‘Mickey 17’ Opens in China, Raising Expectations for the Reopening of the Korean Film Market

Director Bong Joon-ho's film Mickey 17 was released nationwide in China on March 7. According to local media and the Chinese cultural industry, Mickey 17 (Chinese title: Bianhao 17) officially began screening in movie theaters across China on this day. A p...

Korea to Enjoy Early Release of Bong Joon-ho’s Robert Pattinson-Starring ‘Mickey 17’

South Korean cinema-goers will get a three-day jump on the rest of the world when the Bong Joon-ho-directed “Mickey 17” releases in January 2025 in time for the Lunar New Year holidays.Warner Bros. Pictures says that the Robert Pattinson-starring sci-fi film w...

Decision to Leave, Nominated for the Best Non-English Language Film at the Golden Globe

Decision to Leave has been nominated for Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on January 10 (local time). The Golden Globe is an annual awards ceremony hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association a...

Decision to Leave, Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Critics’ Choice Awards

Director Park Chanwook's Decision to Leave was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the U.S. Critics’ Choice Awards. On December 14 (local time), the Critics’ Choice Association (CCA) announced the candidates for the 28th awards ceremony, and Decisi...

Decision to Leave, on the List of The New York Times’ 10 Best Movies of 2022

Director Park Chanwook's movie, Decision to Leave, is on the list of the ‘Best Movies of 2022,’ introduced in the New York Times (NYT) on December 6. NYT’s chief film critics Manohla Dargies and Anthony Oliver Scott selected the top 10 most impressive movi...

KOFIC-CNC, Agreed to Set Up ‘Korea-France Film Academy’

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and the Centre National Cinmatographie in France (CNC) agreed to establish the Korea-France Film Academy. Park Kiyong, chairperson of KOFIC, and Dominique Boutannat, chairperson of CNC, discussed the need for cooperation in the ...

The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Holding a Special Exhibition for Korean Horrors and Thrillers

The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will hold a special exhibition, 'Monstrous: The Dark Side of New Korean Cinema,’ from October 1 to 29, showcasing 8 Korean horrors and thrillers released in the 2000s. Starting with Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy...

Actors Lee Youngae & Kim Sangkyung, Appointed as Jury Members for the Actor & Actress of the Year Award at the 27th Busan International Film Festival

The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held for 10 days from October 5 to 14, has appointed actor Lee Youngae and actor Kim Sangkyung as jury members for the ‘Actor & Actress of the Year Award.’ The Actor & Actress of the Year Award ...

Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy, Re-release in North America

Neon, a North American distributor, obtained the North American distribution rights for Director Park Chanwook's Oldboy and will screen it at the North American theaters to mark the 20th anniversary of the film's release in Korea. Oldboy was released i...

Broker, Officially Invited to the 49th Telluride Film Festival

Broker, the winner of the Best Actor at the 75 Festival de Cannes, was officially invited to the 49th Telluride Film Festival.Held annually in Telluride, Colorado, the Telluride Film Festival is known as a film festival that screens the films selected by local...