Shin Hyesun and Lee Junyoung Sign on for Webtoon Adaptation BRAVE CITIZEN

VOICE OF A MURDERER Director to Return with Action FilmActress Shin Hyesun and rising actor Lee Junyoung, of the former boyband U-KISS, have signed on to appear in the upcoming action film Brave Citizen (translated title). Based on Kim Junghyun’s webtoon of th...

Kakao Acquires Top Production Company ZIP CINEMA

Company Behind THE PRIESTS Sold to Korean Internet GiantTop Korean production company ZIP CINEMA has been bought by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of the local internet giant Kakao. Spackman Entertainment, the Singapore-based previous owner, sold the compan...

MARIANNE AND MARGARET Screen at Innsbruck International Film Festival

The documentary, Marianne and Margaret, was recently screened at the Innsbruck International Film Festival. This year’s IFFI took place from May 29 to June 3. From director Andrea YOON, Marianne and Margaret focuses on the Austrian nurses Marianne Suede and Ma...

GANG Dong-won Receives the Star Asia Award at NYAFF

Actor GANG Dong-won will receive the Star Asia Award at the 16th edition of New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). “GANG Dong-won’s charisma and emotional investment in his performances gives his films a unique edge.” The festival said on its homepage as they c...

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...