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(LEAD) 'The Odyssey' debuts atop weekend box office
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Latest Movies news from Korea — sourced from Yonhap News Agency.
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong director Ann Hui will be honored at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for her contributions to empowering women in the film industry, organizers said Tuesday.
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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Director Hur Jin-ho, who helmed "The Assassin(s)," said Monday he tried to maintain a balanced point of view in the historical thriller based on the 1974 assassination attempt against then President Park Chung-hee.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Christopher Nolan's epic "The Odyssey" debuted atop the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, dethroning the latest Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," from the top spot, data showed Monday.
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Korean sci-fi epic "Hope" by director Na Hong-jin has been invited to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film's distributor said Friday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The 22nd edition of the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival (JIMFF) will kick off next month, with a record 189 films set to meet audiences, organizers said Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- Iconic actress Michelle Yeoh has been selected as "The Asian Filmmaker of the Year" at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), organizers said Thursday.
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Korean animation "Long Long Night," an adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same title, has been invited to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film's distributor said Thursday.