Korean Classic THE SEASHORE VILLAGE to Open 14th LKFF

The upcoming 14th edition of the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) is set to celebrate the centenary of the Korean film industry with a wide-ranging program of classic Korean titles entitled ‘A Century of Korean Cinema’ in addition to its usual mix of current...

Korean Film Archive and Taiwan Film Institute Sign MoU

The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) and the Taiwan Film Institute (TFI) have joined forces on an initiative that will see the institutions collaborate on film preservation and cinematic exchanges. The organizations signed a memorandum of understanding that will adv...

Lost Korean Classic COOL AND COLD Found in Taiwan

Cool And Cold (1962) by director LEE Kang-cheon a film long thought to have been lost has been found in Taiwan. The film is based on YI Kwang-su’s novel, The Heartless and starred CHOI Eun-hee, LEE Sang-gyu and HEO Jang-gang. The film will be useful in researc...

Lee Sun-mi wins Woman in Film of the Year

Women in Film Korea has announced producer LEE Sun-mi is the 2011 winner of the Woman in Film of the Year Award for her work on <Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow>. Other awards went to actresses SONG Hye-kyo and CHOI Ji-hee, directorHAN Hye-jin, and...