SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol Start Filming DAUGHTER

SONG Ji-hyo and GIM Mu-yeol recently signed on to headline the upcoming film Daughter (working title). The mystery-thriller went into production on February 13 and marks the feature-length directing debut of short filmmaker SOHN Won-pyung. The film follows the...

Contents Panda Lines Up ONE-LINE at EFM

Contents Panda is kicking off the film market calendar by introducing their new heist action film One-Line (working title) at the European Film Market. The debut film by YANG Kyung-mo features IM Si-wan (The Attorney, 2013), of K-pop group ZE:A, playing alongs...

Well Go USA Hears THE WAILING

Cannes-bound NA Hong-jin Thriller Books May 27 US Release NA Hong-jin’s highly-anticipated thriller THE WAILING, which will debut in Out of Competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18th, has been picked up for North American distribution by Well Go USA....

Best Supporting Actor Award for LEE Hyun-woo in Houston

NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Screens at 49th WorldFest Last month, at the 49th edition of the WorldFest Houston Annual International Independent Film Festival, actor LEE Hyun-woo was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role in naval skirmish drama Northern...

Golden Aries Cinematography Award for NORTHERN LIMIT LINE in Macao

SONG Seung-heon Receives Outstanding Asian Contribution Award Between the 6th and 8th of March, the Macau International Film Festival staged its first Golden Aries Awards. Korean naval drama Northern Limit Line was one of the award winners of the evening, pic...

Pop Star IM Si-wan Joins ONE LINE

Film Noir Will Co-Star JIN Goo Veteran actor JIN Goo and pop star IM Si-wan, who is quickly making a name for himself as a screen actor, have joined the film One Line (working title). The second directorial of YANG Kyoung-mo, following the indie Exit-acy from...

January Bows for THE HIMALAYAS and THE TIGER in North America

Korea’s End-of-Year Hits Invade the States Currently charting in Korea, blockbusters The Himalayas and The Tiger are both currently on re-lease in North America. CJ Entertainment America debuted LEE Seok-hoon’s mountaineering drama The Himalayas on January 1s...

LEE Byung-hun, YOO Ah-in and HAN Hyo-joo Take Top Star Awards

Korea Film Actors’ Association Hands Out 2015 Prizes The Korea Film Actors’ Association held its 2015 awards at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday, December 29th. This year’s Top Star Awards recipients were LEE Byung-hun, who recently staged a comeback when his...

Korean Films Top 100 Million Viewers for 4th Straight Year

Strong 2nd Half Gives Local Industry Market Edge For the fourth consecutive year, Korean films have surpassed 100 million viewers at the local box office. The mark was breached on November 29th as four local films topped the charts, Inside Men, The Priests, Y...

NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Sets Sail for North America & Oceania

NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Sets Sail for North America & Oceania KIM Hak-soon’s Northern Limit Line, an account of a naval skirmish between North and South Korea during the 2002 World Cup, is about to set sail for some major foreign markets after proving to ...