Category Archives: Co-production

Book Review: North Korean Cinema: A History

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

This has been a long time coming. It’s coming up to two years that I’ve been intermittently running this site. And before that it was a a good year or two that I was talking about writing “something” about North Korean cinema. … Continue reading →

Posted in Co-production, Kim Jong-il, North Korea Books, Pyongyang International Film Festival, Shin Sang-ok, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Comrade Kim Goes Flying to premiere at PIFF

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Koryo Tours gets a lot of mentions here on the site. And with good reason. Nick Bonner and the guys run a slick outfit offering tours to North Korea, but most meaningfully for me they have had a hand in … Continue reading →

Posted in Co-production, Comrade Kim Goes Flying, Koryo Tours, North Korean Films, Pyongyang International Film Festival | 4 Comments

Promise in Pyongyang: North Korea-China co-production

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Just seen news that China’s vast appetite for co-productions with other nations seems to have crept across the boarder into the DPRK. “Promise in Pyongyang” received its first screening on June 27, 2012 and by the looks of the preview video … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Co-production, Promise in Pyongyang | 10 Comments