Korean Film Community Mourns the Death of KIM Joo-hyuk

On the afternoon of Monday, October 30th at around 4:30pm, Korean actor KIM Joo-hyuk was involved in a fatal car crash when his Mercedes-Benz SUV overturned after colliding with the wall of an apartment complex. The star of My Wife Got Married (2008), Yourself...

Korean Film Festival in Cambodia Shines a Light on LEE Joon-ik

Hitmaker Retrospective at 9th Edition For its 9th edition, which took place over November 27th to 29th last year, the Korean Film Festival in Cambodia staged a special retrospective featuring five works from acclaimed filmmaker LEE Joon-ik. Taking place at th...

First Edition of Osaka Korea Film Festival Screens 6 Titles

KIM Yun-seok and PARK Joong-hoon visit the festival To celebrate the 50th anniversary of restoring Korean Japanese diplomatic relations, a meaningful Korean movie event will take place in Osaka. The first edition of Osaka Korean Film Festival will be held at...

2nd San Diego Korean Film Festival Will Kick Off on August 22nd

The film jubilee will screen eight Korean films including the opening film The Fatal Encounter. The San Diego Korean Film Festival began with the aim of publicizing Korean culture thorough Korean films in 2013. The second festival will kick off on August 22nd...

KOFFIA Expands for 5th Edition

Korean Film Festival in Australia Books 19 Features Having already expanded to three cities in recent years, the Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) is expanding its roadshow to an another trio of towns for its upcoming 5th edition. In addition to Sydn...

MANSHIN: TEN THOUSAND SPIRITS Will Close NYAFF

The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), organized by Subway Cinema, will be holding its 13th year from June 27 to July 14th at Film Society of Lincoln Center, Japan Society, and Asia Society. It will be a big year for Korean films with awards to be presented...

Chinese TOP STAR Remake Set

PARK Joong-hoon’s Directorial Debut Gets Redo Top Star, the directorial debut of veteran Korean star PARK Joong-hoon, has set a deal for a Chinese remake. The Beijing outfit Aim Media sealed the deal with Lotte Entertainment, the Korean studio which produced ...

SHIN Min-a, JO Jung-seok Board MY LOVE MY BRIDE Remake

LEE Myung-se Romcom Update in Pre-ProductionThe classic LEE Myung-se romcom My Love, My Bride is set to be remade this year and stars SHIN Min-ah and JO Jong-suk have signed on to the project which will be helmed by LIM Chan-sang. Though known for his classic...

JI Chang-wook Joins SEOL Kyung-gu in DU POJOL

SEOL Kyung-gu and JI Chang-wook are set to star in Du Posol (Two Policemen, working title), the newest film from KANG Woo-suk who previously directed Silmido (2003) and Public Enemy (2002). Director KANG already selected SEOL Kyung-gu, who already starred in K...

TOP STAR Gets Japan Distributor

PARK Joong-hoon's Directorial Debut Looks to Asian Markets Japan will get a chance to meet Top Star, the directorial debut film of actor PARK Joong-hoon. On October 24th, Lotte Entertainment announced that Twin, a Korean film distributor in Japan, finaliz...