PARK Hae-soo Mulls Role Opposite SUL Kyung-gu in YACHA

Rising star PARK Hae-soo is considering joining veteran star SUL Kyung-gu in the upcoming thriller Yacha (Korean title), according to his agency BH Entertainemnt. The film will mark the sophomore feature of director NA Hyeon. The story concerns a covert Korean...

YOUNG CLIENT Begins Filming with LEE Dong-hwi

Actor LEE Dong-hwi is back on set in the upcoming human drama Young Client (translated title). From director JANG Kyu-sung and production company East Dream, the film recently began production and is expected to complete filming in December. LEE is playing a l...

KIM Yun-seok to Helm UNDERAGE

Actor KIM Yun-seok will make his directorial debut with Underage (translated title). The film is a family drama that portrays the experiences of a 17-year-old girl and her friend in the world of abnormal adults. Actress KIM Hye-joon has been cast as the lead a...

YIM Soon-rye’s Little Forest Finishes Shooting

Renowned Korean female director YIM Soon-rye is said to have finished shooting her latest film, Little Forest. Little Forest’s distributor MEGABOXissued a press release stating “the shooting of the highly anticipated film Little Forest by the renowned director...

HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON

Directing Debut for Writer NA Hyun HAN Suk-kyu will return to screens this year along with KIM Rae-won in the crime film The Prison. The thriller marks the directing debut of NA Hyun, a veteran scriptwriter in the Korean film industry. KIM plays a detective w...

KIM Yun-seok Board New KWAK Kyung-taek Project

Top actor KIM Yun-seok has signed on to star in the new film from veteran director KWAK Kyung-taek, Top Secret Investigation. Co-starring the Busan-set thriller will be character actor YU Hae-jin. KIM will feature as a detective who desperately tries to find a...

PARK Hae-il Cast in New YIM Soon-rye Film

Following this year’s Boomerang Family and the currently in production Gyeongju, directed by ZHANG Lu, PARK Hae-il will next star in The Informant, which will be based on a true story. Forever the Moment (2008) director IM Soon-rye will helm the film that may ...

London Korean Film Festival Reveals Packed Program

Many Guests Scheduled for 8th Edition   In recent years, the British capital has become a veritable hub for Korean cinema, with weekly screenings, special events and guests, all courtesy of the Korean Cultural Center UK. The lynchpin of their cinema-relat...

New ZHANG Lu Film Ready to Start Production

PARK Hae-il and SHIN Min-a Headline GYEONGJU     PARK Hae-il and SHIN Min-a will star in ZHANG Lu’s latest film Gyeongju (an Invent Stone corp. and Lu Film production). The romantic melodrama which trails a couple on a two day trip is to be directed ...

15th SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival Ends

Festival Plays109 Films from 30 Countries for 7 Days On May 30th, the 15th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival ended with the closing ceremony in Mega Box Shinchon after a seven-day run with the participation of female filmmakers such as SHIN Su-won, t...