Decision to Leave Won Best Picture at the 58th Grand Bell Awards

The 58th Grand Bell Awards was held in Seoul on the afternoon on December 9. Director Park Chanwook's Decision to Leave was honored with the Best Picture Award. At the awards ceremony, Decision to Leave, The Roundup, and Life is Beautiful won 3 awards, res...

Hwang Jungmin and Jeon Doyeon reunite in Kill Boksoon

17 years after You Are My Sunshine (2005), HWANG Jungmin and JEON Doyeon are set to reunite in the film KILL Boksoon (literal title), a Netflix original. From The Merciless (2017) director BYUN Sunghyun, the project will also feature SUL Kyunggu, KOO Kyohwan a...

THE MERCILESS to Receive English-Language Remake

Korean gangster thriller The Merciless, which debuted in a midnight slot at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, is gearing up for an English-language remake courtesy of the French outfits Pathé and Vendôme, who are teaming up with the film’s original Korean dist...

SUL Kyung-gu and CHO Jin-woong Line Up for Bromance PERFECT MAN

SUL Kyung-gu looks set to join the human drama Perfect Man. From director YONG Soo, the film is also reported to feature CHO Jin-woong. The film chronicles the bromance between a high-powered lawyer who does everything to make money and a man who works as a vo...

SUL Kyung-gu & BYUN Sung-hyun Reunite for KINGMAKER: THE FOX OF THE ELECTION

Following their Cannes-invited crime thriller The Merciless (2017), director BYUN Sung-hyun and his star SUL Kyung-gu are getting back together for the period political thriller Kingmaker: The Fox of the Election (translated title). Also joining them will be L...

THE UNDERDOG to Open 22nd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) has announced the lineup for its 22nd edition, which is set to open with the local animation Underdog and later close with the Indian hit Secret Superstar. From Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011) direct...

CJ Entertainment Ventures onto the Croisette with THE SPY GONE NORTH

Korea’s CJ Entertainment returns to the official selection at Cannes for the fourth year on the trot with their upcoming North Korea-themed espionage drama The Spy Gone North (2017). Meanwhile, the company is also busy on the Marché floor with a heavy lineup o...

ANARCHIST FROM COLONY Leads Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominees

The Chunsa Film Art Awards has announced the nominations for its 23rd edition, which will take place at the COEX Auditorium in Seoul on the evening of May 18. Leading this year’s nominations is LEE Joon-ik’s colonial era trial drama Anarchist from Colony (2017...

LEE Chang-dong Returns to Cannes Competition with BURNING

Two features and one short from Korea are invited to this year’s 71st Cannes Film Festival. Director LEE Chang-dong will return to the Croisette with his first film in eight years while YOON Jong-bin takes a midnight slot with his latest film and a short by KI...

THE MERCILESS Leads Nominations for 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards

BYUN Sung-hyun’s crime thriller The Merciless, which was screened in the midnight lineup of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is leading the nominations for the upcoming 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards with nods in nine categories. Close behind with eight nominat...