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Interview with LIM Yoo-ri, Director of Forest of Echoes, Invited to La Cinef of 77th Cannes Echoing the story
“Did Ogyeon walk and make her way to France? What is happening?” Relaying crew’s astonishment, Director LIM Yoo-ri expressed her excitement to be invited to Cannes Film Festival.Forest of Echoes (distributed by Indistory) is the first film to be directed by Li...
Invitation to the Cannes Classics Section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Interview with Director Kim Lyang of the Documentary Film Walking in the Movies
Kim Dong-ho, former executive director of the Busan International Film Festival, has been recognized by the global film community for his remarkable contributions to the film history. The documentary film Walking in the Movies (ZONE FILM, co-produced by The Ko...
Interview with Director Ryoo Seung-wan, Invited to the Midnight Screening of the 77th Cannes Film Festival for 'I, the Executioner' (Exclusive)
After nine years of anticipation, Detective Seo Do-chul makes his long-awaited return, debuting specifically at the Cannes Film Festival. I, the Executioner, the sequel toVeteran(produced by Filmmakers R & K and distributed by CJ ENM), has been invited to ...
'Wonderland' lets you video call your lost loved ones
Many recent films and TV series have portrayed a future enhanced by highly advanced artificial intelligence technologies.This hot topic returns to the Korean cinema with "Wonderland," a Korean sci-fi fantasy drama slated for release next month....
‘The Roundup: Punishment’ Review
The shortest distance between two points is popularly believed to be a straight line. But if one of those points is the chin, cheekbone or torso of some sneering and/or psychotic Korean gangster, the shortest route is actually the arc described by either one o...
"The Reason to Direct was Present in Every Episode," Director, Executive Producer, Co-Showrunner of The Sympathizer, Park Chan-wook.
- It has been mentioned that the background behind directing The Sympathizer is not unrelated to Korea's history with the Vietnam War. The participation in the Vietnam War has had a significant impact on Korean society to this day. Korea was once a colony...
More Koreans still prefer watching new films in theaters: survey
CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Seoul (CGV)Despite the widespread popularity of watching films on streaming platforms like Netflix, slightly more Koreans still prefer watching the latest movies in theaters, according to market data.According to the survey conducted...
Jeonju film fest kicks off, featuring over 230 films
The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), South Korea's premier platform for indie and art house cinema, commenced Wednesday, showcasing 232 films from 43 countries.The 25th edition of the festival kicked off its 10-day run, with an opening ceremony a...
'The Sympathizer' Executive Producers Break Down Book-to-Screen Adaptation
“I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” So begins Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer,” which, when released in 2015, was hailed for its humorous, biting interrogation of American perspectives on the Vietnam War.
A Live Look into ‘Exhuma’ in Vietnam (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnamese journalist Le Xuan Tung reports from Hanoi about the current ‘Exhuma’ hype in Vietnam and digs into the fascinating cultural ties between the nation and the top-grossingKorean film.The first time I watchedExhumawas just last week, at a CGV Vietnam c...