LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix

Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film ...

PARK Chan-wook’s DECISION TO LEAVE Begins Shoot This Month

TANG Wei and PARK Hae-il Headline Latest from Korean Maestro Following his recent John LE CARRE adaptation The Little Drummer Girl for the BBC, master Korean filmmaker PARK Chan-wook is about to return to set for a new Korean project. Decision to Leave, which...

Hollywood Project Woos SON Ye-jin and LEE Sun-kyun

SON Ye-jin and LEE Sun-kyun have received offers to star alongside Avatar star Sam WORTHINGTON in the upcoming film Cross from Hollywood director Andrew NICCOL. Cross will take place in the future in a multiracial country which is divided by a border that sepa...

24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be ...

Netflix Enters ROUND SIX with HWANG Dong-hyuk

Netflix is partnering with one of Korea’s most successful directors for an upcoming series. Director HWANG Dong-hyuk will helm the series Round Six. The show will follow a group of people unlucky in life who are given an opportunity to participate in a surviva...

LEE Kyoung-mi to Direct Netflix Original Series

JUNG Se-rang novel ‘School Nurse Ahn Eun Young’ will be remade as a Netflix Original series. Netflix has recently made official its intention to produce the series and confirmed that it will be helmed by LEE Kyoung-mi, the director of Crush And Blush (2008) an...

SON Ye-jin and Hyun-bin Vehicle THE NEGOTIATION Books September Release

The upcoming star-studded Korean hostage thriller The Negotiation will hit screens in September, just in time for the busy Chuseok holiday. From first-time director LEE Jong-seok, the film features popular names SON Ye-jin and Hyun-bin. SON plays Chae-yoon, a ...

Awards Winners Announced for MSFF 2018

The Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival (MSFF) held its 17th edition this year from June 28 to July 4, once again seeking out the next generation of voices in the Korean film industry. Winners were announced for each festival’s five main sections, however, unlik...

Neuchâtel IFFF Invites Trio of Works from Korea

This year’s 18th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has invited a trio of works from Korea spanning an array of different mediums. JUNG Bum-shik’s horror hit Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, LEE Kyoung-mi’s short film The Lady from 406 and the Dex...

JANG Joon-hwan to Preside over 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Jury

The jury for this year’s 17th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival has been set with 1987: When the Day Comes (2017) director JANG Joon-hwan selected as the jury president while many other top Korean film directors have also been invited to take part. In total, t...