Ann-Marie Corvin Mifa’s TV series & specials pitches went live on Thursday with an epic eight-parter from the U.K.’s Mosaic Films, focusing on the life of a young family growing up in North Korea.Directed by award-winning director Andy Glynne, “38th Parallel: Hidden Voices from North Korea” takes the collected stories of defectors from the secretive regime and distills them into an ordinary family’s journey.With a narrative spanning over 70 years – from the birth of North Korea to the present
Udine Asian Festival To Open Online Edition With Korea’s ‘Ashfall’
04.06.2020 - 14:25 / variety.com
By Patrick Frater
Asia Bureau Chief
Korean disaster action film has been set as the opening movie of the Far East Film Festival in Udine. Due to coronavirus and social distancing measures still in place in Italy, the festival will be held entirely online this year.
The festival is normally held in late April and early May. This time it will run June 26-July 4 with a slightly reduced selection of 46 films from East Asia.
The festival will be hosted on the MyMovies.it online platform.
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Italy's Far East Film Festival to Open with Korean Disaster Movie 'Ashfall'
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