KIM Tae-yong's <Late Autumn>, a remake if LEE Man-hee's same titled film from 1966, is based on the original's story of a woman released from prison for one day meets a guy in a strange place and starts opening her heart. But KIM changed the scenery by shooting in Seattle, USA where Chinese woman Anna(played by TANG Wei) and a Korean guy(played by HYUN Bin). KIM rather uses term ...

Following the recent rumors that the SF blockbuster Space Sweepers has been in talks for a Netflix launch, news sites light up again when reports surfaced that Wonderland (literal title) another big-budget Korean sci-fi, was also mulling a move to the global streaming platform. Unlike recent Korean theatrical-to-online pivots such as Time to Hunt and CALL, the rumored plan for Wonderland is to lau...

TANG Wei and PARK Hae-il Headline Latest from Korean Maestro Following his recent John LE CARRE adaptation The Little Drummer Girl for the BBC, master Korean filmmaker PARK Chan-wook is about to return to set for a new Korean project. Decision to Leave, which will be produced by PARK’s outfit Moho Film and financed and distributed by CJ Entertainment, will feature Chinese star TANG Wei alongside ...

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be a hybrid event mixing physical screenings and an online showcase. Next month’s festival will feature 174 films from 42 countries, including ...

Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) is holding a special event in September to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its feature film directing program, called “KAFA: Ten-year-old Story.” For promotional ambassadors, LEE Je-hoon of Bleak Night (2011) and KIM Go-eun of Canola (2016) have been appointed. KAFA was established by Korean Film Council (KOFIC) in 1984 to produce distinguished human resources...

CROSSROADS OF YOUTH, presented at the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival Crossroads of Youth, directed by AHN Jong-hwa in 1943, screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10th (CET). Crossroads of Youth, the oldest silent film in Korea, was reorganized by the executive director KIM Tae-yong (director of Late Autumn) and made into a musical with a narrator...

Major Korean directors introduced to Chinese audiences The Korean Film Council (Director KIM Eui-Suk) has held a showcase event introducing works by major Korean film directors in Beijing, China on December 6. The aim of the event was to introduce great Korean film directors as well as Korean directors of cinematography so that more co-production opportunities between the two countries could ari...