Award-winning Colombian director-producer Simon Brand and Miami-based media executive producer Daniel Eilemberg have joined forces with the founders of Emmy-winning Imaginer Films, Julio César and Laura Franco, to launch Clover Studios, a new production services company in Colombia.
The new enterprise is in response to Colombia’s phenomenal growth as a major production center, driven by its competitive production incentives and flourishing creative community.
Led by Netflix’s ambitious series adaptation of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s literary masterpiece “100 Years of Solitude,” which has entailed a full-scale recreation of the mythical village of Macondo and 20,000 extras, a number of high-profile projects have been lured to the country.
Just last year, upcoming sequel “Paddington in Peru” was mostly shot in Colombia instead of the country in its title. This month Netflix announced its first multi-year creative partnership with Colombian talent, the writer-director team Camilo Prince and Pablo González, whose thriller “The Hijacking of Flight 601,...
The new enterprise is in response to Colombia’s phenomenal growth as a major production center, driven by its competitive production incentives and flourishing creative community.
Led by Netflix’s ambitious series adaptation of Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s literary masterpiece “100 Years of Solitude,” which has entailed a full-scale recreation of the mythical village of Macondo and 20,000 extras, a number of high-profile projects have been lured to the country.
Just last year, upcoming sequel “Paddington in Peru” was mostly shot in Colombia instead of the country in its title. This month Netflix announced its first multi-year creative partnership with Colombian talent, the writer-director team Camilo Prince and Pablo González, whose thriller “The Hijacking of Flight 601,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Streaming platform Paramount+ has set a release date for Korean series “Yonder” that is one of the first titles flowing from Paramount Global’s alliance with Cj Enm.
The show will premiere on April 11 in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.
Set in 2032, “Yonder” is a science fiction-drama series about a man who receives a message from his deceased wife inviting him to a mysterious space. The space is designed for the dead to be able to live on by uploading memories of their lifetime from their brain. The show raises questions about life and death and what it means to have eternal happiness as humanity faces a world altered by advancements in science and technology.
It was directed by Lee Joon-ik who has numerous hit film credits including “The King and the Clown,” “Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet” and “The Book of Fish.
The show will premiere on April 11 in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.
Set in 2032, “Yonder” is a science fiction-drama series about a man who receives a message from his deceased wife inviting him to a mysterious space. The space is designed for the dead to be able to live on by uploading memories of their lifetime from their brain. The show raises questions about life and death and what it means to have eternal happiness as humanity faces a world altered by advancements in science and technology.
It was directed by Lee Joon-ik who has numerous hit film credits including “The King and the Clown,” “Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet” and “The Book of Fish.
- 3/21/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Byun Sung-hyun’s trajectory as a director has been an interesting one. Starting off with the low-key drama “The Beat Goes On”, he moved on with the sex comedy “Whatcha Wearin’?” Changing gears yet again, he directed the crime thriller “The Merciless”, which of course had its premiere and Cannes and was generally well-received by the audience. Cue four years later and his next project, the long-awaited “Kingmaker” is finally gearing up for a release in December, 2021, once again starring his “The Merciless” star Sol Kyung-gu, alongside Lee Sun-kyun.
Synopsis
A politician dreams of changing the world with an excellent campaign strategist behind.
Dreaming of changing the world, Seo Chang-dae takes part in Kim Woon-bum’s political campaign. To resist the current dictatorial ruling party, Seo adopts very aggressive propaganda campaign and it makes Kim become the strongest candidate in the opposition party. When ambitious Seo believes that unjustified means is necessary in politics,...
Synopsis
A politician dreams of changing the world with an excellent campaign strategist behind.
Dreaming of changing the world, Seo Chang-dae takes part in Kim Woon-bum’s political campaign. To resist the current dictatorial ruling party, Seo adopts very aggressive propaganda campaign and it makes Kim become the strongest candidate in the opposition party. When ambitious Seo believes that unjustified means is necessary in politics,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Kim Hye-soo returns to the big screen two years after “Default” with a hard-hitting mystery thriller “The Day I Died: Unclosed Case” by first-time director Park Ji-wan.
