Director PANG Eun-jin Returns with UNCHAIN

Director PANG Eun-jin is returning with her fourth film Unchain, which is set to begin shooting this month with PARK Sung-woong as the lead. The cast of the melodramatic fantasy will also feature OH Seung-hoon and YUN Seung-a. PARK will play Jae-ha, a stage ac...

Gangwon Film Commission Launches

Gangwon Film Commission (GFC) was launched at the Benikea Hotel Chuncheon Bears on March 16th. PANG Eun-jin has been appointed to the first president of GFC, who won the Best Actress Award at the Blue Dragon Awards and has vitally directed films like Way Back ...

Walt Disney Enters Korean Film Distribution Market

YES, FAMILY, Mouse House’s 1st Korean Acquisition For the first time since it set up shop in Korea, the Walt Disney Company will distribute a Korean film. The film is the comedy Yes, Family and it is slated to be released on February 15th. Previously known as ...

LEE Yo-won Joins Family Drama THE YOUNGEST

JUNG Man-sik, E Som Round Out Family Picture Actress LEE Yo-won has signed on to play the lead role in the new family drama The Youngest. The film, which marks the debut of director MA Dae-yun, will also feature JUNG Man-sik, E Som and child star JUNG Joon-wo...

LATE SPRING to Compete for Three Categories at Madrid International Film Festival

Madrid International Film Festival (MIFF) has invited 26 Years director CHO Keun-hyun’s upcoming film Late Spring which has been nominated for three awards categories this year. The movie’s production Studio Hook said on June 1st, “Late Spring has been selecte...

Press Conference for BROKEN, Based on HIGASHINO Keigo Novel

A press conference for the thriller Broken was held at the Apgujeong CGV Theater and was attended by cast members including JUNG Jae-young and LEE Sung-min, as well as filmmaker LEE Jeong-ho. Broken is based on an original story (The Hovering Blade) written by...

WAY BACK HOME Nears Release Date

Cast and Director Participate in Press Conference A production update press conference was held on November 12th in the Apgujeong CGV theater for Way Back Home (a CJ Entertainment and Dasepo Club Co. Ltd production) which has been getting a lot of attention a...

Press Conference for 15th International Women's Film Festival in Seoul Held

“The event will be expanded through wider network” The 15th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul is to be held at the Megabox Theater in Shinchon from May 24th until the 30th. The IWFFS held a press conference at a culture hall of a Seoul Department ...

Korean Film Commissions Support Domestic and Foreign Films

Many Korean films are shot on location these days and quite a number of foreign productions are being shot in Korea as well. International co-production have become far more commonplace. Let’s take a look to see how Korean film commissions such as the Busan Fi...

JEON Do-yeon and KO Soo Cast in THE WAY HOME

Director PANG Eun-jin to helm a film based on actual events Actress JEON Do-yeon, winner of the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival and KO Soo are to play a married couple in a forthcoming film. PANG Eun-jin, who directed Perfect Number is to dire...