Filmfest München Invites Five Korean Indies

Filmfest München invited five feature films works from Korea for this year’s edition, which kicked off on June 28 and ran until July 7. Among the selected titles were LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING, LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Tiger in Winter (2017), LEE Hwan’s Park Hwa-young...

THE FORTRESS Set to Conquer Rotterdam

Three Korean projects have already been confirmed for the upcoming 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which will take place from January 24th to February 4th. HWANG Dong-hyuk’s period siege drama The Fortress, LEE Kwang-kuk’s latest indie drama...

LEE Jin-wook Joins A WINTER GUEST SCARIER THAN A TIGER

LEE Kwang-kuk’s third film A Winter Guest Scarier than a Tiger has added a new face with actor LEE Jin-wook joining previously announced lead KO Hyun-jung. The film is about a man who is dumped by his girlfriend and goes on a journey, meeting an old flame alon...

KO Hyun-jung Returns with A WINTER GUEST SCARIER THAN A TIGER

Actress KO Hyun-jung will end her five year break from the big screen by returning with the film A Winter Guest Scarier than a Tiger. The film will be the third feature by acclaimed indie filmmaker LEE Kwang-kuk. The two previously worked together on HONG Sang...

Vancouver Makes Way for Korean Films

The Dragons & Tigers section of the Vancouver International Film Festival returns in 2016 under the new name Gateway with 25 features, including a quintet of works from South Korean filmmakers. Frequent VIFF invitee HONG Sang-soo once again appears on the ...

44th Rotterdam Grabs Korean Films for Bright Future and Signals

ALIVE, MADE IN CHINA and A MATTER OF INTERPRETATION Join Lineup LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Matter of Interpretation and PARK Jung-bum’s Alive have been invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Bright Future Section. The 44th edition of the film festival ...

8 Korean Films on AFFD Menu

Country’s Best on Show in Dallas Korean film will be particularly prominent during this year’s Asian Film Festival Dallas. One of the premiere showcases for Asian cinema in North America, the festival is supported by Well Go USA Entertainment, the top Asian fi...

HONG Sangsoo Retrospective at Buenos Aires Intl. Film Festival

ROMANCE JOE, JURY and GOING PLACES Also Invited A total of 18 films from Korean directors have found their way into the enormous lineup of the 15th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Films (BAFICI). Chief among the selection is a complete ret...

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 films take over Fantasia, Osian’s-Cinefan

With at least a dozen selections currently screening at each festival, Korean cinema figures prominently in the line-ups at Montreal’s 16th Fantasia International Film Festival and New Dehli’s 12th Osian’s-Cinefan Festival of Indian, Asian and Arab Cinema. Fan...