Tokyo Film Festival Welcomes THE POET AND THE BOY

KIM Yang-hee’s debut The Poet and the Boy has been invited to screen in the ‘World Focus’ section of this year’s 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. The film, which stars YANG Ik-june, JEON Hye-jin and JUNG Ga-ram, was one of the three Jeonju Cinema Projec...

Production Ends on THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2

Production on the upcoming detective comedy sequel The Accidental Detective 2 (working title) ended on September 11th following three months of filming. Original stars KWON Sang-woo and SUNG Dong-il return while TV star LEE Kwang-soo joins the cast and E.oni s...

CHEESE IN THE TRAP Film Version Begins Production

Actors PARK Hae-jin and OH Yeon-seo have kicked off production on a new film version of the popular TV show Cheese in the Trap. As confirmed by a representative of the project, filming began in Seoul on April 20th. The film follows a burgeoning romance between...

YANG Ik-june, JEON Hye-jin Start Filming A POET’S LOVE

Actors YANG Ik-june, JEON Hye-jin and JEONG Ga-ram began filming A Poet’s Love on December 21st. From first time director KIM Yang-hee, the film is one of the participants of this year’s Jeonju Cinema Project, and will therefore premiere at the upcoming Jeonju...

Jeonju Cinema Project 2017 Participants Announced

The Jeonju International Film Festival’s annual Jeonju Cinema Project has announced its 2017 participants. Unlike previous years, all three of next year’s directors hail from Korea. The 2017 JCP films will be made by LEE Chang-jae, KIM Yang-hee and KIM Dae-hwa...

Pune Stages 1st Korean Film Festival

Coincided with Korean Cultural Festival in Indian City Film lovers in the Indian city Pune got a taste of Korean cinema last week when the 1st Korean Film Festival in Pune was held from December 9th to 11th. Taking place in the National Film Archive of India ...

JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo Team Up for New Film

JU Ji-hoon, JI Sung and LEE Kwang-soo have signed on to appear in Good Friends, a new drama that will mark the debut of director LEE Do-yoon. The film will tell the story of a group of friends who suffer a falling out following an event than unintentionally li...

Korea and Vietnam, Partners in Film Industry Development

1st Vietnam-Korea Film Festival opens- The 1st Vietnam-Korean Film Festival opened on 18th October at Megastar Crescent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event is organized by CJ CGV and supported by the Vietnamese and Korean Ministries of Culture, Sports...