Juries Announced for 18th Jeonju International Film Festival

The 18th Jeonju International Film Festival is just around the corner and festival has announced the various international members of its juries for the festival’s various competitions, which include the ‘International Competition’, ‘Korean Competition’, ‘Kore...

IM Chang-jung Takes a ROMAN HOLIDAY

Singer and actor IM Chang-jung has selected his next film project, which will be the thriller Roman Holiday, which is unrelated to Hollywood classic of the same name. Production kicks off this month with a quick release planned for next May. IM will play the l...

GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE

Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-he...

12th Florence Korean Film Fest Screens Over 30 Features

The longest running celebration of Korean cinema in Europe, the Florence Korean Film Festival is now in its 12th year. The festival kicked off last Friday (March 21st) with a screening of opening film Hide and Seek, with director HUH Jung in attendance. The hi...

RYOO Seung-bum Retrospective at NYAFF

4 Film Program for Versatile Performer Following last year’s special Korean actor showcase, where Korean star CHOI Min-shik traveled to the US for the first time, greeting fans and presenting such films as Failan (2001), Oldboy (2003), Crying Fist (2005) and...

A FAMILY REUNION Shows the Happiness of a Troubled Family

Director SONG Hae-sung | Starring YOUN Yuh-jung, YOON Je-moon, PARK Hae-il, KONG Hyo-jin, JIN Ji-hee | Release Date Not decided In the original novel of A Family Reunion (working title), the average age of a brother and sister threesome is 49 while, in the f...

Korean Film Becharms China

Korean film becharms China On August 29th, the ‘Korean Film Festival in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and China’ was held at Olympics branch of CGV in Beijing. A total of 12 films was screened under the theme of ...

11th New York Asian Film Festival announces Korean selections, special guests

On the heels of last week’s news that the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) would honor legendary Korean filmmaker CHUNG Chang-wha and popular actor CHOI Min-sik, the fest has now announced its full schedule, which includes over a dozen Korean films. ...