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 ...

BAE Doo-na and KWAK Sin-ae Receive Etoile du Cinema Awards

International star BAE Doo-na and Barunson E&A CEO KWAK Shin-ae were awarded the ‘Etoile du Cinéma’ (Cinema Star) prizes during the Busan International Film Festival this year. BAE was conferred her award ahead of the premiere of her latest film #iamhere a...

Filmfest München to Stage Complete BONG Joon-ho Retrospective

Filmfest München is set to stage a retrospective on the films of director BONG Joon-ho, which will span his whole career, from his 2000 debut Barking Dogs Never Bite, all the way to his Palme d’Or-winning PARASITE this year. BONG’s latest, which debuted just l...

BONG Joon-ho Scores 4th DGK Award for OKJA

The Director’s Cut Awards, put on by the Directors’ Guild of Korea (DGK), gave its top prize this year to BONG Joon-ho for his Netflix-backed Okja. It is the first award for the film in the 2017 end-of-year awards run, with some bodies ruling the US-financed p...

BONG Joon-ho Among Metacritic’s Best Directors of the 21st Century

Review aggregator website Metacritic recently published a list of the 25-best reviewed filmmakers of the 21st century to date. Okja director BONG Joon-ho made it onto the ranking, where he was tied at number 13 with an average rating of 81.2. Metacritic collat...

JANG Keun-suk, RYOO Seung-bum and Joe Odagiri in THE TIME OF HUMANS

Actor JANG Keun-suk will finally make his return to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s You’re My Pet in The Time of Humans, which is the latest project from director KIM Ki-duk. Also appearing will be RYOO Seung-bum, whose last role was in KIM’s TH...

BONG Joon-ho Receives Chevalier des Arts et Lettres Medal

Acclaimed film director BONG Joon-ho will be the second Korean citizen to have the honor of receiving the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal, a top artistic accolade in France. BONG accepted the award at the opening ceremony of the French Cinema T...

Facebook Live with BAE Doo-na at Sitges

The Korean Film Council is proud to announce the holding of an exceptional event which all of you can take part in from wherever you are. On October 13th, at 12 p.m. GMT (7 a.m. EDT / 1 p.m. CEST / 8 p.m. KST), Pierce Conran will host a Facebook Live session o...

Jury Duty and BONG Joon-ho Retro at Mar del Plata

MOEBIUS and OUR SUNHI Also Going to Argentina    Following last year’s ‘Showcase on Fresh Korean Talent,’ the Mar del Plata International Film Festival is keeping its sights set on Korea as it revealed the lineup for its 28th edition, which featured ...

Busan West Asian Film Festival Unveils 2011 Line-up

America’s Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in partnership with Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced the official line-up for the upcoming Busan West Asian Film Festival. It will feature the North American prem...