JUNG_E, Actor Kang Sooyeon’s Posthumous Work, Will Be Released on January 20, 2023

Director Yeon Sangho's Netflix sci-fi film JUNG_E confirmed its release on January 20 next year and released teaser posters and trailers.The film JUNG_E is a new sci-fi film introduced by Director Yeon Sangho, who caused explosive responses from all over t...

Moon Geunyoung, the 1st Winner of the ‘Kang Sooyeon Award’ at the Women in Film Korea Festival

Actor Moon Geunyoung has been selected as the first winner of the Kang Sooyeon Award at the Women in Film Korea Festival 2022, which will be held on December 15.Moon Geunyoung, who debuted in 1999 with the film, On the Way, appeared in many films, including A ...

Back to Normal in 3 Years, the 27th BIFF Opened Splendidly

On October 5th (Wed), the 27th Busan International Film Festival was held at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center. This year, the festival declared returning to the pre-pandemic scale in 3 years after COVID-19, and 100% of its seats will be provided ...

Kang Sooyoun, the First Korean ‘World Star,’ Passed Away at 55 on May 7

Actor Kang Sooyoun, the eternal ‘World Star’ and the first Korean actor who won the Best Actress at an international film festival, passed away on May 7 at the age of 55. The Korean film world and fans expressed deep condolences for the sudden sad news. Direct...

Yeon Sangho to Helm Sci-Fi Jung-E for Netflix 

Brain Cloning Action film to Star Kang Sooyoun, Kim Hyunjoo and Ryu GyeongsuYeon Sangho is partnering with Netflix for the second time on his upcoming feature film Jung-E (working title), a sci-fi film that will star Kang Sooyoun, Kim Hyunjoo and Ryu Gyeongsu....

SUB-ZERO WIND Competes for Vesoul’s Cyclo d’Or

The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicked off its 25th edition on February 5 and is featuring four films from Korea this year. KIM Yuri’s debut work Sub-Zero Wind (2017) is screening in competition while three classics spanning from the 19...

BIFF Leaps into Stabilization

LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON Returns as Festival Chairman and Director A new team of leaders will be spearheading the 2018 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). After ex-chairman KIM Dong-ho and ex-festival director KANG Soo-youn stepped down following the O...

LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON Reinstated by Busan Film Festival

Following a special assembly held on January 31, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) reinstated former festival leaders LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON. LEE, who left the festival as its festival director, will now step into the festival chairman position....

THE RETURN Wins Golden Zenith at Montreal World Film Festival

HEO Chul’s The Return won the Golden Zenith Award for Best First Fiction Feature Film at the 41st Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). Based on a play of the same name, the film tells stories of regular customers who miss their loved ones, set in a bar that go...

BIFF to Hold Asia’s Biggest VR Cinema Events

The 22nd edition of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will host Asia’s largest Virtual Reality (VR) cinema event. Titled ‘VR CINEMA in BIFF’, the program will launch this fall and is expected to be “a long-term project to lead the technology for the...