18th Florence Korea Film Fest to Spotlight CHO Jin-woong

After being delayed from its usual March slot by this year’s COVID-19 pandemic, the Florence Korea Film Fest is set to return for its 18th edition between September 23 and 30. The festival will open with BLACK MONEY (2019) and will feature a special focus on t...

JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku Sign Up For Netflix Show D.P.

Coin Locker Girl (2015) director HAN Jun-hee has locked the cast for his forthcoming six-part Netflix Original series D.P., based on a Korean webtoon by KIM Bo-tong, will star JUNG Hae-in, KOO Kyo-hwan, KIM Sung-kyun and SON Suk-ku. D.P., which stands for ‘Des...

Hirokazu KORE-EDA Sets Korean Project with SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na, GANG Dong-won

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu is set to make his Korean language film debut with the new project Baby, Box, Broker, and he has assembled an impressive local cast to join him - SONG Kang-ho, BAE Doo-na and GANG Dong-won. CJ Entertainment will f...

Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival Invites 6 Korean Films

The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, the oldest and most prestigious genre film festival in the world, is returning for its 53rd edition on October 8. Heading to the sunny Sitges shores this year will be six films from Korea, includin...

THE WOMAN WHO RAN Selected for NYFF Main Slate

Acclaimed director HONG Sang-soo will participate in the 58th New York Film Festival with his latest film The Woman Who Ran, which has been invited to NYFF’s main slate. The film, his 24th, is already his 11th to be invited to the event. The Woman Who Ran debu...

Special Issue of Variety Featuring Information on Location Shooting in Korea

On September 9, US-based popular culture magazine Variety is dedicating a special issue, named “Location Update: The Big Restart,” to international location shooting. Variety worked in collaboration with the Association of Film Commissioners International to p...

KOFIC Chairperson OH Seok-geun to Serve as Panelist at FDCP’s Film Industry Conference Online 2020

The Film Industry Conference Online 2020 (FIC 2020) hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), will be held from September 11 to 15. Launched in 2017, FIC is an event where experts and industry officials from around the world share infor...

LEE Joo-young to Receive Rising Star Asia Award at NYAFF

Actress LEE Joo-young will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at this year’s 19th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which kicked off on August 28. LEE initially made her screen debut in 2012, in the short film Encounter, but it was in ...

LEE Byung-hun Prepares for THE GAME

LEE Byung-hun is positively considering the leading role in The Game (translated title), the latest film from The Sheriff in Town (2017) director KIM Hyung-ju. Based on a true story, The Game will focus on the rivalry between CHO Hun-hyun and LEE Chang-ho, leg...

JUN Jong-seo and SON Suk-ku Hold Hands for WOO-RI, JA-YOUNG

Rising stars JUN Jong-seo and SON Suk-ku will be teaming up for the romantic comedy Woo-ri, Ja-young (working title), which will mark the commercial filmmaking debut of acclaimed indie filmmaker JEONG Ga-young. Ja-young (JUN Jong-seo) is a 29-year-old woman wh...