Far East Film Festival Stages Yoon Jongbin Retrospective

Korean Films on Show as Udine Prepares Hybrid EventFollowing last year’s online event, the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine is returning with a hybrid online/offline event later this month. This year’s 23rd edition will feature 11 Korean films, including...

A TAXI DRIVER Triumphs at 54th Daejong Film Awards

The 54th Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards took place in Seoul on the evening of Wednesday, October 25th and handed their top prize to JANG Hun’s Gwangju drama A Taxi Driver, the year’s biggest box office hit with over 12 million viewers. The film also earned a...

Disaster Drama PANDORA Breaks the Highest Crowdfunding Record

Disaster blockbuster Pandora has raised USD 600,000 through crowdfunding for the first time in domestic film history. The film launched its campaign on the biggest crowdfunding platform in Korea, Wadiz on November 3rd, and has raised USD 600,000 in thirteen da...

Netflix Picks Up Korean Disaster Drama PANDORA

A Korean film has been pre-sold to online streaming and content giant Netflix for the first time, with their pre-release acquisition of upcoming Korean disaster drama Pandora from Korean studio Next Entertainment World (N.E.W.). Netflix, which is also the fina...

OPERATION CHROMITE Ends 4-Month Shoot

Korean War Film Expected to Land in July Korean War blockbuster Operation Chromite completed its four-month shoot in South Gyeongsang-do Province on March 10th. The Korean summer release features Hollywood star Liam Neeson in a supporting role, who shot his s...

9ers Shops CART to Asian Markets

Social Drama Will Screen in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan Following a successful run in Korea, where it accrued 814,226 viewers (USD 5.41 million), BOO Ji-young’s Cart will soon see the light of day in other Asian markets. Distributor 9ers Entertainment confirmed...

35th Blue Dragon Awards Names THE ATTORNEY Best Film

A HARD DAY and HAN GONG-JU Among Winners On December 17th, the 35th Blue Dragon Awards were held at the Seoul Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. Hosted by actors YU Jun-sang (The Target) and KIM Hye-soo (The Thieves [2012]), the awards recognized talents i...

ROARING CURRENTS Tops 51st Daejong Film Awards

CHOI Min-sik, SON Ye-jin Take Acting Honors Roaring Currents, the most successful Korean film of all time, continued its victory parade by claiming no less than four awards at the 51st Daejong (Grand Bell) Film Awards, which took place in Seoul on Friday, Nove...

SHIM Eun-kyung, SONG Kang-ho, HONG Sangsoo and ROARING CURRENTS Win at 23rd Buil Film Awards

Awards 13 Categories and 2 Special Recognitions Yesterday, on the second evening of the Busan International Film Festival, the Buil Film Awards took place at 5pm in the Haeundae Grand hotel’s Ballroom. The moderators for the evening were actors GWON Yool and ...

5 Korean Films at the 8th Asian Film Awards

The ATTORNEY garnered 3 nominations The Asian Film Awards, also known as the ‘Asian Oscars’ are to be held in Macau’s Dancing Water Theatre March 27th. Founded in 2007, AFA brings together all Asian cineastes on to the red carpet. The Awards has 14 categories...