2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release

Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and ...

SWING KIDS and BEAUTIFUL DAYS to Bookend Florence Korean Film Festival

The Florence Korean Film Fest 2019, which will take place from March 21st to the 29th, has revealed this year’s lineup. Opening the program will be KANG Hyoung-cheol’s Korean War-era tap dance musical war drama Swing Kids, while Jero YUN’s Beautiful Days, the ...

KIM Sung-soo Plans Two-Part Period Crime Saga

Following his 2016 crime thriller Asura : The City of Madness, director KIM Sung-soo is reportedly preparing for his next project, which will be a two-part action drama entitled Real Man (translated title) set during the so-called ‘Age of Wild Men’ in the midd...

LIM Won-hee, KIM Won-hae and YOON Je-moon Join ASTRONOMY

LIM Won-hee, KIM Won-hae and YOON Je-moon have been added to the cast of Astronomy. The Joseon Era costume drama is the latest work from melodrama hitmaker HUR Jin-ho. The actors will join previously set leads CHOI Min-sik and HAN Suk-kyu in the film that will...

YOON Jong-bin and HAN Jae-duk to Form New Investment and Production Company

The Spy Gone North director YOON Jong-bin is setting up shop with SANAI Pictures head HAN Jae-duk. The director and the producer who have worked on a number of successful projects together will establish an as-yet-unnamed investment and production company. Dir...

THE UNDERDOG to Open 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has announced the lineup for its 22nd edition, which is set to open with the local animation Underdog and later close with the Indian hit Secret Superstar. From Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011) direct...

KIM Yun-seok and JU Ji-hoon Face Off in MURDER OF MAN OR WOMAN

Seasoned actor KIM Yun-seok has teamed up with JU Ji-hoon for the upcoming thriller Murder of Man or Woman (translated title). KIM Tae-gyun will grasp the megaphone for the second time and will work from a script which he co-wrote with director KWAK Kyung-taek...

IFFR Takes 6 Films from Korea

New JUNG Yoon-suk Doc Premieres in Bright Future This year’s 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam will welcome six Korean films across different sections when it unspools in the Netherlands from January 25th to February 5th. Presented as a world premiere...

Top Star Awards for KONG Hyo-jin, CHO Jin-woong, JO Jung-suk, KWAK Do-won

The Korea Film Actor's Association handed out its 2016 awards during a Top Star Awards ceremony on December 28th in the Grand Hyatt in Seoul. This year’s Top Star Award recipients were KONG Hyo-jin for E.oni’s MISSING, CHO Jin-woong in PARK Chan-wook’s The...

JUNG Woo-sung & KWAK Do-won Back Together for STEEL RAIN

THE ATTORNEY Director Returns with North Korea Thriller Just a few months after sharing the screen in KIM Sung-soo’s dark thriller Asura : The City of Madness, actors JUNG Woo-sung and KWAK Do-won are set to reunite in the second film by director YANG Woo-suk,...