Sidus Pictures

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Sidus Corporation
Native name
싸이더스
FormerlyUno Film (1995-2000)
Company type Private
Industry Film
FoundedSeptember 1995 (1995-09)
FounderJames Hyung Soon Kim
Headquarters,
Area served
South Korea, International
Key people
Handae Rhee (CEO)
Services distribution, film production
Parent KT Corporation (2005-2014)
Locus Corporation (2014-present)
Subsidiaries SidusHQ (until 2002)

Sidus (Korean : 싸이더스 픽쳐스, formerly called Uno Film, Sidus and Sidus FNH) is a film production and distribution company based in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1995, the company has distributed and produced over 70 films since their founding. [1]

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History

Sidus was founded by James Hyung Soon Kim after taking over Uno Films, which began in 1995. The company changed its name to Sidus in 2000 and merged with EBM, a talent management firm. The talent management and film production divisions split in 2005, with the former becoming iHQ (also known as SidusHQ). Also in 2005, Sidus was acquired by KT corporation, under which Sidus began investing in and distributing domestic and foreign films. [2] In 2014, Sidus was acquired by Locus Corporation, which is headed by Sidus's original founder Kim.

Sidus has produced over 70 films and continues to work in film production, distribution and investment on an international scale. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirector
1995Money in My Account Kim Sang-jin
1996The Rules of a GangsterKim Sang-jin
1997 Beat Kim Sung-su
Motel CactusKi-Yong Park
1998 Girls' Night Out Im Sang-soo
Christmas in August Hur Jin-ho
1999 Attack the Gas Station Kim Sang-jin
City of the Rising Sun Kim Sung-su
Phantom the SubmarineGyung-chun Min
2000 Il Mare Lee Hyun-seung
Barking Dogs Never Bite Bong Joon-ho
KilimanjaroSeung-ook Oh
The Happy Funeral DirectorMun-il Jang
2001 Summertime Jae-ho Park
The Warriors Kim Sung-su
One Fine Spring Day Hur Jin-ho
Indian SummerHyo-jeong No
Volcano High Kim Tae-kyun
Last Present Oh Ki-hwan
I Wish I Had a Wife Park Heung-sik
Kick the Moon Sang-Jin Kim
2002 Road Movie In-shik Kim
Jungle Juice  [ ko ]Min-Ho Cho
Marriage is a Crazy Thing Yoo Ha
Funny MovieKyu-sung Jang
No Blood No Tears Ryoo Seung-wan
Ardor Byun Young-joo
2003 Singles Chil-in Kwon
Save the Green Planet Jang Joon-hwan
My Teacher Mr. KimKyu-sung Jang
Memories of Murder Bong Joon-ho
2004 Arahan Ryoo Seung-wan
Lovely Rivals Jang Kyu-sung
Superstar Mr. GamJong-hyun Kim
Spirit of Jeet Keun DoHa Yoo
Flying Boys Byun Young-joo
Rikidozan Song Hae-sung
A Moment to Remember John H. Lee
The Big Swindle Choi Dong-hoon
Romance of Their Own Kim Tae-kyun
2005 Blood Rain Kim Dae-seung
Heaven's Soldiers Min Joon-ki
Antarctic Journal Yim Pil-sung
Rules of Dating Han Jae-rim
Love is a Crazy Thing Seok-geun Oh
Boy Goes to Heaven Tae-yeong Yun
2006Bar LegendsBeom-gu Cho
My Scary Girl Jae-gon Son
Old Miss DiarySeok-yun Kim
Seducing Mr. Perfect Sang-woo Kim
Cruel Winter Blues Lee Jeong-beom
Tazza: The High Rollers Choi Dong-hoon
Like a Virgin Lee Hae-young
Lump of Sugar Lee Hwan-kyung
A Dirty Carnival Yoo Ha
Love Me Not Lee Cheol-ha
For Horowitz Kwon Hyung-jin
Over the Border Ahn Pan-seok
MoodoriHyeong-seon Lee
2007 Small Town Rivals Kyu-sung Jang
Femme FataleKyeong-hun Kang
Miss Gold Digger Yong-jib Park
Love ExposureEon-hie Lee
2008The Accidental GangsterKyun-dong Yeo
TruckKwon Hyung-jin
Radio Dayz Gi-ho Ha
The WaySeok-woo Kim
2009 The Sword With No Name Yong-gyun Kim
Kiss Me, Kill MeYang Jong-Hyun
2010 Wedding Dress Kwon Hyung-jin
Grand Prix Yang Yun-ho
Villain and Widow Jae-gon Son
The Housemaid Im Sang-soo
2011CountdownHuh Jong-Ho
The Showdown Park Hoon-jung
Couples Jeong Yong-ki
2014 Tazza: The Hidden Card Kang Hyeong-cheol
2019 Tazza: One Eyed Jack Kwon Oh-kwang
2020 Time to Hunt Yoon Sung-hyun

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TV and web series

YearTitleDirectorPlatform
2022 Dr. Park's Clinic Seo Jung-beom TVING

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