Synopsis
On a dark stormy night, a young witness to her father’s crime disappears on an island leaving her shoes on the cliff and her last will in her house. Due to the bad weather, a body has yet to be found. In the absence of the body, the case cannot be closed, but is simply dismissed as suicide. Detective Hyun-soo heads to the island to investigate the mysterious death of the girl.
Park Ji-wan, who has previously worked as script supervisor on “Haunters” and “Castaway on the Moon”, directs from her own script. Along with Kim Hye-soo, the project stars Lee Jung-eun in her first film role since “Parasite“, Roh Jeung-eui (“Phantom Detective“), Kim Sun-young (“Juror 8“), Lee Sang-yeob (“Ordinary People”) and...
Synopsis
On a dark stormy night, a young witness to her father’s crime disappears on an island leaving her shoes on the cliff and her last will in her house. Due to the bad weather, a body has yet to be found. In the absence of the body, the case cannot be closed, but is simply dismissed as suicide. Detective Hyun-soo heads to the island to investigate the mysterious death of the girl.
Park Ji-wan, who has previously worked as script supervisor on “Haunters” and “Castaway on the Moon”, directs from her own script. Along with Kim Hye-soo, the project stars Lee Jung-eun in her first film role since “Parasite“, Roh Jeung-eui (“Phantom Detective“), Kim Sun-young (“Juror 8“), Lee Sang-yeob (“Ordinary People”) and...
- 10/11/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Park Jung-bae has been an assistant director on a couple pretty big productions for Cj Entertainment, namely “Miss Granny” and “Silenced”. Now, he is all set to make his director debut with the production giants with the upcoming “Collectors”.
Synopsis
Kang Dong-goo is an elite grave robber. He works with ancient tomb mural expert Dr Johns and legendary shoveler Sabdari.
Meanwhile, curator Yoon is an expert in ancient art. She offers an attractive, but dangerous deal to Kang Dong-goo, involving a grave robbery in the heart of a city.
The eclectic star-cast includes Lee Je-hoon as Kang Dong-goo, Jo Woo-jin as Dr Johns, Im Won-hee (“Forbidden Dream“) as Sabdari and Shin Hye-sun as curator Yoon. The caper film is scheduled for a November, 2020 release.
Synopsis
Kang Dong-goo is an elite grave robber. He works with ancient tomb mural expert Dr Johns and legendary shoveler Sabdari.
Meanwhile, curator Yoon is an expert in ancient art. She offers an attractive, but dangerous deal to Kang Dong-goo, involving a grave robbery in the heart of a city.
The eclectic star-cast includes Lee Je-hoon as Kang Dong-goo, Jo Woo-jin as Dr Johns, Im Won-hee (“Forbidden Dream“) as Sabdari and Shin Hye-sun as curator Yoon. The caper film is scheduled for a November, 2020 release.
- 10/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The last time Ryu Seung-ryong was on the big screen back in 2019, he defied all expectations and records with the box-office juggernaut that was “Extreme Job”, which currently sits as the 2nd highest-grossing domestic film in Korea. His next release, “Life is Beautiful”, is an oddity in itself- a Korean musical. Though there are a few projects in the genre currently in production, a musical is not something you see often out of the Korean film industry, which makes “Default” director Choi Kook-hee’s film one to look forward to.
Synopsis
A musical about a wife named Oh Se-yeon who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart, and a husband named Kang Jin-bong who doesn’t have a choice but to set out on this journey with her.
The script is written by Bae Se-young, who is also responsible for having written “Extreme Job”, “Intimate Strangers” and...
Synopsis
A musical about a wife named Oh Se-yeon who asks her husband to help her find her childhood sweetheart, and a husband named Kang Jin-bong who doesn’t have a choice but to set out on this journey with her.
The script is written by Bae Se-young, who is also responsible for having written “Extreme Job”, “Intimate Strangers” and...
- 9/30/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
After starring in director Lee Chang-Dong’s international hit Burning in 2018, actor Yoo Ah-in starred in a Korean financial thriller called Default, but his next movie may well be another crossover success. He’s the star of a new genre thriller called #Alive, in which he plays a guy who finds himself seemingly trapped in a […]
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- 5/27/2020
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Kang Tae-ho takes on the prison drama, a sub-genre that has had some great films released in South Korea, for his debut film “King of Prison”.
