JIFF 2021 Reveals 4 Jeonju Cinema Projects

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) has revealed this year’s lineup of Jeonju Cinema Projects, the feature length projects commissioned by JIFF which have become the festival’s signature. This year’s lineup features four titles - MIN Hwan-ki’s The Ma...

IM Heung-soon and HAN Kang to Participate at Carnegie International 2018

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker IM Heung-soon and internationally renowned novelist HAN Kang are set to collaborate on a project, after being invited to participate at the 2018 Carnegie International, the long-running contemporary art exhibition in North Ameri...

THE RETURN Wins Golden Zenith at Montreal World Film Festival

HEO Chul’s The Return won the Golden Zenith Award for Best First Fiction Feature Film at the 41st Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). Based on a play of the same name, the film tells stories of regular customers who miss their loved ones, set in a bar that go...

Korean Documentary Exhibition Held in Spain

4 Korean Non-fiction Works Including FACTORY COMPLEXScreened For the first time, the Centro Cultural Coreano of Madrid offered an Exhibition of Korean Documentary in collaboration with the Film Archive of the capital. The event took place over May 14th to 22n...

3rd Wildflower Film Awards Unveil Nominees

A MATTER OF INTERPRETATION, A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA Lead the Pack The Wildflower Film Awards Korea return for their third edition next month and this week unveiled their 2016 nominees. In total, 22 films, including 15 fiction and 7 documentary works, are up fo...

THE SHAMELESS Triumphs at the 24th Buil Film Awards

On the second night of the 20th Busan International Film Festival, stars arrived at the Grand Hotel in Haeundae for the 24th Buil Film Awards. The oldest awards show in Korea, the Buil Film Awards kicked off in 1958 and were discontinued in 1973 before being r...

Docs Port Incheon 2015 Unveils 39 Projects

Korea’s only specialized documentary project market, Docs Port Incheon announced the 39 finals for all sections. 50 projects applied for 34 "K-pitch", section for Korean documentary projects aiming at theatrical release and TV broadcasting. Among the...

Documentary FACTORY COMPLEX Crosses 10,000 Viewers

Milestone for Arthouse Non-Fiction Work On its 25th day of release, IM Heung-soon’s documentary Factory Complex crossed the 10,000 admissions mark, a significant milestone for an arthouse non-fiction work in Korea. As of Thursday, September 10th, the film has ...

Montreal World Film Festival Grabs Korean Dozen

Five Feature World Premieres in Canada The Montreal World Film Festival(MWFF), which kicks off on August 27th, will feature a dozen Korean films, including eight features, five of which will be world premieres. Among previously released films, MWFF has invite...

Korean Film Festival in Australia Loads 6th Edition

20-Strong Lineup to Suit All Tastes The popular Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) is returning for its 6th edition later this month, as it will present an impressive roster of 20 Korean films spanning commercial and indie fare, genre, animation and d...