THE CULPRIT Escapes to 5 Foreign Markets

Following its premiere at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) last month and its domestic theatrical release on July 10, the new Korean thriller The Culprit has been courting interest from overseas after selling to five foreign territorie...

PARK So-dam, SONG Sae-byeok and KIM Eui-sung Receive SPECIAL PRAISE

PARK So-dam, SONG Sae-byeok, KIM Eui-sung and JEONG Hyeon-joon have joined forces for the upcoming crime-action film Special Praise (translated title). With director PARK Dae-min at the helm, the project began production on May 29. Currently on screens in BONG...

REAL CULPRIT with SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun Enters Production

Upcoming thriller Real Culprit (translated title), directed by KO Jeong-wook and featuring SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun, is now in production. Distributor Little Big Pictures revealed that a table reading took place May 11, while filming began on May 18. The pro...

KONG Hyo-jin Enters DOOR LOCK and BBAENGBAN

Top star KONG Hyo-jin has lined up a pair of new projects to be shot back to back early next year. The actress will appear in LEE Kwon’s Door Lock, which will begin rolling at the beginning of the year while HAN Jun-hee’s Bbaengban is scheduled to start produc...

VIXX’s HAN Sang-hyuk Cast in GOODBYE MY FATHER

Another K-pop star is headed to the big screen. HAN Sang-hyuk, a member of the K-pop boy group VIXX, has been confirmed to star in family drama Goodbye My Father (translated title). In Goodbye My Father, father Suk-jin (PARK Sung-woong) and his son Ha-neul (CH...

NIGHT OF 7 YEARS’ Long Shoot Comes to an End

Revenge Thriller Will See Light of Day in 2017 The upcoming thriller Night of 7 Years wrapped its production on May 25th in the town Goyang in the Gyeonggi-do Province, which is adjacent to Seoul. Filming took place over six months on the feature, which stars...

Dublin Film Festival Invites A GIRL AT MY DOOR, FREE FALL

Korean Films on Show in Dublin Next month, the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will kick off once again in Ireland on the 19th, presenting an eclectic program of global cinema. Among this year’s lineup, a pair of Korean films, both festival favorit...

A DREAM OF IRON and A GIRL AT MY DOOR Screening in Chicago

Invited to 50th Edition of Chicago International Film Festival For its half centenary anniversary, the Chicago International Film Festival invited a pair of acclaimed Korean films. Debuting earlier this year at the Berlin International Film Festival and in th...

BAE Doo-na Nabs Golden Rooster in China

Best Actress Prize for A GIRL AT MY DOOR Actress BAE Doo-na has triumphed at the 30th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, a four-day event featuring 100 films competing across 18 categories in Lanzhou in Northwest China. The acclaimed actress picked up...

THE DARK VALLEY Takes Top Prize in PiFan

Triple Honors for DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEAD Last Friday, July 25th, the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) handed out the awards for its 18th edition at the Bucheon Gymnasium during its closing ceremony. The top prize, the Best of Puchon Awa...