening their doors to television series as part of efforts to survive the protracted novel coronavirus pandemic. CGV, a multiplex chain run by entertainment g... -
Youn Yuh-jung wins Best Supporting Actress at Sunset Circle AwardsDec 5, 2020“Minari” depicts the life of a South Korean family that moved to Arkansas in the 1980s in pursuit of the American dream. The movie was also chosen among its “10 Best Movies of 2020” by Vanity Fair, w... -
SIFF organizer connects local indie movie creators with distributorsDec 4, 2020The organizer of the Seoul Independent Film Festival announced Friday that its two-day event “Next Link,” held Tuesday and Wednesday to connect indie movie creators with distributors, was a success. ... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekDec 4, 2020Freaky (US) Opened Nov. 25 Comedy, Horror Directed by Christopher Landon A serial killer known as the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn) murders four teenagers and steals an ancient dagger known ... -
“The Call” director reaches out to global audiences with Netflix debutDec 2, 2020He added that he loves the “Kill Bill” movies by Quentin Tarantino and he was influenced by their strong female characters. ”The Call“ also portrays two different mother-and-daughter relationships -... -
Romance film 'Josee' set for release in Asia this monthDec 2, 2020The romance film "Josee," based on the famous Japanese original movie, is set to hit theaters in Asia this month, the movie's distributor said Wednesday. Starring Han Ji-min and Nam Joo-hyuk, "Josee... -
Women taking over movie screensDec 1, 2020During the November press conference, the director of “The Day I Died” added that the decision to have women lead the story flowed naturally from the process of telling a story about women. “It was ... -
Film festival by directors to be held onlineNov 30, 2020The CMR—Directors Week, a film festival organized by and for film directors, will be held from Tuesday to Saturday. The festival has been held under the name Chungmuro International Musical Film Fes... -
Song Kang-ho, Kim Min-hee make list of ‘25 Greatest Actors’ by NYTNov 27, 2020Actors Song Kang-ho and Kim Min-hee were included in the list of “The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far),” as arranged by the New York Times. On Wednesday, the New York Times released a...
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