BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition

The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-...

THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL Wins Best Cinematography at BAFTA TV Craft Awards

Veteran cinematographer KIM Wu-hyeong was awarded the Best Cinematography Prize from the BAFTA TV Craft Awards for his work on PARK Chan-wook’s The Little Drummer Girl mini-series for the BBC. Director PARK’s TV debut, the six-part series The Little Drummer Gi...

WINTER’S NIGHT, MAGGIE and THE SPY GONE NORTH Invited to Rotterdam

The International Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR), which kicked off on January 23, has invited three Korean films to its program this year, YI Ok-seop’s Maggie (2018), YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North (2018) and JANG Woo-jin’s Winter’s Night (2018). Screening...

The 19th SIWFF Opens on June 1st

The 19th edition of SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF) will be held at the Megabox Sinchon from June 1st to 7th. Under the theme of ‘Women’s Past, Present and Future’, the festival unveiled its opening day and the official poster which was desig...

KIM Hye-soo, LEE Sun-kyun Team up for PRECIOUS WOMAN

High Profile Thespians Co-star in the New Crime Noir Melodrama One of the few actresses that boasted strong presence on screen during the first half of 2015, KIM Hye-soohas decided on another crime noirPrecious Woman (Korean title) as her next onscreen gig. ...

The 2014 Asian Project Market Open Online Submissions

The Busan International Film Festival’s (BIFF) Asian Project Market (APM) is now open for online submission. As Asia’s largest investment and co-production market, APM has assisted numerous filmmakers worldwide, from masters in cinema to upcoming talents. Duri...

HAN GONG-JU Wins Tiger Award in Rotterdam

LEE Su-jin’s debut film Han Gong-ju, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) last October, has just won another accolade after picking up the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) last night (January 31st). LEE...

7 Korean Films Invited to Rotterdam

Dutch Festival Reveals Full LineupJust a week ahead of its 42nd edition, the International Film Festival Rotterdam has made its full lineup public. In addition to the previously announced Intruders and Han Gong-ju, an additional five Korean films have been inv...

HAN GONG-JU to Compete in Rotterdam

Indie Joins Previously Announced INTRUDERSLEE Su-jin’s debut feature Han Gong-ju has been selected to take part in this year’s Tiger Awards Competition at the upcoming 43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). It is the only Korean film in competition...

INTRUDERS Invited to Rotterdam’s Bright Future Section

NOH Young-seok’s sophomore feature Intruders has become the first Korean film to be invited to next year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam, one of the premier independent film events in the world. Intruders was selected for the Bright Future section whic...