THE CULPRIT Escapes to 5 Foreign Markets

Following its premiere at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) last month and its domestic theatrical release on July 10, the new Korean thriller The Culprit has been courting interest from overseas after selling to five foreign territorie...

UHM Jeong-hwa Eyes Big Screen Comeback as OK MADAM

UHM Jeong-hwa looks set to return to the big screen after a four-year absence through the upcoming project OK Madam (literal translation). The star’s last film outing was KANG Hyo-jin’s 2015 family comedy Wonderful Nightmare. UHM’s representatives have stated ...

Bollywood Adaptation of ODE TO MY FATHER Started Shooting in July

The Bollywood adaptation of JK YOUN’s nostalgic drama Ode to My Father (2014) has started shooting in July. The title of this Indian version, Bharat, is a Hindi word that means ‘India.’ Ode to My Father is the third most-watched Korean film in Korea, having at...

KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae Make It Through LOST NIGHT

Actors KIM Sang-kyung, KIM Gang-woo and KIM Hee-ae wrapped three months of production for the incoming thriller Lost Night (working title) on August 31st. The project marks the feature debut of director LEE Chang-hee. Lost Night concerns a woman’s body that go...

Pop Star IM Si-wan Joins ONE LINE

Film Noir Will Co-Star JIN Goo Veteran actor JIN Goo and pop star IM Si-wan, who is quickly making a name for himself as a screen actor, have joined the film One Line (working title). The second directorial of YANG Kyoung-mo, following the indie Exit-acy from...

UHM Jeong-hwa and SONG Seung-heon to Play Husband and Wife

LA Mi-ran, KIM Sang-ho, SEO Shin-ae Confirm Roles in MEOT-JIN AK-MONG Director KANG Hyo-jin has cast UHM Jeong-hwa and SONG Seung-heon as a couple in Meot-jin Ak-mong. Due to a mistake from the heavens, Yeon-woo, who used to be a successful lawyer is reborn as...

Korean Films Selected for January Fests

Tromso Takes OUR SUNHI, MOT Goes to DhakaFestival season is about the get started again in the new year and programmers have wasted no time in selecting new Korean films for their lineups. The Tromso International Film Festival has added HONG Sangsoo’s Our Sun...

Korean Trio Gets Early Start on Festival Circuit

Korean cinema is getting an early start on the 2014 international festival circuit as a trio of local films have been selected for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Han Gong-ju, Juvenile Offender and Montage were invited to the event, which takes p...

Revenge Film Festival Taps NEW WORLD and MONTAGE

The Revenge Film Festival, which will take place in Taipei and Kaoshiung in Taiwan, has invited Korean thrillers New World and Montage to screen next month. The fest will kick off this coming Friday, January 3rd. The gangster thriller New World, the sophomore...

Achievement Awards for BONG Joon-ho and MOON Byoung-gon

Last Friday, the Korean Film Actor’s Association handed its achievement awards for Korean film figures that have most contributed to the expansion of the local industry’s reputation abroad in 2013. The awards were given to BONG Joon-ho, director of the hit sci...