The Future of Korean Cinema at Cannes 2023 (1): PROJECT SILENCE by Kim Tae-gon

On May 22nd, the film <Project Silence> had its premiere in the Midnight Screening section of the Cannes Film Festival. As the Korean title may suggest (literally “Escape: Project Silence”), this work belongs to the disaster genre. Set on a bridge inspir...

THE WAILING Leads 37th Blue Dragon Nominations

The Blue Dragon Awards, the most prestigious awards body of the Korean film industry, have announced the nominations for its 37th edition, which will take place at the end of the month. Leading this year’s crop is NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING with 11 nominations,...

1st London East Asian Film Festival Opens with THE AGE OF SHADOWS

Following its soft launch last year with a weekend-long 0th edition, the London East Asian Film Festival held its first official edition this year, which ran from October 20th to 30th. Korean films made up a majority of the program, with some of the highlights...

THE QUEEN OF CRIME Sells to Five Asian Countries

Comedy-Thriller with PARK Ji-young Opens August 25 The Queen of Crime, a new comedy-thriller from director LEE Yo-sup with actress PARK Ji-Young, was sold by Contents Panda to several Asian territories, including Japan, Taiwan, China (including Hong Kong and ...

20th Fantasia Books 20 from Korea

Canadian Fest Books International Premiere of FAMILYHOOD For its 20th anniversary, the Fantasia International Film Festival is pulling out all the stops, which includes a healthy selection of 20 Korean feature and short films. Among those will be the internat...

SONG Kang-ho and Thomas Kretschmann Hop onto TAXI DRIVER

JANG Hun Returns with Gwangju Drama Sure to stir up many memories and much debate next year will be the Gwangju massacre drama Taxi Driver. Local star SONG Kang-ho has signed on as the titular character who smuggles a German journalist into Gwangju during the...

KIM Hye-soo, Don LEE Embark on FAMILY PLAN

The KIM Tae-gon Directed Film Will Debut in the First Half of 2016 Comedy drama Family Plan starring KIM Hye-soo, Don LEE and SEO Hyeon-jin started production on 27 August, according to the film's distributor/investor Showbox/Mediaplex. The feature is di...

KIM Hye-soo Selects FAMILY PLAN as Next Project

Indie Filmmaker KIM Tae-gon to Direct Hot on the heels on Coin Locker Girl, which will bow at the Cannes Film Festival later this week, actress KIM Hye-soo has decided on Family Plan as her next starring vehicle. The feature will be directed by KIM Tae-gon, a ...

Best Script for SUNSHINE BOYS in Thessaloniki

Sunshine Boys competed at the recent 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival and was well received, earning its writer-director KIM Tae-gon the award for Best Screenplay. This is the second win for a Korean film at the event following KIM Tae-yong’s Gold...

Thessaloniki Takes a Shine to SUNSHINE BOYS

Korean Indie Competes in Greek Fest KIM Tae-gon’s Sunshine Boys has been invited to the official competition section of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, which kicks its 54th edition off today and will run until the 10th of November. The only time...