f(x)’s Krystal to Make Korean Feature Debut in New Indie Drama

JUNG Soo-jung (aka Krystal JUNG), a member of the world-famous K-pop outfit f(x), has signed on to appear in the indie drama Shouts of a Father (translated title). The film will mark the feature debut of director CHOI Ha-na. JUNG is slated to appear as To-il, ...

THE REMNANTS Tops 6th Wildflower Film Awards Korea

The documentary The Remnants (2016) from directors KIM Il-ran and LEE Hyuk-sang, which chronicles the aftermath of the Yongsan Tragedy of 2009, has earned the Grand Prize at this year’s 6th edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which was held at the Seo...

AFTER MY DEATH and LAST CHILD Lead Wildflower Nominees

The Wildflower Film Awards Korea are returning for their 6th edition next month, once again to be held at the Literature House Seoul on Namsan Mountain in the heart of the Korean capital. This year’s top nominees are KIM Ui-seok’s After My Death (2018) and SHI...

THE REMNANTS Takes Busan Film Critics Grand Prize

The documentary The Remnants (2016), from directors KIM Il-ran and LEE Hyuk-sang, has picked up the Grand Prize at the Busan Film Critics Association Awards. E Som was given the Best Actress Award for her role in JEON Go-woon’s Microhabitat, while PARK Jung-mi...

Korean Quintet to Screen at BFI London Film Festival

The BFI London Film Festival will feature five Korean films in its program this year. LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING is joined by LEE Hae-young’s Believer, YIM Soon-rye’s Little Forest, SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child and YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North at the UK fes...

Fantasia Completes Program with 24 from Korea

The Fantasia International Film Festival has revealed its third wave of programming to complete its program announcements for this year’s 22nd edition. The Montreal-based genre film festival has invited 24 films from Korea, including 15 feature films and 9 sho...

Fantasia Adds 3 from Korea in 2nd Wave Announcement

The Fantasia International Film Festival has added three Korean films in its second wave of titles, bringing the Korean count to six so far for the festival’s 22nd edition, which will take place in Montreal from July 12 to August 1. The new invites go to PARK ...

Fantasia 2018’s 1st Wave Includes 3 from Korea

The annual Fantasia International Film Festival in Quebec has revealed its first wave of titles ahead of this year’s 22nd edition. Within the announcement was a trio of Korean projects: SHIN Dong-seok’s dark drama Last Child (2017), KANG Yun-sung’s crime thril...

LAST CHILD and THE POET AND THE BOY Headed to Seattle

This month’s 44th Seattle International Film Festival will welcome a pair of new Korean independent films when it opens on May 17th. SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child (2017) and KIM Yang-hee’sThe Poet and The Boy(2017) will be among the 433 films screening at SIFF t...

1987, BATTLESHIP and LAST CHILD Earn Prizes in Udine

The jam-packed 20th edition of the Far East Film Festival in Udine (FEFF) wound to a close on April 28 as it handed out its awards for the year, which skewed heavily towards Korean films. The big winner of the fest was JANG Joon-hwan’s political drama 1987: Wh...