Women in Film Award Goes to Ko Dooshim

Everglow (2020) actress KO Doo-shim has earned the top award at this year's 22nd Women in Film Awards.A veteran performer who made her debut in the early 1970s, KO has amassed many credits on the stage, TV and film. Among her most memorable films appearanc...

BiFan Makes Contact with JEON Do-yeon Program

With just a few weeks to go before its 21st edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan, Chairman CHOI Yong-bae) has begun to reveal parts of its lineup. Within the program this year will be a special section dedicated to the films of JEO...

LOVE, LIES Seals Asian Sales Trio at FilMart

HAN Hyo-joo Period Drama Set for Japan, Taiwan, Philippines Period drama LOVE, LIES, starring HAN Hyo-joo, has secured distribution to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines ahead of its April 13th theatrical bow in Korea. Lotte Entertainment launched sales for th...

Yubari Fantastic Fest Books 8 from Korea

Competition Slot for IT’S REALLY KIND OF YOU Japan’s top genre cinema event, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, returns for its 26th edition next month on the 25th, and with it, eight new Korean films, among them a trio of features and five sho...

HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap Period Music Drama

PARK Heung-sik’s LOVE, LIES Eyes 2016 Release PARK Heung-sik’s new colonial era picture LOVE, LIES (transliterated title), with HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee, all of whom appeared in this year’s high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside, wrapped ...

A Children’s TV Show Character to Appear in Feature Film

CHO Geun-hyun to Direct the Family Fantasy CHO Geun-hyun of 26 Years (2012) and Late Spring (2014) is taking a brave step in leading a children’s film for his next project. Taking the character from an EBS children’s show program called Lightening Man as its s...

HAN Hyo-joo Takes on Gisaeng Role for Next Project

Next Film from MY MOTHER, THE MERMAID Director PARK Heung-sik Rising star HAN Hyo-joo has chosen Hae-eo-hwa as her next project. The busy actress already has two projects lined up for release next year but that hasn’t stopped her from signing on for the next ...

Special Exhibition for JEON Do-yeon in Florence

First time ever for a Korean actress JEON Do-yeon is going to promote Korean films at the 11th Firenze Korean Film Festival. JEON won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 with Secret Sunshine directed by LEE Chang-dong. She is going to ...