IM Kwon-taek’s REVIVRE Selected as Closing Film The Toronto Korean Film Festival is gearing up for its 2015 edition, which will kick off with the North American premiere of HONG Seok-jae’s Socialphobia, a feature project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. The six-day event, which starts on May 26th, will present nine feature films and ten shorts. Following opening night, SHIN Sang-ok’s Evergr...

Though the festival will continue screening films until May 10th, the 15th Jeonju International Film Festival revealed its award winners last night. The Grand Prize winner in the International Competition was History of Fear by Argentine filmmaker Benjamin Naishtat, while the Korean Competition’s Grand Prize went to JANG Woo-jin’s A Fresh Start. A Fresh Start triumphed over ten other local films ...

This year marks the third year of KoBiz’s Online Screening services. The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) will open its curtains on May 1st, and in conjunction, selected major programming will be available to screen at the Online Screening website starting the day after. This will be a great opportunity for film professionals abroad that are not able to attend the festival in person this ...