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...

MINARI with Steven YEUN, HAN Ye-ri and YOUN Yuh-jung Invited to Sundance

Minari, a new American film directed by Lee Isaac CHUNG, produced by Hollywood star Steven YEUN and starring YEUN as well as Korean actors YOUN Yuh-jung and HAN Ye-ri, has been selected to compete in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at next month’s Sundance Film ...

MOON So-ri Earns Career Achievement Award in Hawaii

Veteran performer MOON So-ri was recently honored at the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), where she was given the 2018 Halekulani Career Achievement Award. The star has been a leading figure of the Korean film industry for almost 20 years and recentl...

AFI Fest to Welcome VIP and Hong Sangsoo Doublebill

The AFI Fest kicks off on November 9th this year in Los Angeles and will welcome a trio of features from Korea. PARK Hoon-jung’s new thriller V.I.P. will screen there along with two of director Hong Sangsoo’s three films this year, Claire’s Camera and The Day ...

Hong Sangsoo Teams Up with KIM Min-hee for 5th Joint Project

Prolific auteur Hong Sangsoo and his muse KIM Min-hee started production at the beginning of September on what will be their fifth collaboration, which is the director’s 22nd film overall. The film’s storyline is being kept under wraps but it will co-star JUNG...

BONG Joon-ho and Hong Sangsoo Invited to Cannes Competition

On Thursday morning in Paris on April 13th, the Cannes Film Festival revealed its official selection for next month’s 70th edition. Five works from Korea made it into the lineup, including BONG Joon-ho’s Okja and Hong Sangsoo’s The Day After in Competition. Ho...

Hong Sangsoo Returns to Berlinale

Renowned Korean auteur HONG Sang-soo is set to return to the Berlin International Film Festival next month after his latest film On the Beach Alone at Night, which will have its world premiere in Berlinale’s international competition. While nothing is yet know...

HONG Sang-soo Reunites with Isabelle Huppert for 20th Film

KIM Min-hee Co-Stars in Auteur’s Cannes-Set Production Despite already having a pair of films in post-production, acclaimed auteur HONG Sang-soo is already back behind the camera. For his 20th feature production, the director is teaming up once again with Fre...

Vesoul Hosting ‘South Korea: Cinema and Literature’ Retrospective

18 Titles Invited to Asian Film Festival in France The Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema will return on February 3rd. For its 22nd edition, the festival will host 18 films from South Korea, including 16 in a special retrospective dedicated to cine...

Special Screening for the 20th Anniversary of Director HONG Sang-soo’s Debut

Four Masters Special Screening’ of LEE Chang-dong, HONG Sang-soo, PARK Chan-wook and KORE-EDA Hirokazu Will Take Place around the Same Time Special screenings are holding to look back the world of HONG Sang-soo’s works before his 17th upcoming feature film Ri...