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Indie films set off on screening tourApr 6, 2020Individual sessions of the screening tour -- which will take place throughout the year -- are hosted at the request of film organizations and local independent film theaters. Applications and inquiri... -
Number of weekend moviegoers plunges to record lowApr 6, 2020The number of moviegoers dropped to a record low over the weekend as lingering fears of the novel coronavirus keep people staying at home, data showed Monday. A total of 80,180 people went to cinema... -
Movie series to binge-watch in time of social distancingApr 2, 2020As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many people stuck indoors are coming up with ways to spend time at home, and for movie lovers it is an almost welcome chance to watch famous series one never had a... -
Filming suspended indefinitely as COVID-19 spreadsApr 1, 2020Yet even films being shot in Korea are finding it difficult to continue. A studio complex operated by the Korea Creative Content Agency in Daejeon -- Studio Cube -- reports seeing cancellations since... -
Cinemas get movie development fund reprieve as coronavirus decimates industryApr 1, 2020Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on Wednesday announced that the government would exempt cinemas from paying into the movie development fund to help theaters weather the impact ... -
Number of moviegoers falls to record low in MarchApr 1, 2020The number of moviegoers in South Korea dropped to a record low last month as more people stayed home over growing fears of the novel coronavirus, data showed Wednesday. According to the Korean Film... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekMar 27, 2020Judy (US) Opened March 25 Biography, Drama Directed by Rupert Goold Thirty years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz,” beloved actress and singer Judy Garland (Renee Zellweger) arrives in London... -
CGV to shut down 35 theaters due to fallout from coronavirus pandemicMar 26, 2020CGV, South Korea's largest multiplex chain, said Thursday that it will shut down about 30 percent of its theaters starting this weekend due to the prolonged fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Th... -
Commercially successful directors ready to return to screenMar 25, 2020Yeon's upcoming action film, "Peninsula," starring Kang Dong-won, is set in the zombie-hit world four years after "Train to Busan." Director Lee is coming back with "Seobok," a sci-fi film based on ... -
Shim Eun-kyung wins another best actress prize at Japanese film festivalMar 24, 2020Korean actress Shim Eun-kyung, 26, on Sunday received the best actress award at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival held in Japan, for her role in the upcoming film “Blue Hour.” This is the second award... -
Coronavirus pandemic halts overseas shoots of Korean moviesMar 24, 2020The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the production of films in South Korea as on-location filming schedules have been canceled due to widening travel bans worldwide. The production team of the cri... -
S. Korean daily box office drops to record low on MondayMar 24, 2020The daily number of moviegoers in South Korea dropped to a record low out of fear of the novel coronavirus, data showed Tuesday. According to the data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), 25,873 pe... -
Netflix to exclusively release ‘Time to Hunt’Mar 23, 2020Film’s foreign sales company labels as “undone deal” -
Overcoming virus scare with fiercer fearsMar 22, 2020Outbreak (1995) Almost exactly 25 years ago, the classic virus-pandemic flick “Outbreak” opened in theaters in the US. Dustin Hoffman stars as Sam Daniels, an infectious disease specialist in the US... -
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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this weekMar 20, 2020Dreamer (Korea) Opened March 19 Drama, Crime Directed by Cho Sung-bin North Korean defector Geun-su (Hong Geun-taek) struggles to settle in capitalist South Korean society, while searching for t...
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