Special Jury Prize for JANG Woo-jin at Nantes

JANG Woo-jin’s third film Winter’s Night, which debuted as one of this year’s feature-length Jeonju Cinema Projects at the Jeonju International Film Festival in the spring, has picked up the Special Jury Prize from the 40th edition of the Festival of the Three...

AFTER MY DEATH to Compete at Fribourg Film Festival

The Fribourg International Film Festival returns for its 32nd edition on March 16 and throughout its eight days the festival will once again feature several Korean films, including After My Death in competition and the big budget commercial titles A Taxi Drive...

A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA Scoops Best Korean Indie Prize

The Association of Korean Independent Film & Video Reveals 2015 Winners On New Year’s Eve, the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video issued a press release revealing its award winners for 2015. Taking home the top prize for Best Independent F...

Best Film for A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA at Asiatica Film Mediale

My Love, Don't Cross That River Also Awarded at Italian Film Festival JANG Kun-jae’s third feature A Midsummer’s Fantasia won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the 16th Asiatica Film Mediale - Encounters with Asian Cinema Festival in Rome, Italy. The critic...

Nantes Readies IM Kwon-taek Retrospective

3 Continents Festival to Feature 25 of Auteur’s Films Later this year, the Festival of the Three Continents in Nantes will stage a comprehensive 25-title IM Kwon-taek retrospective during its 37th edition. IM, a legend of Korean cinema who recently released...

JIFF Sets Korean Competition Jury

The juries which will oversee the Korean Competition at this year's Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF), as well as the NETPAC and the Korean Short Film Competition,have been named. The jury members for this year' Korean Film Competition, which ...

Chuseok Film Festival Launches

Korean Films for Foreigners in Seoul This week will mark the start of the Chuseok Film Festival, which will open its doors for its first edition on Wednesday, September 18th. Featuring 18 Korean films (13 features and five shorts), the festival is geared to a...

MoMA Screening Korean Quintet in August

New York Readies for ‘Summer of Korean Film’ If Korean film fans in New York weren’t already spoilt enough as news broke that the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) would be screening 17 Korean features and shorts in June and July, now the Museum of Modern...

Big Korean Presence at HK FILMART, HAF and AFAs

Awards and Sales Galore in Hong Kong Korean cinema had a strong showing this week in Hong Kong as it clinched a slew of deals during the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) and a pair of awards from the Asian Film Awards (AFAs) and the Hon...

JANG Kun-jae’s Latest Wins Prize at HK-Asia Film Financing Forum

New YOON Jong-bin Film Also Took Part in HAF The Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) wound to a close yesterday and with it the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF). Two Korean projects took part in the forum and one of those became t...