Lotte Unboxes INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED Remake

Lotte Entertainment has announced its intention to develop the Korean version of Mexican comedy hit Instructions Not Included. The Korean studio will partner with an outfit affiliated with Lionsgate, Globalgate Entertainment, currently preparing several locali...

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum Get Head-to-Head for TAZZA 3

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum are set to team up in the third installment of the hit crime series Tazza, which will be helmed by KWON Oh-kwang and produced by Sidus FNH. The Tazza series was launched with Tazza: The High Rollers by director CHOI Dong-hoon i...

Dexter Studios Triumphs at Golden Horse Awards

Best VFX Prize for THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN 3D Top Korean visual effects house Dexter Studios is being recognized for its work in mainland China with the outfit’s technician KIM Wook picking up the Best VFX Prize at the 52nd Golden Horse Film Awards in Ta...

KWON Oh-kwang of COLLECTIVE INVENTION to Direct TAZZA 3

Featuring Poker, It Begins Production in 2016 The third director of Tazza franchise, a crime series previously directed by CHOI Dong-hoon and KANG Hyoung-chul, is appointed to be KWON Oh-kwang. Sidus Pictures, the producer of the movie has announced that they...

Golden Horse to Host Korean Triumvirate

HONG Sang-soo, KAFA and COLLECTIVE INVENTION to Screen in Taipei The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has set the program for its 52nd edition, which will include a trio of Korean films and kick off this Thursday (November 5th). Spread out among different se...

COLLECTIVE INVENTION Secures Japan Release

High-Concept Drama Invited to Golden Horse Film Festival KWON Oh-kwang’s debut work Collective Invention, which was released just last week in Korea, has secured a theatrical release for neighboring Japan and is set to open there next year. Starring PARK Bo-y...

Korea-Indonesia Film Festival to Screen 20 Films

Featuring 16 Korean films and four from Indonesia, The Korea-Indonesia Film Festival is preparing to launch its 2015 edition at the CGV Blitz Grand Indonesia at the Pacific Place in Jakarta on October 28th. Running until November 1st, the festival will concur...

Triumph of Young and New Films

Korean Indie Filmmakers Find Success at Film Fests 2015 was a fruitful year for Korean cinema for fledging talents. Up-and-coming feature directors - many of them are from the independent filmmaking scene - saw great leaps in their careers. Considering the m...

Toronto Nabs Korean Veterans and Genre Newcomer

HONG Sangsoo, RYOO Seung-wan and KWON Oh-kwang Headed to TIFF A trio of Korean films, representing very different sides of the industry, were announced this week as part of the second wave of the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Screening in...

LEE Kwang-soo to Become a MUTANT

LEE Chun-hee and PARK Bo-young Also Confirmed for Cast On November 21st, CJ Entertainment announced the cast of an upcoming film, Mutant (w/t). LEE Kwang-soo, LEE Chun-hee, PARK Bo-young, JANG Gwang, Lee Byoung-joon and KIM Hee-won are confirmed for the cast. ...