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CJ sells "My Way" and "Speckles: The Tarbosaurus" to U.S.
The Korean distributor sold epic WWII film "My Way" and dinosaur action cartoon "Speckles: The Tarbosaurus" to American distributor Well Go USA.
KANG Je-kyu's "My Way" stars Jang Dong-gun and Joe Odagiri as a Korean and a Japanese swept up in the tides of war. Han Sang-ho's "Speckles: The Tarbosaurus" is a 3D family adventure movie that has been pre-sold to multiple territories including Germany (MFA+), Russia (Carmen Films) and India (Star).
 
Finecut sells "ARIRANG - Movie" and others
Kim Ki-duk's Cannes winner sold to Italy (Punto Zero), German-speaking Europe (Rapid Eye Movies), and Poland (New Horizons), following sales to Japan and Taiwan.
Also screened at Cannes, Hong Sang-soo's "The Day He Arrives" sold to France (Les Acacias) and Israel (Nachoshon) in addition to previous sales for the US (The Cinema Guild), Japan (Bitters End), and Taiwan (Catchplay).
The Berlin-winning iPhone short "Night Fishing", directed by brothers Park Chan-wook and PARK Chan-kyong, sold to Italy (Tucker Film) and German-speaking Europe (Rapid Eye Movies) after scoring sales in North America (Magnolia), Taiwan (Catchplay), and Hong Kong (Sundream).

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"The Front Line" is Korea's entry to the Academy Awards
JANG Hoon's war drama "The Front Line" has been selected as Korea's submission for Best Foreign Film category at the 84th Academy Awards. Starring Shin Ha-kyun and Go Soo, the human drama set at the end of the Korean War depicts the complicated relationships between North and South Korean soldiers engaged in fierce battles over a small patch of strategically placed mountain terrain. Jang is a former assistant director to Kim Ki-duk, and previously directed critical and commercial hits "Rough Cut" and "Secret Reunion".

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