Busan's Top Prize Opens a Direct Path to the Academy's International Feature Race

BIFF Chairman Park Kwang-su delivers opening remarks at the press conferencefor the 31st Busan International Film Festival on September 1. <Yonhap News>The 31st Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 and runs through October 15. It is the ...

Korean Remake of 'The Intern' Ends 50-Day Foreign-Film Run at Local Box Office

'The Intern' (provided by Warner Bros. Korea and Anthology Studios)Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee's "The Intern," directed by Kim Do-young, topped the Korean box office in its opening weekend. According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system, th...

RioMarket Designates Day Two as ‘South Korea Day’

RioMarket and festival posters. < Jaekyung Ilbo >RioMarket, the industry arm of the 28th Festival do Rio, has designated October 2 (local time) — the second day of the festival — as "South Korea Day," programming a full slate of sessions devoted to the K...

Yeon Sang-ho's Paradise Lost Holds World Premiere in TIFF Special Presentations

Actress Kim Hyun-joo (from left), director Yeon Sang-ho and actor Bae Hyun-sung on the red carpet for the world premiere of Paradise Lost. <CJ ENM>Yeon Sang-ho's Paradise Lost held its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 51st T...

Yoon Ga-eun's The World of Love Confirmed for December 11 Japan Release

Poster for the film The World of Love <Barunson E&A>Yoon Ga-eun's The World of Love opens in Japan on December 11. Japanese distribution is handled by Bitters End, with screenings beginning at venues including Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho in Toky...

Hur Jin-ho's The Assassin(s) World-Premieres in TIFF's Gala Presentations

The Assassin(s) poster <Hive Media Corp>Hur Jin-ho's The Assassin(s) held its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival. The first official screening took place on September 16 local time at Roy ...

Na Hong-jin’s Hope Opens at No. 8 at the North American Box Office

Still from the film HOPE <Plus M Entertainment>Na Hong-jin's HOPE opened at No. 8 at the North American box office in its first weekend. Over the three days from the 11th through the 13th local time, the film grossed approximately $3.31 million, plac...

Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" Wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival

Director Lee Chang-dong, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for the film "Possible Love," poses at the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival,held in Venice, Italy, on the 12th (local time). <AP/Newsis>Lee Chang-dong's &#...

Oscar-Qualifying Busan Returns at Largest Scale Since 2019

A poster for the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) / Courtesy of BIFFThe 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) runs Oct. 6 to 15 at the Busan Cinema Center and surrounding venues. This is the first edition since the International Federation...

Park Chan-wook Returns to Extreme Violence With $60M Hollywood Western

Lee Byung-hun <CJ ENM>Park Chan-wook has described his next film as the most violent work of his career. Speaking on August 29 at Seoul Art Cinema, during a special screening marking the 20th anniversary of "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK," ...