Jeonju Film Festival to Stage Taeheung Film Company Retrospective

Chihwhaseon (2002)In addition to hosting the premieres of independent works from Korea and around the world, this year’s upcoming 23rd edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival will also stage an eight-film retrospective dedicated to the influential Ta...

JEONJU International Film Festival Eyes Physical Event and Full Program for 23rd Edition

Following a pair of pandemic editions that saw it field a smaller than usual lineup, the JEONJU International Film Festival (JIFF) is set to return with a full program and physical event this year for its upcoming 23rd edition, scheduled to take place from Apr...

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Returns for 15th Edition Next Month

The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is returning for its 15th edition next month, which will run from August 8 to 13 in North Chungcheong Province. During a press conference this week in Seoul, JIMFF revealed this year’s program, which ...

Ulju Mountain Film Festival Names BAE Chang-ho as Festival Director

Film director BAE Chang-ho has been appointed as the new festival director of the Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF). The announcement was made during an extraordinary general meeting held on April 9. Director BAE has been active in the Korean film industry si...

Festival des 3 Continents Awards HILL OF FREEDOM

HONG Sangsoo Gets the Montgolfiere d’Or At the 36th Festival des 3 Continents, Hill of Freedom took home the top award. In the city of Nantes in Western France, the festival focuses on films form three continents: Africa, Latin America and Asia. Korea has ha...

Udine Far East Film Festival Reveals 2014 Lineup

On the 25th of this month, the popular Udine Far East Film Festival will kick off in springtime Northern Italy for its 16th edition. This week, FEFF revealed its packed new lineup of Far East Asian gems, including 11 Korean features. The main portion of the p...

Banquet for Short Films Makes a Splash

The 10th Asiana International Short Film Festival started The biggest international competitive short film festival in Korea, the Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) started its 10th edition on November 1st. The chairwoman SON Sook and the dir...

Seoul International Youth Film Festival’s top prize goes to Bit by Bit

The 13th Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF) closed last week with the Grand Prize going to KIM Hye-bin for directing <Bit by Bit>. This year, the festival presented 140 films from 37 countries with accompanying programs such as Guest Visit...