Inaugural Edition of Gangneung International Film Festival Opens

The inaugural edition of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) kicked off on the northeastern coast of South Korea on November 8. The new event, which is run by Festival Chairman KIM Dong-ho, a former chairman of the Busan International Film Festiva...

KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su Sign up for SAMJIN GROUP’S ENGLISH TOEIC CLASS

Korean actresses KO Asung, E Som and PARK Hye-su have signed up to appear in Samjin Group’s English TOEIC Class (translated title). The film will be the latest from director LEE Jong-pil. The narrative concerns employees who take over their company’s English c...

MONSTRUM Gobbles Up Audience Award in Sitges

Korea’s first ever period creature feature Monstrum has picked up the Audience Award from the Panorama Fantàstic section of this year’s 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Also on the prize winners list was KIM Sang-joon’s The Wheel...

MONSTRUM Takes a Bite Out of Sitges

Period creature feature Monstrum is set to have its international premiere at the upcoming 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. From director HUH Jong-ho and featuring KIM Myung-min, KIM In-kwon, and Girls’ Day kpop star LEE Hye-ri, ...

SHIN Ha-kyun and LEE Kwang-soo Buddy Up for MY EXCEPTIONAL BROTHER

SHIN Ha-kyun will team up with LEE Kwang-soo in the upcoming human comedy My Exceptional Brother (translated title). From director YOOK Sang-hyo, the film is expected to go into production in late May. In the film, SHIN will play a man with a weak body and a b...

Mirovision Satisfies Niche Markets with Wide EFM Catalogue

Specialty distributor Mirovision brought a large lineup of low-budget titles to Berlin for the European Film Market (EFM). From co-productions and arthouse titles to horror and queer cinema, the sales agent is covering several niches with their slate. One of t...

Finecut to Launch Sales on MONSTRUM at EFM

Finecut will launch sales on the period creature feature Monstrum (translated title) at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival later this month. The big-budget title is the third work of Countdown (2011) director HEO Jong-...

PARK Hee-soon Confirmed for LEGEND

Action Film Actor PARK Hee-soon has been confirmed for the upcoming action film Legend (working title). PARK’s management agency King Kong by StarshipEntertainment announced that the actor had signed on to appear in the movie. Legendis set in the near future w...

KIM Myung-min and PARK Hee-Soon Wrap Period Monster Film MULGOE

The upcoming period thriller Mulgoe (a Korean title which can be translated as Water Monster) has wrapped filming after three months of production. The picture stars KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon, LEE Gyoung-young, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Sung-woong, KIM In-kwon an...

NA Hong-jin Tops Chunsa Film Art Awards

The Chunsa Film Art Awards held their 22nd edition on May 24th, awarding the top achievers in the Korean film industry from 2016. Taking the show’s top prizes were NA Hong-jin (The Wailing) for Best Director, SON Ye-jin (The Truth Beneath) for Best Actress and...