LA Film Critics Crown YOUN Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress

Korean screen legend YOUN Yuh-jun continues to be recognized in America for her scene stealing performance in Lee Isaac CHUNG’s acclaim drama Minari. The star picked up the Best Supporting Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards. YOUN is the fou...

1987 Tops 38th Korean Film Critics Awards

The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards has announced the prize winners for its upcoming 38th edition, the ceremony for which will take place in Seoul on December 13. This year’s Grand Prize winner is JANG Joon-hwan’s 1987: When the Day Comes. The hit po...

BONG Joon-ho Receives Chevalier des Arts et Lettres Medal

Acclaimed film director BONG Joon-ho will be the second Korean citizen to have the honor of receiving the prestigious Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal, a top artistic accolade in France. BONG accepted the award at the opening ceremony of the French Cinema T...

3 Films at the Center of Hot Issues at BIFF

JISEUL, PLUTO and FATAL- O Muel’s Jiseul received 4 awards at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). This low budgeted monochrome film based on the real incident of the Jeju Uprising (April 3rd, 1948) creates bond of sympathy by carrying the feel of sol...

LEE Chang-dong’s Poetry set for release in Japan

Korean auteur director LEE Chang-dong’s film <Poetry> is set for release in Japan on Feb. 11, 2012. The Cannes Best Screenplay Award-winning film will be distributed by KinoEye Japan and Siglo, which released the film’s Japanese poster and trailer today...

Film Archives releases Kim Soo-yong DVD collection

The Korean Film Archives (KOFA) has released a four-disc DVD box set of master director KIM Soo-yong’s works. In addition to commentary on the films, the box set includes a documentary, a booklet by renowned critic KIM Young-jin, and other supplements. The DV...

YUN Jung-hee wins LA Film Critics Award

The 37th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards gave its Best Actress honor to Korea’s YUN Jung-hee for her performance in <Poetry>. Directed by LEE Chang-dong, the film stars Yun as a dandy old lady who lives with her grandson and t...