JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu to Celebrate BIRTHDAY

Seventeen years after appearing together in PARK Heung-sik’s romantic drama I Wish I Had a Wife, stars JEON DO-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu are reuniting for the upcoming film Birthday (working title). Marking the feature debut of former LEE Chang-dong assistant dire...

Newcomer JEON Jong-seo Joins YOO Ah-in on LEE Chang-dong Project

Eight years after his last film, acclaimed director LEE Chang-dong is finally returning with his sixth work Burning. YOO Ah-in has been confirmed for a lead role as has new comer JEON Jong-seo, who was plucked from auditions. The film is an adaptation of a Har...

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED

Five Flavours Dishes up A GIRL AT MY DOOR and THE WICKED The Five Flavours Film Festival, Poland’s top event for East and Southeast Asian cinema, returns for its 9th edition this week and will present a pair of Korean films in its signature New Asian Cinema s...

LEE Chang-dong’s Poetry set for release in Japan

Korean auteur director LEE Chang-dong’s film <Poetry> is set for release in Japan on Feb. 11, 2012. The Cannes Best Screenplay Award-winning film will be distributed by KinoEye Japan and Siglo, which released the film’s Japanese poster and trailer today...

YUN Jung-hee wins LA Film Critics Award

The 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards gave its Best Actress honor to Korea’s YUN Jung-hee for her performance in <Poetry>. Directed by LEE Chang-dong, the film stars Yun as a dandy old lady who lives with her grandson and t...