SQUID GAME Becomes Netflix’s Most Viewed Series

Value of Korean Hit Estimated at almost $900 MillionSquid Game, the nine-part Netflix sensation from director Hwang Donghyuk, quickly gripped the world after its September 17 launch on the streaming platform, eventually ascending to the top rank in all of the ...

THE APARTMENT WITH TWO WOMEN Wins a Record 5 Awards in Busan, Including a New Currents Award

Kwon Hadam and Im Jeeho Win Actor and Actress of the Year Awards at BIFFDespite ongoing social distancing regulations in effect across Korea, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) recaptured much of its pre-Covid glory for this year’s 26th edition, whic...

MOGADISHU and BOOK OF FISH to Bookend 16th Paris Korean Film Festival

Events Screenings for HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY and SINKHOLE in FranceThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) returns for its 16th edition on October 26, at which point it will open with Ryoo Seungwan’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Escape from Mogadishu...

BOGOTA with Song Joongki and Lee Heejun Warps Production 21 Months After Filming Began

Crime Drama from Director Kim Sungjae Shot in Korea and ColombiaFollowing a long shoot that encountered several delays and difficulties due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the crime film Bogota (literal title) recently wrapped shooting, ending a 21-month journey tha...

Korea Selects ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU for Oscars’ Best International Feature Section

Ryoo Seungwan Action Hit Follows in the Footsteps of PARASITEDirector Ryoo Seungwan’s summer action hit Escape from Mogadishu has been selected as this year’s Korean submission to the Best International Feature category of the Academy Awards.The film follows W...

Lee Byunghun Receives Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at Asian Film Awards

VOICE OF SILENCE Scores Multiple Wins at AFAsTaking place for the second time in Busan, alongside the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) staged their 15th edition on Friday, October 8 at the Paradise Hotel on Haeundae Beach.Lee Byun...

Stars Return to Busan Film Festival for Opening Ceremony of 26th Edition

BIFF Honors Im Kwontaek, Hosts World Premiere of Im Sangsoo’sHEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESSThis year’s 26th Busan International Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded opening ceremony on a warm night at the Korean Cinema Center on Wednesday, October 6,...

Youn Yuhjung, Son Yejin and Kang Haneul Offered Roles in A TREE DIES STANDING

Story of North Korean Defector and Her Grandchildren to Air on Global OTT Platform in 20222Youn Yuhjung, who recently became Korea’s first Academy Award-winning performer, has been offered a leading role in the upcoming drama A Tree Dies Standing (translated t...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Director Eyes Transition to Small Screen

Hong Wonchan Preparing Crime Drama GANGSTERHong Wonchan is the latest filmmaker eyeing a transition to the small screen. The DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2020) director is planning the helm the crime drama Gangster (literal title)Set in the turbulent criminal underwo...

Netflix Korea to Release HELLBOUND and THE SILENT SEA This Year

Streamer Reveals Raft of Upcoming Korean TitlesIn the wake of their phenomenal success with Hwang Donghyuk’s original series Squid Game, which became the first Korean show to top Netflix’s global rankings, Netflix Korea has revealed its upcoming slate, includi...