2NE1’s Dara Boards Music Drama ECHO

JUHN Jai-hong Lines Up 4th Feature 2NE1’s Dara (aka Sandara PARK) will team up with actors HAN Jae-seok and CHO Dong-in on incoming music drama Echo (working title) which kicks off production this month and is expected to be released within the year. The proje...

THE STONE Invited to Fukuoka Asian Film Festival

4th year in a row eligible for the grand award The late CHO Se-rae’s The Stone has been invited to the festival’s competition section. Finecut, the distributor of the film said on 11th, “After Locarno, Hawaii, and France’s Deauville Asian Film Festival, The S...

HAN GONG-JU Wins Top Prize in Marrakech

LEE Su-jin’s debut film Han Gong-ju is off to a great start on the international festival circuit as yesterday it walked away from the Marrakech International Film Festival with the Golden Star (L’Etoile d’Or), the festival’s top prize. The award was handed ou...

HAN GONG-JU to Compete in Marrakech

THE STONE Screens Out of CompetitionLEE Su-jin’s highly-regarded debut feature Han Gong-ju has been invited to compete in the main competition of this year’s Marrakesh International Film Festival. Also screening at the festival will be CHO Se-rae’s The Stone. ...

6 More Korean Films Selected for Hawaii IFF

Brings Total Count at 33rd HIFF to 9 The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) revealed the full program to its 33rd edition last week. Six more Korean films will join the three that were already revealed through the early program announcements, bringing ...

BIFF Reveals Program for 18th Edition

301 Films from 70 Countries to Screen Korea’s largest film event, the Busan International Film Festival, is set to return for its 18th edition next month. Yesterday evening, the festival revealed its packed program for 2013. This year’s festival will feature ...

HONG Sangsoo’s OUR SUNHI Invited to Locarno Competition

Will Be Joined by THE STONE and JEONJU DIGITAL PROJECT 2013 in Swiss Fest Lineup Switzerland’s Locarno International Film Festival has released the program for its 66th edition which will take place next month. Among its prestigious lineup are three works hai...