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All posts tagged "film"

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  S. Korean film industry surpasses 2 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in sales for the first time

  The South Korean film industry surpassed 2 trillion won, or about $1.8 billion, in sales for the first time last year, according to a Korean Film Council report Monday. Sales — which include digital and overseas sales...

  • Posted February 2, 2015
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  S. Korea sees first ’10 million ticket sales’ film of the year with ‘Ode to My Father’

  Just 14 days into the new year, South Korea already has a film — “Ode to My Father,” directed by Yoon Je-gyun — that’s sold more than 10 million tickets, its fast-growing standard of box office success....

  • Posted January 13, 2015
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  Korean crime-action film to open in North America on Jan. 9

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — “The Con Artists,” a Korean film starring Kim Woo-bin, will open in five foreign countries in North America and Asia, its investor-distributor said Tuesday. The crime-action flick is scheduled to open in North America...

  • Posted December 29, 2014
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  South Korea’s domestic films are catching up to foreign pics

  South Korean films are fast catching up to foreign ones in their home country, this year marking 100 million domestic ticket sales three years in a row, Yonhap reported. According to the Korean Film Council, South Korean...

  • Posted December 23, 2014
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  [THR] Warner Bros. Korea to Debut Films Via Online Services

   Amid the surge of the South Korean online market for movies in recent years, Warner Brothers Korea will make films without theatrical release plans in the country available on the online video services of telecom...

  • Posted October 14, 2014
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  [WSJ] Youku to Ramp Up Joint Productions With Korean Filmmakers

   BUSAN, South Korea— Youku Tudou Inc., one of China’s largest online video-service companies, aims to accelerate joint productions with South Korea filmmakers, Youku’s chief executive said. Cultural affinity between China and South Korea makes Korean content well-placed...

  • Posted October 6, 2014
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• JYP partners with Chinese company

  By Chung Hyun-chae JYP Pictures, an affiliate of the nation’s leading entertainment agency JYP Entertainment, is set to co-produce a film with Dongbang Entertainment Group. This will be the first joint production between the two firms. Dongbang...

  • Posted October 30, 2013
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