Jinyoung Boards Revenge Thriller CHRISTMAS CAROL

Kim Sungsoo to Helm Novel AdaptationPark Jinyoung (aka Jinyoung), a member of the popular boyband GOT7, has signed on to appear in the upcoming thriller Christmas Carol (working title). Filling out the cast will be Kim Youngmin (Lucky Chansil, 2018), Heo Dongw...

OK! MADAM and ME AND ME to Bookend 15th Paris Korean Film Festival

FFCP to Host Special Screenings of THE CLOSET and FORBIDDEN DREAMThe Paris Korean Film Festival (FFCP) is set to return for its 15th edition from June 23 to July 4. Opening this year’s festivities will be Lee Cheolha’s OK! MADAM (2020), the sky-high action-com...

LUCKY CHANSIL Takes Grand Prize at 8th Wildflower Film Awards

MOVING ON’s YOON Dan-bi Wins Best Director at Korea’s Indie Film Awards ShowKIM Cho-hee’s debut film Lucky Chan-sil (2019) earned the Grand Prize at the 8th Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which were held at the Korea Literature House in Central Seoul on the eve...

Korean Film Festival DC Kicks Off 2021 Edition

22nd JIFF Gives Top Prizes to SPLINTERS and KIM MIN-YOUNG OF THE REPORT CARDThe Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) was the first major film event last year to take place during the pandemic and has now become the first event to stage two editions during...

Korean Film Archive Reveals YOUN Yuh-jung Retrospective

KOFA to Present 18 Works from Academy Award Winner’s Illustrious CareerYOUN Yuh-jung, who made history last month as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar at the Academy Awards, where she picked up Best Supporting Actress Award for Lee Isaac CHUNG’s Mina...

Oscar Winner YOUN Yuh-jung Continues to Lay New Roots

MINARI Star Has Reinvented Herself Throughout 50 Year Screen CareerLast Sunday, a Korean actor won an Academy Award for the very first time. YOUN Yuh-jung, who was also the first Korean performer to ever be nominated for an Oscar, earned the Best Supporting Ac...

BLACK MONEY Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards

CHUNG Ji-young’s Black Money (2019) took home the top prize from this year’s 7th Korean Film Producers Association (KFPA) Awards. The film also triumphed in the Best Actor category, won by CHO Jin-woong. KIM Hee-ae earned the Best Actress prize for her role in...

Success of the 4th Berlin Online Korean Independent Film Festival

The Berlin Korea Independent Online Filmfestival, which strives to introduce Korean independent films to movie fans in Germany’s capital city, this year gathered its audience in front of their computer screens. Indeed, the Berlin Korean Independent Film Festiv...

Hong Kong Arts Centre to Stage Korean Women Independent Film Series

The Hong Kong Arts Centre is set to present a series of screenings of independent films by Korean women, starting next month in Hong Kong. Co-presented by the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival, ‘Women Direct. K...

Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt Presents Its Biggest Program for 9th Edition

The Korean Film Festival in Frankfurt kicked off its 9th edition online yesterday (Wednesday, November 18), during which it is presenting it largest ever program, comprising 36 titles spanning all manner of genres and themes. Kicking off the event in the openi...