MOVIE
Keyeast acquires 100% of ‘Chaebol Family’s youngest son’ and ‘Mogadishu’ production
On the 7th, Studio Flow reported this news. This is part of Keyeast's strategy to strengthen its global drama production capabilities through the acquisition of companies specialized in overseas locations.
Voyager Films is a company comprised of CEO Kim Dong-sik, who was in charge of the overseas production of the drama 'Descendants of the Sun', and a number of professionals with extensive professional experience who have worked on overseas collaborations and domestic blockbuster projects.
Recently, domestic production of the Hollywood work 'Past Lives' produced by A24, known as the distributor of 'Minari', Marvel's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and 'Black Panther', and Netflix's original science fiction drama 'Sense Eight' Along with the experience of participating in a pivotal role in the domestic filming of globally famous works such as 'Sense 8)', he has worked on dozens of dramas including 'Goblin', 'Vagabond', 'Stove League', and recently 'The youngest son of a chaebol family' and 'Solo War'. , 'Mogadishu' and other films, the company has participated in overseas locations and production of numerous domestic and international works, and has global partnerships and networks.
Park Seong-hye, CEO of Keyeast, said, "Through this acquisition of Voyager Films, we have expanded the scale of drama production and established a network for overseas production in North America and Europe," adding, "In particular, we are preparing 'Ring My Belle' and 'From the Gaze' this year. “As works with a high proportion of global locations are produced, we will further double the quality and synergy through the in-house value chain,” he said.
Park Woo-ram, CEO of Studio Flow, said, “For K-dramas, the production scale of which is growing day by day, professional production specialized in overseas filming is essential,” adding, “Please pay attention to the large-scale overseas location tentpole works that Studio Flow and Keyeast will produce together in the future.” reported.
Studio Flow, which Keyeast invested in last March, is a drama content production company comprised of four star directors in the drama industry and industry experts. Led by executive producer Ham Young-hoon of 'Descendants of the Sun', Mo Wan-il of 'The World of the Married', and directors Kim Seong-yoon, Jeon Chang-geun and Kim Jin-won of 'Itaewon Class', we will continue to produce new directors and directors based on the industry's highest level network. We are preparing to introduce destructive content by recruiting writers.
Keyeast, an affiliate in charge of SM Entertainment's content production center, is in the midst of production ahead of the release of a number of lineups, including the blockbuster drama 'Ask the Stars', 'Illumination', and 'No Secrets'.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr
