PARIS/SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The K-pop singer and actress Yoona, who attended the Cannes Film Festival this month, has become embroiled in allegations of discriminatory behavior by a female security guard monitoring the red carpet. On May 19, Yoona, formerly of the hugely popular K-pop group Girls’ Generation, drew the spotlight at the 77th [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean feature films will be screened during this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which is scheduled to kick off in the French resort city Tuesday. Ryoo Seung-wan’s crime action movie “I, the Executioner” has been selected for the Midnight Screenings section of the festival’s 77th edition. A sequel [...]
TORONTO, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — EV Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “EV Technology Group”) (NEO: EVTG, DE:B96A) announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary MOKE France SAS (“MOKE France”) will collaborate with film production company SensCritique, to electrify the Croisette at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival with the MOKE Electric. MOKE France owns the [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — “Peninsula” by South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho and “Heaven: To The Land of Happiness” by fellow Korean director Im Sang-soo were selected among the 73rd Cannes Film Festival lineup Wednesday (local time). The two Korean films made the list of the 2020 Official Selection, consisting of 56 movies, which [...]
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 [...]
CANNES, France, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Scandal-tainted South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk’s newest film was unveiled at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. According to the Cannes Film Market, Kim’s latest film, titled “3,000″ in English, was screened exclusively to buyers on Wednesday night. Only about 20 invited buyers were admitted to the screening [...]
CANNES, France, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “The Day After” drew a warm and enthusiastic reception after its world premiere on Monday (local time) at the Cannes film festival competition. The 21st feature from Hong, about a married man’s infidelity drama, got four minutes of standing ovation at [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The art director for the South Korean movie “The Handmaiden” has won an independent award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, a film distributor here said Tuesday. Ryu Seong-hie, the art director for the thriller, captured the Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist, CJ Entertainment said. Ryu is the [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘The Wailing‘, a new film currently wowing audiences in Korea, proved its overseas box office hit potential at the Cannes Film Festival in France. On May 18 at an hour way past midnight, the crowd at the Cannes Film Festival roared into a standing ovation as ‘The Wailing’ ended and [...]
“I once felt much burden due to the title. I wanted to get rid of and overcome it, but couldn’t.” “I think I have to live with the title as long as I work as an actress because Cannes’ best actress was such a huge award.” “I used to be called ‘box-office princess of the [...]