#Cannes: How South Korea Became a VFX Powerhouse

#Cannes: How South Korea Became a VFX Powerhouse

Before shooting began on Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite, the film’s production crew had trouble finding one of the film’s crucial locations: the luxurious home of the wealthy Park family. The chances of finding the right house were slim, but the chances of finding a two-story house with an ideal setting was even slimmer. As…

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#‘Monster’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Measures the Weight of Bullying on Childhood Friendship in Tender But Diffuse Drama

#‘Monster’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Measures the Weight of Bullying on Childhood Friendship in Tender But Diffuse Drama

After making The Truth in France and Broker in South Korea, Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to a Japanese-language project for the first time since his justly lauded Shoplifters five years ago, working with another writer’s script for the first time since his head-turning 1995 debut, Maborosi. Many of the peerless humanist’s frequent themes figure in Monster…

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#Cannes: Plus M Entertainment CEO on Turning the Family Firm Into a Korean Content Powerhouse

#Cannes: Plus M Entertainment CEO on Turning the Family Firm Into a Korean Content Powerhouse

South Korean executive Jeongin Hong never planned to become a movie mogul. After studying economics at Princeton and putting in distinguished stints in private equity at Boston Consulting and Goldman Sachs (“I’m a science and economics guy,” he says), he was lured back to the family business in 2015. His family’s firm happens to be JoongAng Group, arguably…

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#Paramount+ Boosts Korean Content Slate With Original Dramas ‘A Bloody Lucky Day’ and ‘Queen Woo’

#Paramount+ Boosts Korean Content Slate With Original Dramas ‘A Bloody Lucky Day’ and ‘Queen Woo’

Paramount+ revealed Thursday that it will be expanding its global Korean originals slate with the launch of two new series exclusively on the service in multiple regions around the world. Forthcoming K-dramas A Bloody Lucky Day and Queen Woo will be available on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France,…

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#Singapore Launches .5M Film and TV Fund for International Productions

#Singapore Launches $7.5M Film and TV Fund for International Productions

Singapore is boosting its support for international film and TV projects that highlight the city-state as a travel destination. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Wednesday unveiled a new joint $7.5 million fund ($10 million Singapore dollars) that will be accessible to international media and entertainment companies that produce…

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