LUCKY CHANSIL Takes Grand Prize at 8th Wildflower Film Awards

MOVING ON’s YOON Dan-bi Wins Best Director at Korea’s Indie Film Awards ShowKIM Cho-hee’s debut film Lucky Chan-sil (2019) earned the Grand Prize at the 8th Wildflower Film Awards Korea, which were held at the Korea Literature House in Central Seoul on the eve...

KCSNY to Stage Korean ‘Emerging Talent’ Showcase

North American Premiere for THE KING OF JOGKU in New York Starting next week, New York will play host to a series of films showcasing the talents of new Korean directors. Staged by the Korean Cultural Service NY and Asia Society, the ‘Emerging Talent’ series ...

Busan Reveals Rich 19th Program

Chinese-Language Films to Bookend BIFF Yesterday, during press conferences held in Busan and Seoul, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) revealed the lineup to its 19th edition, which will be staged from October 2ndto 11th next month. Opening the proc...

JISEUL Tops 1st Wildflower Film Awards

Wide Array of Korean Independent Films Honored The 1st edition of the Wildflower Film Awards Korea were held in Seoul on Tuesday night at the Literature House Seoul. Nine awards were handed out to the best Korean independent films released in 2013 with O Muel...

Fantastic Fest Takes 4 from Korea

Austin to Screen MOEBIUS, THE FAKE, FATAL and CONFESSION OF MURDER     Fantastic Fest, the Austin-based annual celebration of genre cinema, released its third and final wave of titles for this year’s edition. Taking place at the famed Alamo Drafthous...

Montreal World Film Festival Hungry for Korean Film

9 Features and 10 Shorts Featured in Canadian Lineup A 19-strong delegation of Korean feature and short films will be making its way to Canada later this month to take part in the Montreal World Film Festival. A special ‘Korean Cinema of Today’ program is be...

4 Korean Films in Seattle, Including NA Premiere for FATAL

NOBODY’S DAUGHTER HAEWON Will Screen in LA The Seattle International Film Festival will be getting underway this Thursday (May 16th) for its three week run due to end on June 9th. This year, it has invited a quartet of Korean films to screen across various s...

Finecut Slate Sells Ahead of Filmart

MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 and LOVE 911 Strong in Asia Just before the official opening of the Hong Kong International Film &TV Market (FILMART), Korean distributor Finecut has announced a number of deals for its strong lineup. Miracle in Cell No. 7, the surp...

Berlin Invites Short Films LOVE GAMES and CHEONG

Each will be presented in the Short Film section and the Generation section Short films Love Games and Cheong had been invited to the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The festival announced additional films invited to the ‘Generation’ section and ‘Sh...