BONG Joon-ho Selected as Jury President for Venice International Film Festival

PARASITE (2019) director BONG Joon-ho has been invited to preside over the international competition jury of this year’s Venice International Film Festival. He is the first figure from the Korean film industry to be selected as jury president. The longest-runn...

Controversial Director KIM Ki-duk Dies from COVID Complications

Two years after leaving Korea when a number of serious allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct were levelled against him, the controversial and award-winning filmmaker KIM Ki-duk met with an ignominious end in a Latvian hospital, where he succumbed to ...

Production Wraps on KIM Ki-duk’s THE TIME OF HUMANS

The Time of Humans, the 23rd film from veteran indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, ended its shoot on July 3rd. The film features a major roster of acting talent that includes AHN Sung-ki, RYOO Seung-bum, Joe Odagiri, JANG Keun-suk, LEE Sung-jae and Mina Fujii. Taking...

KIM Ki-duk, CHUNG Chung-hoon Join Academy Membership

Three prominent Korean film figures have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) among this year’s record group of 774 new members. Indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, cinematographer and frequent PARK Chan-wook collaborator CHUNG ...

STOP Books Japanese Theatrical Release

KIM Ki-duk is set to return to Japan with his 21st feature Stop when the film goes on theatrical release there in March. The famed auteur’s latest title THE NET recently served as the opening film of Tokyo Filmex. The Japanese bow of Stop follows its Korean re...

KIM Ki-duk’s Latest Presells to Seven Markets

THE NET Popular with Buyers ahead of Venice Bow Prolific Korean arthouse filmmaker KIM Ki-duk will soon premiere his latest film The Net at the Venice International Film Festival and ahead of its global bow, international sales outfit FINECUT has reported tha...

THE AGE OF SHADOWS and THE NET to Premiere in Venice

Korean Auteurs on Show at 73rd Biennale The upcoming 73rd Venice International Film Festival, the oldest major film event in the world, will host the premieres of new works from two major Korean talents. Acclaimed genre auteur KIM Jee-woon will take his firs...

CHOI Yong-bae Takes on BiFan Festival Director Post

Veteran Producer Succeeds KIM Young-bin Veteran film producer CHOI Yong-bae has been appointed as the new festival director of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan). He will begin his three-year term on January 1st, 2016, replacing current ...

FFCP Launches ‘Sundays in Korea’ Program

FFCP Launches ‘Sundays in Korea’ Program Korean Film Festival in Paris Begins Monthly Korean Film Series Ahead of their upcoming 10th edition, which will run over October 27th to November 3rd, the Korean Film Festival in Paris (FFCP) has launched a new month...

Cartagena Film Festival to Honor KIM Ki-duk

6 Film Retrospective to Be Staged Korea’s indie maverick KIM Ki-duk is set to be honored at the Cartagena Film Festival (FICC), the oldest festival in South America, during its upcoming 55th edition. The festival will take place in Cartagena de Indias, Colomb...