Ryoo Seungwan’s SMUGGLING with Kim Hyesoo and Yum Jungah Wraps Production

Zo Insung and Park Jungmin Co-Star in 1970s-Set Crime FilmThough Escape from Mogadishu, the year’s biggest box office hit in Korea, is barely in the rearview mirror, director Ryoo Seungwan has already completed production on his next film.Smuggling (translated...

RYOO Seung-wan Plots ESCAPE with KIM Yun-seok, ZO In-sung

Action maestro RYOO Seung-wan is preparing to get back in the director’s chair with Escape (working title), a new action-drama that could see him work for the first time with actors KIM Yun-seok and ZO In-sung, who are considering offers to star in the film. C...

LEE Jung-jae Sniffs Out Fake Religions in SABAHA

Top star LEE Jung-jae is taking on the lead role in Sabaha (Korean title), director JANG Jae-hyun’s follow-up to his smash hit exorcism debut The Priests. From production company Filmmaker R & K, the project is scheduled to begin production in November. JA...

RYOO Seung-wan Working on THE BERLIN FILE 2 Script

On the eve of the debut of his latest film The Battleship Island, one of the year’s biggest Korean releases, RYOO Seung-wan is said to be working on a sequel for his 2013 North Korea-themed spy thriller The Berlin File. Though no start date has been fixed, he ...

ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards

Best Director for VETERAN’s RYOO Seung-wan The Blue Dragon Film Awards held their 36th edition on Thursday evening, handing out their Grand Prize to CHOI Dong-hoon’s Colonial Era action film Assassination while Lee Joon-ik’s Joseon Era drama The Throne came a...

New York Korean Film Festival Returns for 13th Edition

NYKFF to Open with HONG Won-chan’s OFFICE The New York Korean Film Festival, put on by Subway Cinema (New York Asian Film Festival) and the Korea Society and supported by the Korea Foundation, is returning for its 13th edition next month at the Museum of the ...

Korean Cinema Makes an Impact at the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival

11 new Korean feature films were screened at the FEFF Europe’s biggest showcase of popular Asian cinema takes place every year in the small northeastern Italian town of Udine. Renowned for its intimate atmosphere and enthusiastic audience, the Udine Far East...

Korean Stars and Films Descend on Udine Far East Film Festival

Italian Audiences to Get Big Taste of Korean Cinema The Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF), now entering its 15th year, is one of the largest celebrations of Asian cinema on the planet. This week, FEFF unveiled its lineup of films and guests for its 2013 ed...