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A criticism of Shim Hye-jung's “Flowers of Mold” is that it perhaps features ideas that you feel you have seen before, though on the plus side, it pulls off these ideas fairly well, and is a nicely rounded and polished tale of urban alienation.

Flowers of Mold is screening at London Korean Film Festival

Based on the short story by Ha Seong-nan, Jisu (Kim Jae-kyung) supplements her work processing meal kit deliveries by sorting through and cataloguing her neighbors' rubbish, identifying traits and the life stories of those around her she has never actually met. Becoming attracted to Woo-jae (Hyun Woo), her direct neighbor, she finds herself manufacturing scenarios for them to meet based on what she found in his bin bags. But as their relationship develops, her extra knowledge sees her learn things she perhaps doesn't like and grows a sense of betraying trust. Assumptions start to replace natural developments,...

Previously, in “Divorce Attorney Shin,” Jin Yeong Ju set up Sung Han to defend a man in his controversial divorce case. Yeong Ju felt threatened by Sung Han’s presence in her stepson’s life, and more recently, her mother-in-law also seemed to be meeting Sung Han often. Yeong Ju was confident that this case would taint Sung Han’s reputation but Sung Han had come prepared.

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Ma Chun Seok’s wife claims that Chun Seok overworked her on his farm and didn’t let her visit her family in Vietnam after giving birth. Sung Han has gathered statements from Chun Seok’s neighbors that prove that Chun Seok worked on the farm alone while his wife took Korean language lessons and barely spent any time at home. Moreover, her mother-in-law, in her late 80s, took care of the home and even cooked them food.

South Korean sales company picks up fantasy mystery by Shin Su-won and suspense thriller by Kim Jin-mook.

South Korea’s Finecut has added two new titles to its Berlin Europeam Film Market (Efm) slate – fantasy mystery Glass Garden, from Pluto director Shin Su-won, and Kim Jin-mook’s suspense thriller True Fiction.

Glass Garden [pictured] tells the story of a bioenergetics researcher who can communicate with trees and retreats into the forest following a romantic disappointment. Moon Geun-young (A Tale Of Two Sisters) plays the researcher, while Kim Tae-hoon (The Man From Nowhere) plays an author who is inspired to write a novel about her.

Shin’s Pluto premiered at Berlin in Generation 14 plus in 2013, while another of her films Madonna premiered at Cannes in 2015.

Debut director Kim Jin-mook’s True Fiction follows an illicit relationship between a powerful female politician and her son-in-law.

Currently in post-production, the film is produced by Peppermint & Company, which has credits...

The Game Awards 2016 are only a few weeks away! Which means, it's time to find out if your favorite games of 2016 got nominated! Come inside for the full list of nominees!

Movies have the Oscars, TV has the Emmy Awards, and Video Games have The Game Awards. On December 1st, the 3rd annual Game Awards will distribute their awards to the games, developers, talents, and eSports members that astonished and amazed gamers, around the world, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles!

This is a night where video games, and all who make and play them, are honored for their hard work and committment to excellence. Among the nominees, no game is being honored more than Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which has earned 9 nominations, including Game of the Year. Other games garnering a lot of nominations include Blizzard's Overwatch, Indy Developer Campo Santo's Firewatch and PlayDead's Inside,...

Ahead of the main event taking place on December 1, long-time host Geoff Keighley has lifted the lid on the official nominees for The Game Awards 2016.

Spotlighting the crème de la crème of the past 12 months, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Blizzard’s über-popular Overwatch are up for multiple awards, while the likes of Firewatch and Playdead’s critically adorned Inside have received nods for Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design and more.

For the first time, The Game Awards 2016 will be live across every gaming screen – Facebook Live, PlayStation Network, Steam, Twitch, Twitter, Xbox Live, or YouTube – and the event itself can even be streamed via compatible Vr devices. It’ll take place on Thursday, December 1 at 9:00 pm Et and if previous years are any indication, should herald a number of worldwide reveals and all-new trailers.

Below, you’ll find the comprehensive list of nominees.