NEW YORK -- Three imprisoned Iranian dissidents will be honored next month at Pen America's annual gala.The literary and human rights organization announced Thursday that writer-filmmaker Baktash Abtin, novelist-journalist Keyvan Bajan and author-critic Reza Khandan Mahabadi are this year's recipients of the 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
Films From India, Iran and South Korea Dominate Busan Festival’s New Currents Competition
01.09.2021 - 05:09 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTwo films each from India, Iran and South Korea feature in the eleven-title New Currents competition that is at the heart of the Busan International Film Festival.The festival this year will be operated as an in-person event Oct 6-15, 2021.
But with Korea’s ongoing restrictions on cross-border travel, it may be a less international gathering.From India, Natesh Hegde’s “Pedro” depicts the difficult situation of an electrician living in a forest village and the
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14.09.2021 / 10:33
The Rose’s Woosung announces new solo single, ‘Dimples’
Woosung, frontman of South Korean pop rock band The Rose, has announced his upcoming solo single ‘Dimples’.On Sunday (September 12), the Korean-American singer took to his Instagram to tease his forthcoming new song. The image features Woosung performing in a tunnel while wearing a shiny satin shift and leather pants.‘Dimples’ is set to be released on September 23.
nme.com
10.09.2021 / 19:13
Apple denies Epic’s request to restore ‘Fortnite’ in South Korea
Apple has rejected a request from Epic Games to restore its developer account, and therefore restore Fortnite to the App Store in South Korea.As reported in Reuters, the request had been submitted yesterday (September 9), while Epic also publicised this on Twitter via the Fortnite official account.“Epic has asked Apple to restore our Fortnite developer account,” the statement reads.
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09.09.2021 / 11:47
Asian Film Awards Nominations Favor Titles From China, Japan and Korea
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s “One Second,” South Korea’s “The Book of Fish,” India’s “The Disciple,” and two Japanese films, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” and “Wife of a Spy” will compete for this year’s best film prize at the Asian Film AwardsThe awards again will be held again in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival. The ceremony, on Oct.
variety.com
08.09.2021 / 05:59
Disney Plus Sets Dates for Korea Launch, Japan Upgrade
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Disney Plus streaming service will begin operations in South Korea, from Nov. 12, 2021, the company announced Wednesday, firming up a previously trailed launch.The platform was given a soft launch in Japan last year, and will now be upgraded with the addition of Star-branded content from Oct.
variety.com
06.09.2021 / 17:15
Busan Festival’s Kim Ji-seok Award Poised to Be More Competitive
Vivienne Chow New features by some of the most prominent filmmakers from the Asia-Pacific region including The Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Bangladesh’s Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Japan’s Ogigami Naoko are among the seven titles competing for the Kim Jiseok Award at the upcoming 26th Busan International Film Festival (Oct. 6-16, 2021).Works by Royston Tan from Singapore, China’s Wang Qi, Aparna Sen from India and Ilgar Najaf from Azerbaijan have also been nominated.
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06.09.2021 / 05:13
‘Shang-Chi’ Tops Muted Korea Box Office Weekend
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Marvel’s first movie with an Asian superhero, topped the South Korean box office over its first weekend. But it failed to lift Korean cinema-going to new heights.The film grossed $4.75 million over the opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service provided by the Korean Film Council.
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03.09.2021 / 15:11
London Film Festival Unveils Official Competition
The BFI London Film Festival has confirmed an eight-strong lineup for its Official Competition this year. The movies are:
variety.com
02.09.2021 / 09:05
Im Sang-Soo’s ‘Heaven’ to Open Busan Film Festival
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Heaven: To The Land Of Happiness,” directed by leading South Korean filmmaker Im Sang-soo, has been set at the opening night title of next month’s Busan International Film Festival (Oct. 6-15, 2021.)The film was previously selected by the Cannes festival for the 2020 edition that was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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30.08.2021 / 05:21
Local Films Fill Top Four Korea Box Office Places at COVID-Struck Weekend
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Hostage: Missing Celebrity” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office as new release “Guimoon: The Lightless Door” gave local films the top four chart places over the weekend.
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26.08.2021 / 22:17
South Korea abandons controversial gaming curfew
Minecraft being given an R-rating due to its online multiplayer capability.
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26.08.2021 / 10:05
Netflix Movies to Enjoy Theatrical Screenings Season in Korea’s CGV Cinemas
Rebecca Souw Global streaming giant Netflix has teamed with South Korea’s largest cinema chain CJ CGV to give theatrical releases to seven Netflix Original movies. The Korean-language titles will be given a limited 13-day run (Sept.
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25.08.2021 / 13:21
Girl’s Day’s Minah says a group reunion is “going to be difficult as of now”
Minah of South Korean girl group Girl’s Day has revealed that a group reunion seems to be out of the question in the near future.During an interview with South Korean media outlet OSEN, Minah shared her thoughts on the group’s 11th debut anniversary, which happened last month, as well as the possibility of a Girl’s Day reunion in the near future.She revealed that although the members have discussed reuniting, she thinks “it’s going to be difficult as of now”.