Yoo Ahin to Headline Cast of Netflix Action Flick SEOUL VIBE

Go Kyoungpyo, Moon Sori, and More to Appear in Latest from Director Moon HyunsungFollowing the announcement of its first titles Moral Sense and Carter earlier this year, Netflix continuing to build its slate of Korean original films, with the latest project de...

KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER

Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known ...

Paris Korean Film Festival Returns for 13th Edition on October 30

The 13th edition of the Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) will open its doors on October 30 and run until November 6. This year’s FFCP will open with the Chuseok smash The Great Battle before being brought to a close with the youth drama Sunset in My Hometown....

LEE Myung-se Appointed as Executive Chairman of Green Film Festival in Seoul

LEE Myung-se has been appointed as the new Festival Chairman of the Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFISS) ahead of its 15th edition. This year’s GFFIS will take place from May 17 to 23. The appointment makes LEE the first filmmaker to lead the festival since it...

Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass

The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will...

The 6th ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ to Take Place in Georgia From December 22nd

The 6th edition of the ‘Beautiful Korea, Dokdo Film Festival’ will take place over three days beginning December 22. The festival will be held in Tbilisi, the capital city of the Black Sea region nation of Georgia. The Korean Association of Georgia will host t...

CHAMPION Casts Don LEE, HAN Ye-ri and GWON Yool

Champion (translated title), the latest project from Warner Bros. Korea following The Age of Shadows (2016) and A Single Rider(2016), has completed its casting and started filming. “Champion began production on October 9th after confirming its main cast which ...

CJ Unveils Broad Array of New Titles in Hong Kong

Korean major CJ Entertainment launched a slew of new titles at this month’s Hong Kong International Film and TV Market. The distributor added family dramedy Daddy You, Daughter Me, period mystery comedy The King’s Case Note and prison-set crime film The Mercil...

HA Ji-won Hops on to John WOO’s MANHUNT

Korean Actress to Act for HK Legend Following months of speculation, actress HA Ji-won confirmed last week that she will indeed be appearing in the new film by veteran Hong Kong filmmaker John WOO. The performer made the announcement during a dinner hosted by...

LEE Sun-kyun and AHN Jae-hong Join Forces in THE KING’S CASEBOOK

AS ONE Filmmaker Takes on Period Film A Hard Day (2013) star LEE Sun-kyun is teaming up with new face AHN Jae-hong for the upcoming period thriller The King’s Casebook (literal title). The film will follow the king of the Joseon Dynasty and his officers as th...