Yeon Sangho’s Netflix Series HELLBOUND to Screen at London Film Festival

Ko Bongsoo’s HUMIDITY ALERT Also Invited to British Film EventThe BFI London Film Festival is returning for its 2021 edition on October 6 and set to be featured, among this year’s festivities are a sneak peek of a major Netflix Korea Original series and a Kore...

Jeonju Announces Lineup for 19th Edition

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) revealed its lineup for its 19th edition earlier this month. Overall, the festival will feature 246 films from 46 countries, an increase over last year’s 226-strong program and run from May 3 to 12. This year’s JIF...

Korean Specialty Film Distributors Announce 2018 Lineups

Korea’s specialty film distributors have confirmed their lineups for 2018.Korean distributors specializing in art house and independent films, such as CGV ARTHOUSE, INDIESTORY, Cinema DAL, MOVement and Atnine Film.Meanwhile, after receiving critical acclaim an...

LEE Young’s TROUBLERS selected as Independent Film of the Year

Director LEE Young’s LGBTQ documentaryTroublers has been chosen as the 2017 Independent Film of the Year by TheAssociation of Korean Independent Film & Video (KIFV). KIFV made the announcement on December 29, noting that LEE’s film allowed viewers to exper...

Mar Del Plata Stages Korean Focus

The Mar Del Plata International Film Festival once again features Korea prominently at this year’s 32nd edition with a special program being devoted to the country’s cinema. In all, 11 Korean films screen at the event, which kicked off on Friday, November 17th...

LEAFF Battens Down the Hatches for THE FORTRESS

Joseon Era battle drama The Fortress has been invited to open this year’s 2nd London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF), which kicks off on October 19th. This year’s LEAFF competition will include HUH Jung’s horror film The Mimic, LEE An-gyu’s KIM Hye-soo gangst...

RIFLE and THE SEEDS OF VIOLENCE Triumph in Jeonju

Brazilian film Rifle from director Davi Pretto was crowned the Grand Prize winner in the International Competition of this year’s 18th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) on May 3rd. Topping the Korean Competition was LIM Tea-gue’s The See...