Youn Yuhjung, Son Yejin and Kang Haneul Offered Roles in A TREE DIES STANDING

Story of North Korean Defector and Her Grandchildren to Air on Global OTT Platform in 20222Youn Yuhjung, who recently became Korea’s first Academy Award-winning performer, has been offered a leading role in the upcoming drama A Tree Dies Standing (translated t...

London Korean Film Festival to Stage Youn Yuhjung Retrospective

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU and HEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS to Bookend LKFFThe London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) is returning for its 16th edition this year, which will run from November 4 to 19. This year’s event will feature a Special Focus on recent Academy...

Florence Korean Film Fest Stages Moon Sori Retrospective

Italian Festival Hosts Masterclasses with Moon, Bong Joonho and Yoo Teo The Florence Korean Film Rest returned this spring and showcased an extensive program packed with current and classic Korean films. Among the highlights in its lineup, this year was a ret...

Korean Film Archive Reveals YOUN Yuh-jung Retrospective

KOFA to Present 18 Works from Academy Award Winner’s Illustrious CareerYOUN Yuh-jung, who made history last month as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar at the Academy Awards, where she picked up Best Supporting Actress Award for Lee Isaac CHUNG’s Mina...

Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots

MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Ac...

IM Sang-soo Preps American Debut SOHO SINS

Acclaimed filmmaker IM Sang-soo is preparing his Hollywood feature debut, an adaptation of the New York-set art world crime novel ‘Soho Sins’, written by Richard VINE. Korean outfit Yulmae Entertainment is producing along with the US-based 2W Network, which ow...

SHINING MOMENT with KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-woo Wraps Production

Shining Moment (translated title), the latest film from veteran production outfit Myung Films, wrapped production on Jeju Island on June 15, which began in early May. The film, which focuses on the island’s famed Haenyeo divers, stars KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-w...

24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be ...

CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il Travel TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESS

Director IM Sang-soo’s latest film To the Land of Happiness (working title) wrapped production on October 19. The thriller features CHOI Min-shik and PARK Hae-il, marking the first on-screen pairing for the two stars. CHOI and PARK play two men who meet by cha...

MOON So-ri and JANG Joon-hwan to Visit Korean Film Festival DC

The Korean Film Festival DC returns this month for its 2019 edition, which will unfold from May 10 to July 1. This year’s event will feature 11 recent Korean titles as well as a pair of very special guests, acclaimed actress MOON So-ri and director JANG Joon-h...