Asia’s Animation Boom Sharpens as ‘Jumbo,’ Malaysia and Korea Signal a New Era – JAFF Market At a JAFF Market panel, leading creators from Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea argued that Asian animation is shifting into a higher gear, driven by breakout hits like Visinema’s ‘Jumbo,’ Malaysia’s expanding teen-leaning storytelling and Korea’s growing global ambitions. Across the board, panelists stressed that the region now needs scale, investment and better distribution pipelines […]

Korean Action-Comedy ‘Boss’ Sells to Multiple Territories After Box Office Success: Korean sales powerhouse Finecut has closed multiple international deals for local hit “Boss,” the action-comedy that has pulled in over 2.3 million… #KoreanFilm #ActionComedy #BossMovie #Finecut #BoxOfficeSuccess

Finecut Announces Three New Korean Films for Busan ACFM

Finecut secured sales rights for three Korean films ahead of Busan ACFM (Sept 20‑23, 2025): *The Mutation* (road drama), *Time of Cinema* (anthology) and *Wrangler* (psychological thriller). Read more: getnews.me/finecut-announces-three-... #finecut #koreanfilm

Busan Titles ‘The Mutation,’ ‘Time of Cinema,’ ‘Boss,’ ‘Journey There’ Picked Up by Finecut Korean sales agent Finecut has acquired international rights to three films — “The Mutation,” “Time of Cinema” and “Wrangler” — and is presenting two additional titles at the Busan International Film Festival. Director Shin Su-won’s “The Mutation” is a road drama about a Korean man born Black and a lesbian woman who embark on a […]

Korea’s Finecut Unveils Three Films On Busan ACFM Slate Korean sales outfit Finecut has picked up international sales rights for road movie The Mutation, anthology film Time of Cinema and psychological thriller Wrangler, ahead of Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), which runs from September 20 to 23. The Mutation is directed by Shin Su-won, who helmed Madonna (which premiered in Cannes’ Un […]

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A ★★½ review of A Traveler's Needs (2024) 50/100 Hong Sang-soo has never struck me as a mediocre director, yet many of his films seem so simplistic in the aspect that it feels like he just put the camera in front of his actors, gave them a fe...

My ★★½ review of A Traveler's Needs (2024) on @letterboxd: boxd.it/7Qo9Xj

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Fantasia Film Festival 2024 'Brave Citizen' Review - A Black and Blue Curriculum Park Jin-pyo's newest film Brave Citizen takes on important trends in youth culture, particularly bullying in schools.

Fantasia review #3: the South Korean sometimes-comedic drama Brave Citizen. Has some strong action sequences that feel secondary to the rise of bullying in high school. #BraveCitizen #Fantasia2024 #movies #drama #comedy #action #movies #finecut