Song Kang-Ho’s ‘One Win’ Sets up Success for K-Movie’s Busan Market Slate

You to the captivating Korean drama Squid Game. So, what can we expect from the streaming service next month?WATCH: Love Hard (Netflix) | Official TrailerAussie fans can expect a hit of nostalgia as the iconic SeaChange hits Netflix, with seasons one to three to enjoy.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Craig Robinson-led Peacock comedy series “Killing It” has set its main cast.Claudia O’Doherty (“Love,” “Trainwreck”), Rell Battle (“Black-ish,” “The Good Doctor”), Scott MacArthur (“The Mick,” “Righteous Gemstones”), Stephanie Nogueras (“The Good Fight,” “Switched at Birth”), Wyatt Walter (“Sons of Thunder”), and Jet Miller (“Bethany,” “Young Dylan”) have all joined Robinson in the series.Robinson stars in the half-hour series as Craig, a man who will do anything to

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Pete Davidson parodied hit Netflix series Squid Game on Saturday Night Live last night, singing a country song as they made their way through the challenges.The Korean survival drama has become the streaming platform’s most popular series ever, with over 111million people watching it since it premiered last month.“I just got laid off, bar tab ain’t paid off,” Davidson sang at the start of the sketch.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJuno Films has acquired global rights to “A Song for Cesar,” following the film’s debut at the Mill Valley Film Festival this October. Directed and produced by Abel Sanchez and Andrés Alegria, the film is a celebration of the organizers, musicians and artists comprising Cesar Chavez’s Farmworkers movement.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Busan International Film Festival will be a homecoming of sorts for Zhang Lu. The celebrated art-house director was born in China, but is of Korean ethnicity, and has enjoyed many of his successes in Busan, at the festival or through the project market.Zhang’s new film “Yanagawa” has its world premiere in Busan’s Icons section and will next travel to the Pingyao festival where it is set as the opening title.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFollowing a recent pact with Philippines broadcaster ABS-CBN, streaming platform iQiyi International has revealed its first Filipino original series. At Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market it is also launching four originals from South Korea, and others from Thailand and Malaysia.The streamer is the overseas offshoot of NASDAQ-listed Chinese streaming firm iQiyi.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCOVID-related travel restrictions have made Busan’s film market a more Korean affair. But, having gone virtual, that does not have to be the case.Some 22 European sales companies, more than in 2020, will wake part at the Asian Contents & Film Market which kicks off Monday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorean actor Shin Se-kyong, star of “Tazza: Another Card” and current TV series “Run On,” is the subject of “Another Record,” an unusual documentary film being launched this week at the Asian Contents & Film Market.

Rebecca Souw Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market kicks off Monday in virtual format for the second year. But that COVID-enforced constraint may not be an impediment.Market stalls operated on behalf of sales companies are virtual, and many Korean sellers will stay in place in Seoul, rather than making the trip to Busan.

Rebecca Souw Thursday saw the world premiere of the French-made, Korea-set romantic thriller, “Vanishing” at the Busan International Film Festival. Its director Denis Dercourt said that the movie attempts to straddle both cultures.Adapted from the Peter May novel, “The Killing Room,” the script was in the works for eleven years, according to Alexis Dantec, the film’s producer.

Richard Kuipers A terminally ill prisoner and a despondent hospital worker steal a hearse stuffed with mob money in “Heaven: To the Land of Happiness.” This combination of odd-couple road movie and crime comedy moves along nicely for about half the running time but loses momentum when sentimentality and drawn-out male bonding take precedence over the film’s more playful components.

Wife of a Spy” was the biggest winner at the 15th edition of the Asian Film Awards. It collected three major prizes including the best film award.The 18 prizes were handed out Friday evening at a hybrid ceremony with the in-person component held at Busan’s Paradise Hotel.

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Rebecca Souw The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted film productions, releases and festivals.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Korean film sales agent Finecut has taken international rights to stylish genre actioner “Project Wolf Hunting.” The company will launch it at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market which starts at the weekend.Directed by Kim Hongsun, the film is set on board a cargo ship which is being used to transport dangerous criminals from Manila in the Philippines to Busan, South Korea.