Trio of Prizes for Korean Films at Fantasia

Two Audience Awards and Special Mention for Animation Three Korean films received accolades at the Fantastic International Film Festival, which recently brought its 18th edition to a close. The animation The Satellite Girl and Milk Cow earned a Special Menti...

JUNG Woo-sung Eyes New YIM Pil-sung Film

Korean Fairy TaleKorean star JUNG Woo-sung has signed on to a lead role in a new film from director YIM Pil-sung. Tentatively titled Madame Bbaengduk, the tale is a reworking of the classic Korean fairy tale 'Shim Chung.' JUNG will take on the part of...

SNOWPIERCER to Close HKAFF

Having screened across Korea and also taken a brief trip to France last month, BONG Joon-ho’s hit sci-fi Snowpiercer is preparing to dock in Hong Kong for its first non-Korean Asian appearance. The ambitious blockbuster was invited as the closing film of the H...

The World Pays Attention on the 14th JIFF

Short! Short! Short! & Jeonju Digital Project Short! Short! Short! and Jeonju Digital Project are undoubtedly the representative programs of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF). This year, these two programs catch attention from the world as us...

Big Korean Presence at HK FILMART, HAF and AFAs

Awards and Sales Galore in Hong Kong Korean cinema had a strong showing this week in Hong Kong as it clinched a slew of deals during the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) and a pair of awards from the Asian Film Awards (AFAs) and the Hon...

Korean Wave Awakes in South America

KOFIC and Korean Film Go to Argentina After holding a special program for new Korean directors at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival from November 17th to 25th, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) joined the South American film market to embark on pr...

Korean Film Heats up the Baltic Sea

The WEIGHT, Invited to the Competition Section of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Korean films are set to raise the Korean wave in Estonia. The Weight, directed by JEON Kyu-hwan, who won the Queer Lion trophy at the 69th Venice Film Festival was put o...

Korean Films Around the World

Korean Films Praised in the U.S., France and Japan- As The Thieves break the 13 million mark and admissions go over 10 million for Masquerade, interest in Korean cinema abroad is going strong. The Korean Cultural Center in Washington D.C. will screen CHOO Chan...

Caught Tokyo’s attention as well, after Toronto

Juvenile Offender, invited to the Competitive section of Tokyo International Film Festival. Juvenile Offender had been invited to the Contemporary World Cinema section of Toronto International Film Festival and is now invited to the Competitive Section of the ...

DOOMSDAY BOOK, THE KING OF PIGS snag honors at 16th Fantasia Fest

KIM Jee-woon and YIM Pil-sung's co-directed sic fi omnibus was awarded the Cheval Noir Award for Best Film at the 16th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. YEUN Sang-ho's dark and violent animated feature THE KING OF PIGS also adde...