Finecut Trio Finds Buyers in Hong Kong

Korean sales agent Finecut sealed several deals for titles in its current lineup during last month’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART). Among the titles that found favor with foreign distributors were LEE Su-jin’s thriller Idol, the LEE Si...

PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam Join OK Madam

Actors PARK Sung-woong and BAE Jeong-nam have joined previously announced UHM Jeong-hwa in the upcoming action-comedy OK Madam (literal title). The film is from first-time director SHIN Hyun-sung. OK Madam is about a woman who runs a traditional donut shop who...

UHM Jeong-hwa Eyes Big Screen Comeback as OK MADAM

UHM Jeong-hwa looks set to return to the big screen after a four-year absence through the upcoming project OK Madam (literal translation). The star’s last film outing was KANG Hyo-jin’s 2015 family comedy Wonderful Nightmare. UHM’s representatives have stated ...

New Zealand Korean Film Festival Opens Doors to 2018 Edition

The Korean Cinerama Trust and the Korean Embassy in Auckland hosted this year’s New Zealand Korean Film Festival, which opened its doors on October 11th. Also supporting the event are the Korean Film Council (Chairman - OH Seok Geun) and the New Zealand Asia I...

Family Comedy CHEER UP MR. LEE Enters Production with CHA Seung-won and More

Upcoming comedy Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (working title) kicked off production on June 23. Featuring CHA Seung-won in the lead, the film is the latest from LUCK-KEY (2016) director LEE Gae-byok. CHA features as Chul-soo, a man who has it all but seems to be missing s...

Mirovision Finds Buyers in Cannes

Korean film sales outfit Mirovision was busy during the ‘Marché du Film’ in Cannes, where they struck several deals for films in their current lineup. Among their slate of titles were Colors of Winds (2017), a Japanese fantasy by My Sassy Girl (2001) director ...

KANG Hyo-jin’s Upcoming Comedy THE MAN INSIDE ME Finishes Filming

On December 28th, body change comedy The Man Inside Me finished shooting. This body swap comedy revolves around isolated high school boy Dong-hyun (Jin-young) who tumbles off a roof but finds himself in the body of elite gangster JANG Pan-soo (PARK Sung-woong)...

PARK Sung-woong and JIN Young Switch for THE MAN INSIDE ME

PARK Sung-woong and JIN Young will swap roles in next year’s body swap comedy The Man Inside Me. From director KANG Hyo-jin, the film also features LA Mi-ran and LEE So-min in her film debut. In a plot reminiscent of last year’s smash hit Luck-Key, a teenage b...

CHEESE IN THE TRAP Film Version Begins Production

Actors PARK Hae-jin and OH Yeon-seo have kicked off production on a new film version of the popular TV show Cheese in the Trap. As confirmed by a representative of the project, filming began in Seoul on April 20th. The film follows a burgeoning romance between...

COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO Wraps in Gangwon-do Province

Following a three-month long shoot, the upcoming period film Commander KIM Chang-soo wrapped on January 31st. The production took place all over Korea, in regions such as Ganghwa-do, Hapcheon, Mungyeong and Yeoju, with filming coming to a close on Hambaek Moun...