Korea’s Finecut Sells Toronto Title ‘Long Long Night’ & July Jung’s ‘Dora’ To Japan 

Korean sales agency Finecut has struck deals to bring two of its high-profile titles to Japanese audiences, selling the 3D animated feature "Long Long Night" and July Jung's Cannes-selected "Dora" to distributors in the country. The sales underline strong international appetite for Korean cinema on the festival circuit, with both films drawing attention at major events including Toronto, Cannes and the upcoming Busan festival.

"Long Long Night", the feature debut of director Youm Kyu Bock, has been acquired by Geek Pictures and is based on a Korean novel that has sold over 800,000 copies and featured on the International Youth Library's 2021 White Ravens list; it premieres in Toronto's Centrepiece section before heading to Busan's main competition and Sitges' Anima't section. Geek Pictures has also picked up Japanese rights to "Dora", July Jung's third feature, which debuted at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and is heading to Busan's Gala Presentation, while Finecut separately sold the film to Taiwan's Light Year Images. Finecut's wider Toronto lineup includes "Guardians Of The Video Game" and Takuya Miyahara's horror-thriller "Wash Away", which will premiere at Sitges.