Kim Seonho to Make Big Screen Debut in SAD TROPICS

Director Park Hoonjung Returns with Boxing-Themed FilmSmall screen star Kim Seonho may make his big-screen debut in the upcoming film, Sad Tropics (translated title). According to his agency, Kim is positively reviewing an offer to appear as an aspiring boxer ...

Director PARK Hoon-jung Inks Deal with STUDIO&NEW

STUDIO&NEW, a production arm of the major Korean investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.), has signed a pact with writer-director PARK Hoon-jung’s production company Goldmoon. The partnership, which will be supported by an equity investme...

DRAMAWORLD Returns for Season 2 with HA Ji-won, Daniel Dae KIM and Henry LAU

The popular fantasy comedy-drama Dramaworld, featuring a mix of American and Korean stars, is returning for a long-awaited and super-sized season 2. Liv HEWSON and Sean DULAKE return as series leads while global stars HA Ji-won, Daniel Dae KIM and Henry LAU, a...

NIGHT IN PARADISE to Debut at Venice International Film Festival

Though the Cannes Film Festival was forced to forgo staging an offline event this year, the Venice International Film Festival is set to return to the Lido in September and it will be bringing a new Korean film with it. Making his Venice debut will be Director...

YIM Soon-rye and HONG Kyeong-pyo Join Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has swelled its ranks by adding 842 new members this year. Among the new roster of film industry professionals, who are now eligible to vote in the Academy Awards, are nine people from the Korean film i...

Production Wraps on HUR Jin-ho’s FORBIDDEN DREAM

The upcoming period drama Forbidden Dream (working title) completed four months of production on January 23, after filming in various locations all around the country. The film reunites actors CHOI Min-shik and HAN Suk-kyu for the third time and marks the eigh...

MONEY to Cash In in March

Money, a new financial thriller from first-time director PARK Nu-ri which stars RYU Jun-yeol and YOO Ji-tae, has secured a March release date in Korea. Hot on the heels of the vehicular action-thriller Hit-and-Run Squad, which is currently in theaters for the ...

BEASTS THAT CLING TO THE STRAW Wraps Production

The star-studded upcoming thriller Beasts that Cling to the Straw (translated title), featuring JEON Do-yeon, JUNG Woo-sung, YOUN Yuh-jung and BAE Sung-woo, completed production on November 30 in Jeonju following three months of filming. New director KIM Yong-...

THE WITCH and CLEAN UP Invited to Macao

The 3rd edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) has revealed its program, which is set to launch on December 8 and will include a pair of Korean titles: PARK Hoon-jung’s The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion and KWON Man-ki’s Clean Up...

THE WITCH and MICROHABITAT Awarded at Fantasia

Korean films once again proved a popular draw at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, which this year awarded prizes to two Korean films. PARK Hoon-jung’s action-mystery The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion earned the Best Actress prize for KIM ...