ROAD TO BOSTON sheds light on Korean marathon hero

Director Kang Je-gyu's new period film Road to Boston" tells a heartwarming drama based on the true story of a Korean athlete who became the first Asian winner of the Boston Marathon in 1947.The story follows Suh Yun-bok (1923-2017), played by Im Si-wa...

CJ ENM Acquires 4 Major Production Companies in 2020, Including Park Chanwook’s Moho Film

Extreme Job(2019)Top Korean film studio CJ ENM bolstered its production line by acquiring majority stakes in a number of major production companies last year. The studio bought controlling interests in companies such as Director Park Chanwook’s Moho Film, BLAA...

Celebrated Cinematographer Hong Kyoungpyo Joins Lee Sangil’s THE WANDERING MOON

PARASITE Director of Photography Filming Japanese ProjectAcclaimed cinematographer Hong Kyoungpyo has signed on to shoot the upcoming Japanese film The Wandering Moon for director Lee Sangil, his first full international project.This marks Hong’s second collab...

CHOI Hee-seo Teams Up with Joe ODAGIRI and IKEMATSU Sosuke for ANGEL OF ASIA

Actress CHOI Hee-seo (aka Moon CHOI) recently teamed up with Japanese stars Joe ODAGIRI and IKEMATSU Sosuke for the film Angel of Asia (translated title). From Japanese filmmaker ISHII Yuya, the film was shot entirely in Korea over February and March of this y...

Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema to Present Korean Film Retrospective in New York

‘Relentless Invention: New Korean Cinema, 1996–2003’, a new program being jointly staged by Film at Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema, in association with the Korean Cultural Center New York, will present a broad array of Korean classics to viewers in New York ...

IM Si-wan and BAE Sung-woo Join HA Jung-woo in BOSTON 1947

During a recent fan meeting, superstar HA Jung-woo revealed who would be joining him in the upcoming period sports drama Boston 1947. Young star IM Si-wan and character actor BAE Sung-woo appear set to star alongside HA in the KANG Je-kyu-directed marathon dra...

SHIN Chul Appointed Festival Director of BIFAN

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has appointed a new festival director. Taking the reins will be SHIN Chul, a pioneer figure in the Korean film industry who has been overseeing the production of films since the late 1980s. SHIN will st...

HA Jung-woo Considers a Trip to BOSTON 1947

Busy actor HA Jung-woo has reportedly received an offer to topline another major upcoming project. As reported by his management agency Artist Company, the star is considering the lead role in the period sports drama Boston 1947, from tentpole helmer KANG Je-g...

A TAXI DRIVER Gases Up at European Korean Film Fests

JANG Hun’s smash hit A Taxi Driver has received five invitations from Korean film events in Europe taking place over the next few months. Director JANG will personally attend both the 6th Korean Filmfestival in Frankfurt and the 12th Korean Film Festival in Pa...

JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul to Host BIFF Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be hosted by actors JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul. The ceremony will take place at the Busan Cinema Center on October 12th and will be followed by a presentation of this yea...