CLAIRE’S CAMERA and THE FIRST LAP Invited to Singapore

This year’s 28th Singapore International Film Festival features three Korean films in its lineup. Two new titles, Hong Sangsoo’s Claire’s Camera and KIM Dae-hwan’s The First Lapscreens in the ‘Asian Vision’ section while HAN Hyeong-mo’s The Hand of Destiny (19...

Christoph Terhechte, head of Berlinale’s Forum Section, Receives Korean Cinema Award

The 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the recipient of its Korean Cinema Award. “BIFF has selected Christoph Terhechte, the head of the Berlin International Film Festival’s Forum section, as the recipient of this year’s Korean Cinema Awar...

THE FIRST LAP Earns Best Emerging Director Prize in Locarno

KIM Dae-hwan’s second feature The First Lap has won the Best Emerging Director prize from the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at the recently concluded 70th edition of the Locarno Inter-national Film Festival in Switzerland. The film also received a Spec...

LIM Soo-jung Wraps YOUR REQUEST

Actress LIM Soo-jung wrapped production on Your Request (translated title) on July 27th in Cheongju. From director LEE Dong-eun, the drama co-stars YOON Chan-young and LEE Sang-hee and is produced by Myung Films. LIM plays a widow in the film who tries to cont...

Locarno Takes a Run at THE FIRST LAP

Director KIM Dae-hwan’s sophomore film The First Lap has been invited to screen in the ‘Concorso Cineasti del Presente' (Filmmakers of the Present) Competition at next month’s 70th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. It is the only Korean f...

THE WORLD OF US Triumphs at 4th Wildflower Film Awards

The 4th edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea took place on April 12th at the Literary House on the slopes of Namsan in the heart of Seoul. During a night that celebrated diversity within Korea’s thriving independent cinema scene, the Grand Prize winner ...

Golden Bear Winner to Open 18th Jeonju Film Festival

The Jeonju International Film Festival recently held its press conference to announce the lineup of its 18th edition, which will take place from April 27th to May 6th. The arthouse and independent cinema focused festival will open this year with On Body and So...

AUTUMN, AUTUMN Selected for Berlinale Forum

JANG Woo-jin’s second feature film Autumn, Autumn, has been selected for the Forum section of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. The film joins HONG Sang-soo’s On the Beach Alone at Night and the documentary Becoming Who I Was in the lineup of the...

Jeonju Cinema Project 2017 Participants Announced

The Jeonju International Film Festival’s annual Jeonju Cinema Project has announced its 2017 participants. Unlike previous years, all three of next year’s directors hail from Korea. The 2017 JCP films will be made by LEE Chang-jae, KIM Yang-hee and KIM Dae-hwa...

The Warsaw Korean Film Festival 2015 Began on November 30th

Seven Latest Korean Films Introduced Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is featuring Korean films. Korean Film Council (KOFIC) is holding The Warsaw Korean Film Festival 2015 from November 30th to December 4th. Seven local films from blockbusters like Snowpiercer...