PARASITE Receives Historic 6 Nominations from Academy Awards

Several historic firsts for Korean cinema were recorded early in the morning of Monday, January 13 in Los Angeles, as two Korean films landed the first ever Academy Awards nominations for the country to the upcoming 92nd edition of the ceremony. BONG Joon-ho’s...

MISS BAEK to Compete at Tokyo IFF

Two Korean films will screen at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. LEE Ji-won’s new indie drama Miss Baek will compete in the ‘Asian Future’ section, while YI Seung-jun’s latest documentary Crossing Beyond will be featured in the ‘Special Program’....

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum Selects THE BIG PICTURE and ON HIGH ICE

Director E J-yong will take in the Hong Kong - Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF) with his new pro-ject The Big Picture. Also featuring in the project market will be the Korean-Israeli co-production On High Ice from director Gary KAM Byung-seok. The Big Picture...

AREUM and SINGING WITH ANGRY BIRD Invited to IDFA

A pair of new Korean non-fiction works have been invited to screen at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the most prestigious non-fiction film event in the world. Screening in the IDFA Competition for First Appearance will be PARKKAN...

Hot Docs Picks MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER

Documentary Festival Invites Elderly Love Story North America’s largest documentary film festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival is coming around the corner. Founded in 1993, the festival has shown over 180 documentaries every year, selected f...

Korean Films on Show as IDFA Kicks Off on the 19th

A Deeper Look at IDFA’s Korean Films and Filmmakers The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which is the largest documentary film festival in the world, will open its 27th festival on November 19th. Let’s take a look at the three Korean ...

Possibilities of Asian Documentaries

Proved at the Docs Port Incheon 2014 Current Status of Korean Documentaries Receiving Global AttentionThere is something unusual about Korean documentaries. So far, documentaries have been unnoticed even at film festivals just because they are not profitable,...

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Invites 3 Korean Films

YI Seung-jun’s WIND ON THE MOON in Competition The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) which is the largest documentary film festival in the world will be opening its 27th festival on November 19th and will close curtains on the 30th. Fro...

WIND ON THE MOON to Receive Support from Sundance Institute

Following his popular debut Planet of Snail, director YI Seung-jun is preparing a new documentary project that will be supported by the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. Out of 750 applicants, Wind on the Moon was selected as one of the Fall 2013 pr...

EIDF Marks 10th Edition in Cinemas and on TV

EBS International Documentary Film Festival Gears Up The EBS International Documentary Film Festival (EIDF) is set to get underway this coming Friday (October 18th) and run until the 25th. This year’s edition, which will screen 97 features, will sport the the...