Korean Director Kim Hong-sun Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy, The Sex Lives of College Girls) has signed with WME for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Israel‘s Girl from Oslo director Ofir Lobel has signed for representation with LA outfit Black Box Management.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Korean rights sales firm Finecut is to handle the international distribution of “A Traveler’s Needs,” which on Monday was confirmed as debuting in the main competition section of next month’s Berlinale. Remarkably, it is director Hong Sang-soo’s sixth selection for Berlin since 2020. The picture is also the third time that French acting icon Isabelle Huppert stars in a film by the Korean veteran director, following their previous joint efforts “Claire’s Camera” and “In Another Country.” A synopsis provided reads: “She came from France.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief ‘Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning,’ a Korean-made animated horror film, has been added to the European Film Market slate of sales agent Finecut. The picture is derived from a novel and webtoon that are among the most successful in Korean history, about four individuals bestowed with special powers rooted in religion, the supernatural, and legend. The book sold 10 million copies and recorded 238 million views online. The film’s narrative is an origin story and recounts the first adventure of the foursome – an excommunicated priest, a young woman with telekinesis, a man who lost his sister to a malevolent spirit, and a child prodigy skilled in arcane magic.

EXCLUSIVE: Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County playwright Tracy Letts has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, the agency said today.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated screenwriter John Orloff, creator of the highly anticipated Apple TV series Masters of the Air, has signed with Verve for representation.

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner and kicks off later this week. And one of the titles on our Sundance 2024: The 23 Most Anticipated Movies To Watch feature is “Suncoast.” The directorial debut of actor turned writer/director Laura Chinn, “Suncoast,” is semi-biographical and is based on the filmmaker’s personal teenage experience growing up in St.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Korean film sales agent Finecut has picked up international distribution rights to “Noise,” a contemporary horror film by first time director Kim Soo-jin. The film will be launched next month a the European film Market in Berlin. The story follows a woman with a hearing impediment who is haunted by sounds linking to her sister’s disappearance and the presence of a malevolent spirit.

Picture the scene: you’re bathed in sunshine, lying on a sun lounger on the beach with the sound of waves lapping at the shore, as you relax with a cocktail in hand. It all sounds rather dreamy, especially compared to the chilly conditions we’re experiencing in Greater Manchester right now.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s “Evil Does Not Exist” and Korean blockbuster “12.12: The Day” dominated the nominations for the 17th edition of the Asian Film Awards. Both picked up six nominations, including those in the best film category. The nominations were announced on Friday afternoon in Hong Kong, ahead of a ceremony on March 10, that will return to the city’s West Kowloon Cultural District and the Qiyu Centre.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Parasite” director Boon Joon-ho led a press conference in Seoul on Friday, following the death by suicide of actor Lee Sun-kyun at the end of December. Lee had been investigated by police in Incheon for possible recreational use of drugs and was at the center of a maelstrom of media and social media commentary for the two months prior to his death.

EXCLUSIVE: Following his critically acclaimed performance as Mike Von Erich in A24’s The Iron Claw, Stanley Simons has found a new agency to call home as he has signed with Gersh for representation.

K.J. Yossman Social media creator Patricia Bright has signed with U.K.-founded global talent company YMU for full service management.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief KCON, the Korean pop music and culture convention operated by CJ ENM, will hold five editions in 2024, organizers said on Thursday. The first of the year will be Hong Kong, a new destination for the convention series, before moving on to KCON Japan in May 10-12 and KCON LA July 26-28. Other editions will be held in Saudi Arabia and Europe at unspecified dates in the second half of the year. The Hong Kong edition will be held at March 30-31 at the AsiaWorld Expo, a 10,000 seater venue adjacent to the airport.

EXCLUSIVE: SMAC Entertainment has signed Grammy, Emmy and Academy Award-winning musical artist, actor, author, and activist Common for management.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Choi Min-sik, the veteran Korean actor who previously starred in “Oldboy” and Korea’s all-time box office record breaker “Roaring Currents,” heads the cast of upcoming mystery-thriller film “Exhuma.” The title, which will debut in Korean theaters in February, also released its first-look images and an atmospheric trailer. Choi appears as an exorcist who unleashes unexpected supernatural forces. According to a synopsis supplied by Showbox, “A wealthy family living in Los Angeles calls on a pair of young shaman, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun, to save their newborn child after they are visited by a series of paranormal events. [The shaman duo] senses that the dark shadow of an ancestor has latched on the family, a so-called ‘Grave’s Calling’.

Christina Aguilera, the pop icon known for tunes like “Genie in a Bottle” and “What a Girl Wants,” has signed with United Talent Agency for worldwide representation.

Eintracht Frankfurt believe Donny van de Beek is the 'perfect fit' for their team and that the Manchester United loanee will help them improve in attack.

Christmas may be over for another year now, but one star that made the most of the festive season this year was Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh as she enjoyed a heartwarming holiday season alongside her sister, Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh. Taking to Instagram to reveal just how the family’s adorable Christmas had gone down, on Wednesday 27 December, Kimberley shared a carousel of photos on the social media platform offerings fans a sneaky behind the scenes glimpse of all the festivities.

Thania Garcia Prajin Parlay Inc. has added Mexican singer-songwriter Ángel Quezada, also known as Santa Fe Klan, for a management deal. Led by George Prajin, Prajin Parlay Inc.