Synopsis
Man-hee, imprisoned for being caught up in an accidental violent case, will be admitted to a violent room where the king of prison can be found. On the other hand, with Tae-soo, the opposition leader being admitted to the same prison, a group of people who are unhappy with the king gather one by one, and the gang members face a desperate crisis…
The film stars Lee Sol-gu (“Illang: The Wolf Brigade”), Yoo Sang-jae (“Default”), Lee Hyung-woong (“The Mayor”), Kang In-sung, Lee Si-hoo and Cho Myeong-yeon. It releases in South Korea some point in May, 2020.
Synopsis
Man-hee, imprisoned for being caught up in an accidental violent case, will be admitted to a violent room where the king of prison can be found. On the other hand, with Tae-soo, the opposition leader being admitted to the same prison, a group of people who are unhappy with the king gather one by one, and the gang members face a desperate crisis…
The film stars Lee Sol-gu (“Illang: The Wolf Brigade”), Yoo Sang-jae (“Default”), Lee Hyung-woong (“The Mayor”), Kang In-sung, Lee Si-hoo and Cho Myeong-yeon. It releases in South Korea some point in May, 2020.
- 4/22/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The latest court procedural film to come out of South Korea is “Innocence” by first-time director Park Sang-hyun.
Synopsis
A mother who doesn’t recognize faces is suspected of poisoning someone to death, her daughter decides to defend her mother and reveal the truth behind the case.
“Innocence” stars Shin Hye-sun (“A Violent Prosecutor”), Bae Jong-ok (“Five Senses of Eros”), Heo Joon-ho (“Default“) and Hong Kyung. It is expected to release in South Korean cinemas in March, 2020.
Synopsis
A mother who doesn’t recognize faces is suspected of poisoning someone to death, her daughter decides to defend her mother and reveal the truth behind the case.
“Innocence” stars Shin Hye-sun (“A Violent Prosecutor”), Bae Jong-ok (“Five Senses of Eros”), Heo Joon-ho (“Default“) and Hong Kyung. It is expected to release in South Korean cinemas in March, 2020.
- 2/14/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Ryu Jun-yeol has had quite the upward career graph. Beginning his career as an important part of an ensemble of young actors in 2015’s “Socialphobia”, he begun making his mark on South Korean cinema in 2017 with important supporting roles in “A Taxi Driver”, “The King” and “Heart Blackened”, some of the year’s biggest films in which he shared screen space with South Korean bigwigs such as Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung and Choi Min-sik respectively. He followed that up with more prominent roles in films such as “Little Forest” and “Believer” the following year. Now, 2019 brings with it his first leading roles in the financial thriller “Money” by director Park Noo-ri.
“Money” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Jo Il-hyun, the son of raspberry farmers, comes from humble upbringings but dreams of becoming a stock broker and getting rich. He joins one of the top firms on the Yeouido,...
“Money” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Jo Il-hyun, the son of raspberry farmers, comes from humble upbringings but dreams of becoming a stock broker and getting rich. He joins one of the top firms on the Yeouido,...
- 7/7/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Last year’s action film “Revenger” saw stuntman/action co-ordinator Bruce Khan step in front of the camera for a leading role. This year, we have another stuntman and martial arts director taking the leap from behind-the-scenes to leading role with Jung Doo-hong, who stars in Ha Won-joon’s action film “Fist and Furious”.
Synopsis
A former violent detective with a knife in his head and a sneaky materialistic VJ collaborate!
Freelance VJ Gook-hyeon is a North Korean defector who is looking for news when he comes across Ki-man, a former detective who lives with a knife stuck in his head. Ki-man is living off scraps until Gook-hyeon convinces him he would help him get revenge on Jeong Tae-hwa, a drug mob boss who killed his partner.
While they track down Jeong Tae-hwa, they meet Seol-lan, who is looking for her missing sister, Song-hwa, who is Jeong Tae-hwa’s mistress.
Synopsis
A former violent detective with a knife in his head and a sneaky materialistic VJ collaborate!
