SEOUL, Jun. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the previous globally acclaimed film “Snowpiercer,” director Bong Joon-ho’s latest, Cannes-winning “Parasite” is presumed to become his second flick to be dramatized in the United States. Winning the top Palme d’Or prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the film was sold to film distributors in 192 foreign [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Bong Joon-ho, director of “Parasite,” which won South Korea’s very first Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is also being recognized for signing standard labor contracts with each and every member of the production staff. In the broadcasting industry in South Korea, only a few have signed [...]
CANNES, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean director Bong Joon-ho grabbed the highest honor at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his black comedy movie “Parasite.” Bong became the first South Korean director to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Before him, Park Chan-wook was awarded the Grand Prix, the second-highest prize [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean director Bong Joon-ho said on Tuesday he wanted to tell the story of an animal that can hold many different meanings to mankind in the Netflix-backed sci-fi film “Okja.” “I wanted to shoot a film about animal which can both be friend or family and food to [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “Okja,” South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to smash-hit “Snowpiercer,” will be released in Korean theaters on June 29 for an open run, its American investor and local distributor said on Monday. “Okja will be available on Netflix in 190 countries on June 28 in the U.S., but actually [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — In his acclaimed sci-fi thriller “Snowpiercer,” Bong Joon-ho offered a dystopian take on the future of human beings devastated by a man-made environmental calamity. Four years later, the Korean director returned with a new film imbued with the same potent message against human hubris, this time through the story [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The U.S. streaming website Netflix has decided to cover all the expenses of “Okja,” an upcoming film by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, his production studio said Tuesday. Netflix will invest $50 million in the project, which will be co-produced by Plan B Entertainment, an American film production studio [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean small budget documentary about a couple in their nineties will compete with other documentary films at the Los Angeles Film Festival. According to the festival representatives, the independent film “My Love, Don’t Cross That River” was listed as a competitor in the documentary category. The film [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Actress Ko A-sung, a heroine of Bong Joon-ho’s dystopian sci-fi film “Snowpiercer,” signed an agency contract with a Hollywood talent agency Untitled Entertainment, said her management company 4Doors Entertainment on October 27. Ko’s signing with the Hollywood agency came after The New York Post spotlighted her on the [...]
![[Feature] 4th Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival to Be Held in September](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/25208683_m-800x533.jpg "[Feature] 4th Olleh International Smartphone Film Festival to Be Held in September")
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been years since the smartphone has become an integral part of our everyday life. Already in the areas of finance, technology, culture, and sports, the impact was felt deeply. Now it’s the art world’s turn to embrace the influence of the smartphone. In Korea, a country long proud [...]