Korean Film Archive Reveals YOUN Yuh-jung Retrospective

KOFA to Present 18 Works from Academy Award Winner’s Illustrious CareerYOUN Yuh-jung, who made history last month as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar at the Academy Awards, where she picked up Best Supporting Actress Award for Lee Isaac CHUNG’s Mina...

Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots

MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Ac...

HOT BLOOD with JUNG Woo Cool Downs after 4-Month Shoot

Noir thriller Hot Blood (translated title), with JUNG Woo, KIM Kap-soo, CHOI Moo-sung and YOON Ji-hye, wrapped four months of production on July 22. The film is the directorial debut of noted novelist and screenwriter CHEON Myoung-kwan. Hee-soo (JUNG Woo) is a...

GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang Partner for MY WIFE

Kidnap Thriller from SONG Hae-sung Set in SE Asia Earlier this month, actors GANG Hye-jung and PARK Shin-yang confirmed that they would appear in My Wife, the new film from veteran director SONG Hae-sung. YOON Je-moon (Fists of Legend, 2013) and SONG Seung-he...

LEE Byung-hun and KONG Hyo-jin Board SINGLE RIDER

2nd Korean Production from Warner Bros. For its second venture in the Korean film industry, following KIM Jee-woon’s currently filming period action Secret Agent with SONG Kang-ho, Warner Bros. will pair stars LEE Byung-hun and KONG Hyo-jin in upcoming thrill...

UHM Ji-won & KONG Hyo-jin Pair Up for MISSING CHILD

3rd Feature from …ING Director E.oni Actresses UHM Ji-won and KONG Hyo-jin are teaming up for the first time on Missing Child, the first film in nine years from …ing (2003) director E.oni (aka LEE Eon-hee). Shooting on the kidnap drama began last month and is ...

MOURNING GRAVE to Hit Cambodia Screens on January 2nd

Korean Films Galore in Cambodia OH In-chun’s horror flick Mourning Grave will be released in Cambodia nationwide on January 2nd. Mourning Grave is about a young man with an ability to see ghosts who meets a girl with a forgotten past. As they build their frien...

8th Korean Film Festival in Cambodia Invites 5 Films

MASQUERADE Sells Out Before Show Founded in 2006 and organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Cambodia, the 8th Korean Film Festival was held from December 6th to the 10th in Phnom Penh. This year, the festival selected five contempo...

Singapore and Indonesia Indulge in Korean Film

Korean Film Festivals Kick Off in October The 6th Korea-Indonesia Film Festival and the 8th Korean Film Festival Singapore are set to kick off later this month. The Indonesian event, which starts on October 23rd, will feature 11 Korean films, while the Singap...

Korea on Show at Asian Film Festival of Dallas

Eight Films Invited to TexasKicking off it 13th edition this Thursday (July 10th), the Asian Film Festival of Dallas will once again shine a light on Asian cinema. As usual, a broad section of the festivities hail from Korea, with eight titles from the peninsu...