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CNN lists seven spectacular K-horrors, Pierce Conran explores how foreign filmmakers and companies are shaping Korean content, KOBIZ interviews Moon Yong-chan about his location scouting skills for Park Dae-min's "Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River", and The Washington Post speaks to a North Korean defector about his cartoons and comedy moving forward.

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"7 terrifying South Korean horror films"

Don Jaucian, writing for CNN Life, has curated this great list of must-see South Korea horror films. Summer in Korea is usually the best season for horror (e.g. "Train to Busan"), but just because those sticky summer's days are done and dusted, that doesn't mean the thrills have to evaporate. There are some fantastic films on this list, like "I Saw the Devil" and "Bedevilled", so be sure to take a look and flag your favorites for a fright night in your near future. If you have any horror films that didn't make their list, feel free to mention them in the comment section below for everyone to check out...

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"US Majors Challenge Local Studios in Korea"

South Korean film journalist, critic, and producer, Pierce Conran, has this great feature on KOBIZ on the changing landscape of Korean cinema in relation to growing interest from foreign filmmakers and distributors: "US companies have begun to set their sights on producing local, Korean-language content", says Pierce. "Filmmakers are taking notice and curious about exploring new financing avenues with potentially different creative and contractual obligations while local studios are curiously looking on to see how the fortunes of these incoming outfits could affect their own business models in the near future". Watch this space.

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"MOON Yong-chan, Film Production Manager of SEONDAL: THE MAN WHO SELLS THE RIVER"

Park Dae-min's historical comedy "Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River" (starring Yoo Seung-ho, Cho Jae-hyun and Ko Chang-seok) was released early July and attracted over 2 million filmgoers during its theatrical run. The film boasted some stunning locations, and in this interview, KOBIZ talks to the film's production manager, Moon Yong-chan, about the beautiful scenery found in the film. "In Korea, there's no place I have not been to", says Moon, and it's that kind of knowledge that filmmakers need to make practical decisions towards movie magic.

...READ ON KOBIZ

"Reaching a South Korean audience by finding laughs from North Korea"

How can South Korean art forms help bridge the divide between North and South? Through humor, of course! That's the view of artist Choi Seong-guk who has created a webtoon series aimed at deescalating the tensions through his work by focusing on funny bones. Choi was once an animator in Pyongyang but now looks to frame North Korea from a more capitalists perspective: "Through his webtoon, Choi deftly shows how someone from the relative Dark Ages of the northern half of the peninsula deals with modern conveniences such as smartphone apps and indoor plumbing". Choi believes cartoons are "the highest level of cultural product".

...READ ON THE WASHINGTON POST

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