Freelance VJ Gook-hyeon is a North Korean defector who is looking for news when he comes across Ki-man, a former detective who lives with a knife stuck in his head. Ki-man is living off scraps until Gook-hyeon convinces him he would help him get revenge on Jeong Tae-hwa, a drug mob boss who killed his partner.
While they track down Jeong Tae-hwa, they meet Seol-lan, who is looking for her missing sister, Song-hwa, who is Jeong Tae-hwa’s mistress.
- 6/18/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
In spite of being generally lauded as one of South Korea’s best actresses, Moon So-ri has mostly featured in special appearances or as part of an ensemble in films in recent years. In fact, the only time she’s been in leading roles in the past 4 years has been in director Zhang Lu’s films and her own directorial debut “The Running Actress”. She kicks off her 2019 with yet another important leading role as part of an ensemble in director Hong Seung-wan’s debut film “The Jurors”.
Synopsis
Kim Joon-kyeom is a presiding judge who leads the first civil participation of a criminal trial in South Korea. 8 jurors are selected for the criminal trial including Kwon Nam-woo. The jurors are ordinary people, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
Working off his own script, Hong Seung-wan attempts to tell the true story of...
Synopsis
Kim Joon-kyeom is a presiding judge who leads the first civil participation of a criminal trial in South Korea. 8 jurors are selected for the criminal trial including Kwon Nam-woo. The jurors are ordinary people, but, after they become jurors, they seek out the truth of the case.
Working off his own script, Hong Seung-wan attempts to tell the true story of...
- 4/14/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The rise of Ryu Jun-yeol as an actor has been an interesting one to watch. Starting his film career in the excellent 2015 social thriller “Socialphobia”, he really exploded on the scene in 2017 with three important and appreciated supporting roles in hit films “The King”, “A Taxi Driver” and “Heart Blackened”. These were followed by equally lauded roles in “Little Forest” and “Believer” in 2018. Only two months into the new year, we have the trailer for his second film of 2019, and his first leading role, in director Park Noo-ri’s “Money” (literal title).
Synopsis
Il-Hyun begins to work as a stock broker. His dream is to become rich. Il-Hyun meets a stock market scammer known as “Ticket Man”. He asks Il-Hyun to help in a stock market scam. Meanwhile, Han Ji-Cheol works for Financial Supervisory Service and has chased “Ticket Man” for a long time. He senses something suspicious with Il-Hyun.
Synopsis
Il-Hyun begins to work as a stock broker. His dream is to become rich. Il-Hyun meets a stock market scammer known as “Ticket Man”. He asks Il-Hyun to help in a stock market scam. Meanwhile, Han Ji-Cheol works for Financial Supervisory Service and has chased “Ticket Man” for a long time. He senses something suspicious with Il-Hyun.
- 2/13/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
South Korea loves a good true story movie, even more so when it explores financial foul-play or political corruption. With an impressive star-cast, “Sovereign Default” aims to take a look at the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
Synopsis
Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun (Kim Hey-soo) is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. She was the first to predict the possible sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun is then assigned to a crisis team. Yoon Jung-Hak (Yoo Ah-in) works in the finance field. He bets everything under the real possibility of a sovereign default. Gab-Soo (Her Jun-ho) struggles to protect his company and family during the crisis.
“Sovereign Default stars the brilliant Kim Hye-soo alongside Yoo Ah-in, who’s coming in hot off the success of Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning”, and Heo Jun-ho as well as French superstar Vincent Cassel in a prominent role.
Synopsis
Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun (Kim Hey-soo) is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. She was the first to predict the possible sovereign default. Han Shi-Hyun is then assigned to a crisis team. Yoon Jung-Hak (Yoo Ah-in) works in the finance field. He bets everything under the real possibility of a sovereign default. Gab-Soo (Her Jun-ho) struggles to protect his company and family during the crisis.
“Sovereign Default stars the brilliant Kim Hye-soo alongside Yoo Ah-in, who’s coming in hot off the success of Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning”, and Heo Jun-ho as well as French superstar Vincent Cassel in a prominent role.
- 10/24/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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