IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE and EMERGENCY DECLARATION Selected for Cannes

Hong Sangsoo Returns, Han Jaerim to Debut on the CroisetteFor the fourth year on the trot, a pair of Korean features have been selected as part of the main slate of the Cannes Film Festival. This year’s 74th edition of the renowned festival will welcome both H...

Hong Sangsoo Returns to Locarno Competition with HOTEL BY THE RIVER

Hong Sangsoo will debut his latest film, and second from this year, at the 71st edition of the Locarno International Film Festival next month. Hotel by the River is the auteur’s 23rd film and sixth collaboration with actress KIM Min-hee. Hotel by the River wil...

AMPAS Invites 14 New Korean Members

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) welcomed its new members for 2018, which included a record 14 professionals from the Korean film industry, including an array of directors, actors, and below-the-line talents. Among the most p...

BURNING and GRASS Invited to Karlovy Vary

Korean auteurs LEE Chang-dong and Hong Sangsoo have been invited to the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with their latest films, the arthouse dramas Burning and Grass. This year’s 53rd edition of KVIFF kicks off on June 29. Director LEE’s ...

CLAIRE’S CAMERA Snaps San Francisco Invite

Hong Sangsoo’s Claire’s Camera has been invited to screen at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF). The festival got underway on April 4 and will run until April 17. Claire’s Camera was one of two Hong films that debuted at the Cannes Film Fest...

The 8th Beijing International Film Festival Invites Five Korean Films

The 8th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which is taking place this month, has invited five Korean films: RYOO Seung-wan’s The Battleship Island (2017), YEON Sang-ho’s Seoul Station (2016), Hong Sangsoo’s The Day After (2017) and Claire’s Camera (2...

Pair of Hong Sangsoo and KIM Min-hee Films Book Japanese Theatrical Bows

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN and THE DAY AFTER to Be Released this Summer HONG Sangsoo’s films Right Now, Wrong Then (2015) and The Day After (2017), both of which feature actress KIM Min-hee, have confirmed theatrical releases in Japan. Both titles will be re-leased...

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...

MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul

LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a y...

THE DAY AFTER Scores Asian Film Awards Nods for Film, Director and Actress

Hong Sangsoo’s The Day After(2017),LEE Joon-ik’s Anarchist from Colony(2017) and KIM Yong-hwa’s Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds have all received a trio of nominations for the upcoming 12th Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Macao on March 17th. T...