Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korean actors Lee Je Hoon and Park Eun-bin, star of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” are set as hosts of the opening ceremony at the Busan International Film Festival.
The event will take place on the evening of Oct. 4 at the purpose-built Busan Cinema Center. Park performed as the first cross-dressing queen in a Korean historical drama with “The King’s Affection” in 2021 and cemented her position as the lead of hit contemporary drama series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.” Lee emerged as a rising star with his intense performances in films such as “Bleak Night “(2011), “The Front Line” (2011) and “Architecture 101” (2012).
Following that, he showcased a broad range of acting skills in various genres, as seen in films “Anarchist From Colony” (2017), “I Can Speak” (2017) and “Time to Hunt.” The pair previously shared the screen in the 2014 drama series “Secret Door.“ The festival runs Oct.
4-13. Binge, the streaming arm of Australian pay-TV group Foxtel, Screen Australia and Screen Ireland have green-lighted original drama “Mix Tape.” The four-part miniseries is produced by Foxtel Group, Aquarius Films and Ireland’s Subotica.
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