MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series

Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this...

CJ E&M Launches Turkish Production Unit

CJ E&M Corp. is planning aggressive inroads into the Turkish film industry. The company announced on May 30th it would establish a Turkish unit, a first time among Korean content companies, and unveiled three Korean-Turkish co-produced films. CJ E&M Co...

Chinese Remake BLIND Wraps up Production

The KOFIC-funded Co-production Stars Top Chinese Casts           Following the success of Chinese remakes of Korean films such as A Wedding Invitation and 20 Once Again, film industries in both countries have recently shown interest in...

Production Wraps on THE BAD MAN MUST DIE

Action Black Comedy Set for a 2016 Release Korea-China co-production “The Bad Man Must Die” finished the 2 months’ filming on 4 June, according to the project’s official Chinese microblog Weibo. The film cranked in in South Korean’s Jeju Island on 8 April. ...

CJ Inks 10-Picture Co-Production Deal with Major Cineplex Group

Korean Major Wades into Thai Market In its latest push into international filmmaking, Korean major CJ Entertainment announced on Sunday that it had sealed a ten picture co-production deal with Major Cineplex Group, the leading exhibitor in Thailand. The memora...

Writers Agency of Finecut Pacts with Golden Network

Korean Screenwriters Agency Pairs with HK Sales Agent The Writers Agency of Finecut (WAF), a new division of the film distribution company that represents Korean screenwriters, has teamed up with the Hong Kong sales agent Golden Network as it looks to step in...

All Eyes on KWAK Jae-yong’s New Film: MEET MISS ANXIETY

KWAK’s romantic comedy meets Chinese starlet ZHOU Xun. Meet Miss Anxiety to be directed by KWAK Jae-yong has caught the eye of the Chinese film industry while releasing its poster and still cuts. The film to be released in the second half of this year paints...

MISS GRANNY to be Remade in China

Miss Granny, by director HWANG Dong-hyuk, will be remade for the Chinese market. CJ Entertainment stated that filming for the Chinese adaptation of Miss Granny, Twenty Once Again (working title), will begin next month, aiming for release in Chinese theaters th...

Finecut Sets Cannes Market Lineup

Korean film sales company Finecut Inc. has finalized its lineup for the upcoming Cannes Film Market. In addition to other titles it has already begun sales on, the outfit has added a trio of new titles for their trip to the South of France next month. The new ...

JOO Won Enthroned as the FASHION KING

The cast has been announced for Fashion King, a new film based on a popular Webtoon with the same title that was read by four million people. The story about high school boy Ki-myung, who has a crush on the prettiest girl in his class and opens his eyes to fas...