The 27th Busan International Film Festival Reveals the Film, Nakdong River, in the Digitally Remastered Version for the First Time

The film, Nakdong River (1952), produced during the Korean War, has been digitally remastered and will be unveiled for the first time at the 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held from October 5 (Wed) to 14 (Fri). Nakdong River (1952) is a ...

Korean Film Archive Sheds Light on Colonial Era of Korean Cinema

The Korean Film Archive recently staged a conference designed to shed light on the origins of the Korean film industry, specifically its nascent period during the Japanese occupation of Korea, often known simply as the Colonial Era. Presented by Professor NAM ...

Korean Film Archive and Taiwan Film Institute Sign MoU

The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) and the Taiwan Film Institute (TFI) have joined forces on an initiative that will see the institutions collaborate on film preservation and cinematic exchanges. The organizations signed a memorandum of understanding that will adv...

BFI and KCCUK Team Up for Colonial Era Korean Film Program

In order to commemorate the first 100 years of Korean cinema, BFI Southbank and the Korean Cultural Center UK (KCCUK) have teamed up to present all the existing feature-length Korean films that were produced prior to 1945, during the Korea’s Colonial Era. The ...

KIM Tae-yong and IM Kwon-taek to Return to Berlinale

KIM Tae-yong’s Kokdu: A Story of Guardian Angels(2018) and IM Kwon-taek’s 1980 classic Mismatched Nose (here under the title Jjak-ko, 1983) have joined the lineup of next month’s 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Both directors have participated in the ...

Lost Korean Classic COOL AND COLD Found in Taiwan

Cool And Cold (1962) by director LEE Kang-cheon a film long thought to have been lost has been found in Taiwan. The film is based on YI Kwang-su’s novel, The Heartless and starred CHOI Eun-hee, LEE Sang-gyu and HEO Jang-gang. The film will be useful in researc...

BiFan Introduces New Programmers

The 21st edition of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival is just around the corner and preparations are heating up with the announcement of a trio of new programmers to help pull together this year’s program alongside festival director CHOI Young-bae....

Korean Film Archive Opened a New Facility to Preserve and Restore Korean Films

Symposium and Special Screening to Celebrate the Opening of Paju Preservation Center Korean Film Archive (KOFA) opened Paju Preservation Center on May 19th for stable and continuous preservation and restoration of Korean films and related materials. Paju Pre...

27 Korean Classics Screening in The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo

50th Anniversary of Normalization of Korea-Japan Ties, MADAME FREEDOM and THE FLOWER IN HELL The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo (MOMAT) National Film Center is featuring ‘Korean Cinema 1934–1959: Its Foundation and Burgeoning’ to mark the 50th anniversar...

Seoul Independent Film Festival 2015 Announced Its Lineup of 102 Movies

SIFF Will Screen Nine Features and Three Shorts for the First Time in Korea The 41st Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) for nine days from November 26th announced its lineup except International Invitation programs. SIFF 2015 announced 21 films in New Ch...