KOFIC and Korean companies at HK Filmart

(March 19 – 22, 2012) with sales companies such as 9ers, Mirovision and P.I.C. The Korean booth will also play host to production companies Film Factory Nu:n, Inc. and P.A.M. Korea Media as well as technical services companies Studio SH, Moneff and Studiorao...

Korean Film Night in Berlin a success

This year at the Berlinale, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held its annual Korean Film Night reception Feb. 13 at the Café Einstein in Berlin. Celebrating Korean cinema and the Korean films selected to the festival, the event was held in cooperation with the ... All the Korean directors invited to the festival were on hand to receive the spotlight:KANG Je-kyu - whose <My Way> is screening in the Berlinale Panorama, LEE Han - whose <Punch> is in the Generation 14plus section, KIM Joong-hyeon - whose <Choked> is in the Forum, JEON Kyu-hwan– whose <From Seoul to Varanasi> is in the Panorama, and LEE Woo-jung (<Ad Balloon>) and KIM Souk-young (<Anesthesia>) in the Berlinale Shorts competition. <From Seoul to Varanasi> lead actor YOON Dong-hwan was also on hand.

Korean Cinema Today’s February webzine is out

This month’s issue of the <Korean Cinema Today> webzine has gone live with a top feature story on the most anticipated films of 2012 in Korea. Film journalist KANG Byeong-jin profiles hot upcoming releases such as IM Sang-soo’s <The Taste of Money>...