Tag: Parasite
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‘Yumi’s Cells’ Animated Feature to Launch at European Film Market (Exclusive)
A feature-length fully-animated version of smash hit Korean series “Yumi’s Cells” will launch next month at the European Film Market in Berlin. International rights to the property were picked up by Barunson E&a, part of the Korean Barunson conglomerate that also produced Oscar-winning live-action film “Parasite.”“Yumi’s Cells: The Movie” is a 3D feature animation based…
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ with Robert Pattinson Undated at Warner Bros.
“Mickey 17,” the next film from “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, has been undated on Warner Bros.’ theatrical calendar and will not open on its previously announced date on March 29.Moving into that date is “Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire,” which was meant to open April 12 but will now release two weeks ahead…
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Cj Enm America Expands Scripted TV Team with Elsie Choi Appointment
Elsie Choi, a film and TV development veteran who has worked for such producers as Dan Lin and Bruce Willis, has joined Los Angeles-based Cj Enm America as executive VP and head of scripted TV.Cj Enm is a South Korean entertainment company that has produced content such as Oscar-winning film “Parasite” and popular Korean fantasy…
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Anthony Chen and Gina Kim Film Projects Adorn Busan Slate as Korea’s Barunson C&c Expands to Global Role (Exclusive)
Anthony Chen (“The Breaking Ice”) is attached to direct and Shinho Lee to write “Sunset Park” for Barunson C&c, a film and TV production subsidiary of Barunson E&a, the Korean company that produced Oscar-winning hit “Parasite.”“Sunset Park” recounts a surprising journey in the U.S. made by a Korean father with his son’s room mate, after…
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Chris Evans Admits He ‘Didn’t Quite Get’ the ‘Snowpiercer’ Script — but He Always Trusted Bong Joon Ho
When “Snowpiercer” hit theaters in 2013, it kicked off an incredible decade for Bong Joon Ho that culminated in his historic Oscar win for “Parasite.” But one of the film’s stars wasn’t convinced that the project was a sure thing.In a new interview with GQ, Chris Evans reflected on the experience of working with Bong…
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France Selects ‘The Taste of Things’ for Oscars’ International Feature Film Race
In a surprising twist of events, France’s Oscar committee has chosen the culinary romance “The Taste of Things” over “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning film, to represent the country in the international feature film race.“The Taste of Things” (previously titled “The Pot-au-Feu”) won best director at Cannes for French-Vietnamese filmmaker Trần…
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The Cannes Film Festival Has a Yearly Award for Dogs
The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious annual film festivals in the world, making it no surprise that it attracts huge names like Quentin Tarantino and Jane Fonda as well as up-and-coming filmmakers hoping to have their work explode onto the scene. Having been founded back in 1946, this film festival has…
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This Was the First Non-American Film to Win an Oscar
Though they often present themselves as a celebration of the best in world cinema, there’s no denying that the Oscars are extremely American-centric. As Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho once put it, they are “very local”. Still, that doesn’t mean that, every now and then, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science doesn’t make an…
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Kim Jee-woon’s Cannes title ‘Cobweb’ spins US deal
Cannes best actor winner and ‘Parasite’ star Song Kang-ho stars in the black comedy.Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired US distribution rights to Kim Jee-woon’s black comedy Cobweb from South Korea’s Barunson E&a.The film, which premiered out of competition at Cannes in May, will receive a US theatrical release in in early 2024.Set in 1970s South…
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European, Chinese, Saudi execs talk challenges and opportunities of releasing non-English language films
Speakers at Screen round-table in Venice includedUnifrance’s Daniela Elstner, Film i Vast’s Kristina Borjeson, and Lucky Red founder Andrea Occhipinti were among the international executives who came together to share insights into producing and distributing non-English language films outside of their home territories at a roundtable event in Venice sponsored by Screen International and the…