ZHANG Lu’s LOVE IN THE ERA OF FILM Begins Production

Commissioned by Seoul Senior Film Festival’s Support Program The Seoul Senior Film Festival has chosen director ZHANG Lu for their short film production support program. ZHANG was selected because he is a director who is in his fifty’s and has consistently pr...

ZHANG Lu Woos Top Cast for New Short

AHN Sung-ki, MOON So-ri, PARK Hae-il and HAN Ye-ri Board Arthouse Auteur’s Latest Director ZHANG Lu is teaming up with a star cast for a new short that recently went into production in Seoul’s Gangnam district. The Gyeongju filmmaker is working with screen le...

Locarno Grabs ALIVE and GYEONGJU for Competition

CHOI Min-sik Hollywood Debut LUCY Opens Fest The competition lineup for the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland was revealed on Wednesday. 17 titles will vie for the top Golden Leopard and among those are a pair of recent films from ...

JISEUL Tops 1st Wildflower Film Awards

Wide Array of Korean Independent Films Honored The 1st edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea were held in Seoul on Tuesday night at the Literature House Seoul. Nine awards were handed out to the best Korean independent films released in 2013 with O Muel...

Ten Korean Films Screened in Geneva

The Black Movie International Independent Film Festival closed the doors to its 15th edition, which featured an eclectic cross section of Korean cinema, on January 26th. Among the Korean films on display this year in Geneva were five current features, a classi...

Indiestory Stages IndieGO Film Festival

Distributor Marks 15 Years with Special Event Korean film distributor INDIESTORY Inc. is currently holding the IndieGO Film Festival, a special event showcasing independent cinema in Seoul. The festival is screening a varied lineup featuring 40 films, includi...