The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Holding a Special Exhibition for Korean Horrors and Thrillers

The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will hold a special exhibition, 'Monstrous: The Dark Side of New Korean Cinema,’ from October 1 to 29, showcasing 8 Korean horrors and thrillers released in the 2000s. Starting with Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy...

GONJIAM: Haunted Asylum Scares Up Hollywood Remake

Korea’s found footage horror hit GONJIAM: Haunted Asylum (2018) is set to get the US remake treatment. The Los Angeles-based group Black Box Management is developing the update, which will be the first project to stem from a recently forged partnership with th...

Neuchâtel IFFF Invites Trio of Works from Korea

This year’s 18th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has invited a trio of works from Korea spanning an array of different mediums. JUNG Bum-shik’s horror hit Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, LEE Kyoung-mi’s short film The Lady from 406 and the Dex...

Showbox Shops Five Genre Titles at EFM

Korean distributor Showbox, which scored one of its biggest ever hits last summer with the release of the political drama A Taxi Driver, is shopping five titles at this year’s European Film Market, ranging from their current Lunar New Year hit Detective K: Sec...

Showbox Drives A TAXI DRIVER into Cannes Market

Following their election drama The Mayor with CHOI Min-shik, released at the end of last month, Korean investor and distributor Showbox is gearing up for another major political drama with A Taxi Driver, as well as horror film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum and the s...

M-Line Showcases Diverse Slate in Berlin

M-Line Distribution is having a busy European Film Market, with several reported sales for its titles coming out of Berlin. Director E.oni’s kidnap thriller MISSING, starring KONG Hyo-jin (Crush And Blush, 2008) and UHM JI-won (The Silenced, 2015), was snatche...

INSANE Sales for M-Line in Cannes

Distributor Picks Up A SPECIAL LADY At the beginning of this year’s Cannes Film Market, Korean distributor M-Line Distribution revealed international sales for its current mystery thriller INSANE. Directed by LEE Cheol-ha (Love Me Not, 2006) and featuring KAN...

Colonial Era Thriller THE TOOTH AND THE NAIL Wraps

Film Stars KO Soo and KIM Joo-hyuk Following a four-month shoot, production wrapped earlier this month on incoming period thriller The Tooth and the Nail. Directed by JUNG Sik, the Japanese Colonial Era mystery film stars KO Soo, KIM Joo-hyuk and PARK Sung-wo...

KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo’s THE TOOTH AND THE NAIL Began Shooting

Based on Bill S. Ballinger’s Novel of Same Title KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo will be in the same film for the first time, in a thriller The Tooth and the Nail (working title). KIM Joo-hyuk and KO Soo are both recruited in The Tooth and the Nail, a thriller that ...

San Sebastian to Dine on FINAL RECIPE

One of Europe’s oldest film events, the San Sebastian International Film Festival has invited Final Recipe to their 61st edition. The culinary film, starring Michelle YEOH and directed by Gina KIM, will receive its world premiere at the festival. Earlier this ...