Director PARK Hoon-jung Inks Deal with STUDIO&NEW

STUDIO&NEW, a production arm of the major Korean investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), has signed a pact with writer-director PARK Hoon-jung’s production company Goldmoon. The partnership, which will be supported by an equity investme...

NIGHT IN PARADISE to Debut at Venice International Film Festival

Though the Cannes Film Festival was forced to forgo staging an offline event this year, the Venice International Film Festival is set to return to the Lido in September and it will be bringing a new Korean film with it. Making his Venice debut will be Director...

PARK Hoon-jung’s Upcoming WITCH Cranks Up

On December 18th, PARK Hoon-jung’s upcoming film Witch (translated title) finished filming on Jeju Island. The action noir depicts a girl who is raised as a killer by an elderly couple after losing her memory and suddenly one day finds herself having to fight ...

AFI Fest to Welcome VIP and Hong Sangsoo Doublebill

The AFI Fest kicks off on November 9th this year in Los Angeles and will welcome a trio of features from Korea. PARK Hoon-jung’s new thriller V.I.P. will screen there along with two of director Hong Sangsoo’s three films this year, Claire’s Camera and The Day ...

Warner Bros. Korea Wraps Thriller V.I.P.

Warner Bros. Korea wrapped the three month production of upcoming North Korea thriller V.I.P. on January 20th. The PARK Hoon-jung film, which stars JANG Dong-gun, KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon and LEE Jong-suk, began filming last year on October 22nd. In the fi...

JANG Dong-gun and Co-Stars Commence VIP Shoot

New World (2013) director PARK Hoon-jung began production on his fourth feature film on the 22nd of this month. The suspense thriller VIP features a bevy of major male stars, including JANG Dong-gun, KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon and LEE Jong-suk. The film will...

JANG Dong-gun Cast in PARK Hoon-jung’s VIP

KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon and LEE Joon-suk to Co-Star Director PARK Hoon-jung has assembled a lineup of major stars for his next film VIP, his follow up to last winter’s Colonial Era hunting drama The Tiger with CHOI Min-shik. JANG Dong-gun, KIM Myung-min,...

CHOI Min-sik’s THE TIGER

NEW Slates Period Drama for December 17 The Tiger, the latest film featuring veteran Korean star CHOI Min-shik, ended its five and a half month shoot on May 29th and has been slated by distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) for a confident December 17th...

KCCUK Embarks on ‘Year of Film Professionals’

New Year-Long Korean Film Showcase in London The Korean Cultural Center UK (KCCUK) has been very active in its promotion of Korean cinema over the last few years. In addition to its popular annual London Korean Film Festival, which staged its 8th edition last...

JUNG Yu-Mi Steps into MANHOLE

END OF THE WORLD for JANG Hee-jinFrequent HONG Sangsoo leading actress JUNG Yu-Mi has chosen the thriller Manhole as her next project. Featuring alongside her will be child star KIM Sae-ron and JUNG Kyung-ho. Fasten Your Seatbelt star JUNG Kyung-ho will appea...