BONG Joon-ho Selected as Jury President for Venice International Film Festival

PARASITE (2019) director BONG Joon-ho has been invited to preside over the international competition jury of this year’s Venice International Film Festival. He is the first figure from the Korean film industry to be selected as jury president. The longest-runn...

Controversial Director KIM Ki-duk Dies from COVID Complications

Two years after leaving Korea when a number of serious allegations of rape and other sexual misconduct were levelled against him, the controversial and award-winning filmmaker KIM Ki-duk met with an ignominious end in a Latvian hospital, where he succumbed to ...

AMPAS Invites 19 New Korean Members

Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which stages the Academy Awards annually, revealed a list of 819 new film professionals from 68 countries invited to join its ranks this year. Among the new Academy members, should they accept...

BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho Receive Orders of Cultural Merit from Government

BONG Joon-ho and SONG Kang-ho, the director and star combo of critical hit Parasite, have received Orders of Cultural Merit from the Korean government. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit to BONG, which is th...

Neon to Unleash PARASITE in North America on October 11

This year’s Palme d’Or winner PARASITE, the first ever Korean film to pick up the world’s top film festival award, has fixed its North American release date. Distributor NEON will launch the film in America on October 11, thereby opening up the possibility of ...

KIM Da-mi Picks Up Rising Star Award at LEAFF

KIM Da-mi, the breakout star from this year’s mystery-action-drama The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, has received the Rising Star Award from this year’s recently concluded London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF). The new star was in London to receive her priz...

Korean Talents Pick up 4 Prizes at Asian Film Awards

Korean film talent came away with several awards at this year’s 12th Asian Film Awards, which took place in the Venetian Hotel in Macau. Four Korean film professionals picked up prizes from a total 17 nominations for Korean talent in total. Girls’ Generation m...

THE NET Catches Top Prize at French Political Film Festival

KIM Ki-duk has added another award to his trophy chest after scooping up the top prize at the inaugural Festival du Film Politique (International Festival of Political Films) with his 22nd film The Net. The event, which was held in Porto-Vecchio, a town on the...

Production Wraps on KIM Ki-duk’s THE TIME OF HUMANS

The Time of Humans, the 23rd film from veteran indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, ended its shoot on July 3rd. The film features a major roster of acting talent that includes AHN Sung-ki, RYOO Seung-bum, Joe Odagiri, JANG Keun-suk, LEE Sung-jae and Mina Fujii. Taking...

KIM Ki-duk, CHUNG Chung-hoon Join Academy Membership

Three prominent Korean film figures have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) among this year’s record group of 774 new members. Indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, cinematographer and frequent PARK Chan-wook collaborator CHUNG ...