Finecut sells Kim Jin-yu's Journey There across four Asian markets
The Seoul sales company also closed further territory deals for Hong Sangsoo's Nowhere To Lay My Eyes at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has sold Kim Jin-yu's Journey There to KDDI Corporation for Japan, Andrews Film for Taiwan, Izagur Media for Mongolia and Lev Cinema for Israel, Deadline reported. Kairos Distribution also acquired inflight rights to the film.
Journey There is scheduled for a Korean release on October 28, 2026. The film is Justin H. Min's first Korean production.
Finecut also closed additional deals for Hong Sangsoo's Nowhere To Lay My Eyes, selling it to Carlotta Films for France, Mimosa Films for Japan, The Stone And The Plot for Portugal and Kligger for Argentina. The company negotiated the new agreements at the Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan.
Earlier festival and sales run
Nowhere To Lay My Eyes won Best Direction, Best Performance and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Locarno, and had previously been sold to Austria (Filmgarten), China (Hugoeast), North America (The Cinema Guild), Spain (Atalante), Taiwan (Cola Films) and the UK (ICA).
Journey There, Kim Jin-yu's second feature after debut Bori, has screened at the Moscow International Film Festival and the New York Asian Film Festival.
Quick answers
When does Journey There open in Korea?
Journey There is scheduled for a Korean release on October 28, 2026.
Who directed Journey There?
Kim Jin-yu directed the film, his second feature after Bori.
Which distributors picked up Nowhere To Lay My Eyes?
Carlotta Films for France, Mimosa Films for Japan, The Stone And The Plot for Portugal and Kligger for Argentina, among earlier deals.