WEEKENDS Picks Up 3rd Panorama Prize in Berlin

Documentary Follows Experiences of Korea’s 1st Gay Chorus One of three Korean films that screened at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, LEE Dong-ha’s debut documentary WEEKENDS triumphed by festival’s end, as it left Berlin with the 3rd place Panora...

SOCIALPHOBIA to Open Toronto Korean Film Festival

IM Kwon-taek’s REVIVRE Selected as Closing Film The Toronto Korean Film Festival is gearing up for its 2015 edition, which will kick off with the North American premiere of HONG Seok-jae’s Socialphobia, a feature project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. ...

CinemAsia Invites OH Jung-wan for In Focus Program

Veteran Bom Film Producer to Visit the Netherlands   The CinemAsia Film Festival in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has invited veteran producer OH Jung-wan to take part in its annual In Focus program, which seeks to highlight underrepresented areas of Asian ...

NA Young-kil’s HOSANNA Wins Golden Bear for Short Film

Among a host of quality international contenders, NA Young-kil’s film Hosanna picked up the Golden Bear for Short film at Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday night. It was the second time a Korean film won the award in the last five years, following...

Special Jury Prize for Korean Short in Clermont-Ferrand

MINSU KIM IN WONDERLAND Triumphs in France   Last week, the Korean short Minsu Kim in Wonderland by SHIM Chan-yang took home the Special Jury Prize from the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, one of the most prestigious short film events ...

BONG Joon-ho Invited to Take Part in Berlin Competition Jury

Star Korean Director also Taking Part in Berlinale Talent Campus During a press conference held today, the Berlin International Film Festival announced its full international competition jury for next months’s 65th edition. Joining the previously known jury p...

Three Korean Films Invited to Berlinale’s Forum Expanded

AN OMNIVOROUS FAMILY’S DILEMMA also Selected for Culinary Cinema     The 65th Berlin International Film Festival has been steadily revealing its lineup and this week four more Korean films were announced for the program. Three of those, the German-Ko...

HOSANNA to Compete in Berlinale Shorts

NA Yong-kil’s Short Debuted in Jeonju The Berlin International Film Festival announced its competitive shorts program yesterday, which will comprise 27 films from 18 countries. Among those selected for this year’s 65th edition is NA Young-kil’s Hosanna. NA’s...