Kim Euisung to Appear in Apple TV+ Series WECRASHED

Korean Character Actor to Share Screen with Anne Hathaway, Jared LetoKim Euisung, one of Korea’s most respected character actors, has been cast in the upcoming Apple TV+ series WeCrashed. Kim, who traveled to America last month to begin shooting his scenes, wi...

BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition

The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-...

Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York

‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York ...

SONG Kang-ho to Receive Excellence Award in Locarno

SONG Kang-ho is set to be honored at this year’s 72nd Locarno International Film Festival, where he will become the first person from Asia to receive the festival’s Excellence Award. Currently on screens in BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE, which walked away from the C...

HKIFF to Celebrate Centenary of Korean Cinema with 10-Film Program

The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) has partnered with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC - Chairman, OH Seok Geun) to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Korean films this year with a special "Centenary of Korean Cinema" program, whic...

WINTER’S NIGHT, MAGGIE and THE SPY GONE NORTH Invited to Rotterdam

The International Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR), which kicked off on January 23, has invited three Korean films to its program this year, YI Ok-seop’s Maggie (2018), YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North (2018) and JANG Woo-jin’s Winter’s Night (2018). Screening...

4 Korean Films Selected for 2018 Berlinale

The Forum section of this year’s 68th Berlin International Film Festival will welcome three Korean films, while another has been confirmed for the Panorama Special lineup. Acclaimed director Hong Sangsoo will unveil his latest workGrassthere while SHIN Dong-se...

SONG Kang-ho’s Career Exceeds 100 Million Viewer Mark

Legendary star SONG Kang-ho has become the first leading actor in Korean cinema to record over 100 million admissions throughout the course of his career. The actor crossed the mark with the success of his latest hit, KIM Jee-woon’s Chuseok smash The Age of Sh...

Marseille Stages HONG Sang-soo Retrospective

17 Films on Show at French Film Festival Following a recent showcase of his work at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, Korea’s ace arthouse auteur HONG Sang-soo is currently attending yet another retrospective of his work, this time at the 27th editi...

Museum of the Moving Image Stages HONG Sang-soo Retrospective

17 Features and 2 Shorts from Acclaimed Korean Auteur in New York The Museum of the Moving Image in New York is currently staging a complete retrospective of the work of acclaimed Korean auteur HONG Sang-soo. Featuring all his feature films, save for his most...