KIM Sang-kyung and HEO Seong-tae Delve into NAMSAN, POET MURDER INCIDENT

Actors KIM Sang-kyung, HEO Seong-tae, PARK Sun-young and KIM Dong-young have assembled for the upcoming period noir mystery-thriller Namsan, Poet Murder Incident (translated title). From director KO Myoung-sung, the film kicked off production on September 15. ...

THE UNDERDOG to Open 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has announced the lineup for its 22nd edition, which is set to open with the local animation Underdog and later close with the Indian hit Secret Superstar. From Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011) direct...

REAL CULPRIT with SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun Enters Production

Upcoming thriller Real Culprit (translated title), directed by KO Jeong-wook and featuring SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun, is now in production. Distributor Little Big Pictures revealed that a table reading took place May 11, while filming began on May 18. The pro...

A TAXI DRIVER Drives Off with Audience and Jury Prizes in Florence

The 16th edition of the Florence Korean Film Fest bestowed both its top audience award and jury prize to last year’s smash hit political drama A Taxi Driver. Taking the runner-up and third place audience prizes were the investigative thriller Ordinary Person a...

Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass

The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will...

Lotte Goes ALONG WITH THE GODS at Asian Film Market

Along With The Gods – The Two Worlds, the first installment in an ambitious two-part fantasy series, was launched by distributor Lotte Entertainment at the Asian Film Market, that took place during this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival. From hit d...

DOH Kyung-soo and AN So-hui Win Inaugural JIMFF STAR Awards

During its 13th edition, the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival handed out two new awards: the JIMFF OST award and the JIMFF STAR award. The JIMFF OST Award was taken by KIM Hong-jip and LEE Jin-hee, the composers of The Merciless, while the JIMFF...