KIM Kkob-bi Leads THE MARCH FOR THE LOST

Indie star KIM Kkob-bi is currently filming the drama The March for the Lost (translated title) with director PARK Ki-bok and actors KIM Boo-soen and JEON Su-hyeon. The story centers around a family affected by the Gwangju Democratization Movement of May 1980,...

M-Line Adds to Slate, Locks Deal on WONDERFUL NIGHTMARE

Korean Distrib Picks Up Poet Bio DONGJU, Animation KAI Korean foreign sales agent M-Line Distribution has added a pair of new titles to its slate from directors LEE Joon-ik and LEE Sung-gang. At the same time, the outfit locked a Japanese distribution deal fo...

RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN and THE LIAR Head to AFI Fest

Korean Indies to Screen in Los Angeles This year’s AFI (American Film Institute) Fest in Los Angeles will feature a brace of Korean films, as HONG Sang-soo’s new feature Right Now, Wrong Then and KIM Dong-myung’s The Liar will both feature in the program. Sc...

Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival Kicks off in Seoul

Former Festival Winners Include Berlinale-winning director NA Young-kil (Hosanna)RYOO Seung-wan and MOON So-ri-directed Short Films to Receive Special Screenings The 14th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival opened Thursday (25 June) at Megabox with opening scr...

Golden Horse Taps PLUTO, NEW WORLD

Taiwan’s top film event, the Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival, recently revealed its 2013 lineup, which featured a pair of recent Korean films. Already popular attractions on the festival circuit, Pluto and New World will screen for audiences in...

Grand Start to the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival

Stars-Studded Debut to Korea's Top Cinephile Destination The 14th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival kicked off in grand style on Thursday evening at in the Moak Hall of the Sori Art Center of JeollaBuk-do. Pouring rain from earlier in the...

1st Guest List Unveiled for 14th Jeonju International Film Festival

Director Laurent CANTET and Actress Katie COSENI of Opening Film FOXFIRE to Attend JIFF Visitors from all around the world, including critics, directors, and producers, plan to visit the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) from April 25th to May 3...

THE KING OF PIGS Picks up Jury Prize in Dublin

Dublin International Film Festival Latest Festival to award popular animation Though it had its premiere all the way back in the 16th Busan International Film Festival in 2011, the dark Korean animation The King of Pigs is still blazing a trail on the festiv...

Actors in JURY Become Jury in Reality

Appointed as jury of the competition section of the 10th AISFF The 10th Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF), starting on November 1st, announced the jury of the competition section. What is notable is that AHN Sung-ki, KANG Soo-yeon, JUNG In-g...

First ever Korean American Film Festival Los Angeles set to open

Some of the best films screened at this June’s Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) will travel west for the the first ever Korean American Film Festival Los Angeles (KAFFLA), to run August 9-11. Jinoh PARK’s <Should’ve Kissed>, which opened ...