LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung Considering Reunion for KILLER ROMANCE

According to their agency Saram Entertainment, actors LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung are reportedly eyeing leading roles in the comedy Killer Romance (translated title), the new film from How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) director LEE Won-suk. If they sign o...

MOON So-ri, LEE Yoo-young and More Join SF8 Anthology Series

Top film directors and stars have assembled for sci-fi anthology series SF8. The eight-part limited series is a joint project between the Directors Guild of Korea and the streaming platform Wavve and will begin airing on broadcast network MBC in August of this...

Fantasia’s 1st Wave Includes 7 from Korea

North America’s top destination for genre cinema, the Fantasia International Film Festival recently unveiled the first wave of its 2019 program, which so far includes seven films from Korea, ranging from box office hits to award-winning indie dramas. Director ...

Finecut Trio Finds Buyers in Hong Kong

Korean sales agent Finecut sealed several deals for titles in its current lineup during last month’s Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART). Among the titles that found favor with foreign distributors were LEE Su-jin’s thriller Idol, the LEE Si...

KIM Ok-vin Signed with Huayi Brothers

Actress KIM Ok-vin, who will visit the Cannes Film Festival with action film The Villainess, signed with Huayi Brothers. The company announced an agreement with KIM on April 12th by saying “We will support KIM Ok-vin who has received great reviews for her char...

AN ETHICS LESSON Wins Jury Award at 12th Florence Korean Film Festival

The 12th Florence Korean Film Festival held from March 21st to the 30th awarded four films out of over 30 features programmed in this year’s edition. The juries include the chair, Giovanni Maria Rossi (Italian National Syndicate of Film Critics), with members ...

JUNG Woo-sung and LEE Beom-su Headline New Action Noir GOD'S TRICK

QUICK Director JO Bum-gu and Cast Already in Production New action noir God’s Trick, starring JUNG Woo-sung and LEE Beom-su, began shooting on August 26th. JO Bum-gu, whose filmography includes Quick (2011) and Three Fellas (2006), is directing the revenge f...

HOW TO USE GUYS WITH SECRET TIPS Headed to Hawaii

Third Korean Film Invited to HIFF 2013 A fresh wave of selections was revealed for the upcoming Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) that included a third Korean film following the previous announcements for Very Ordinary Couple and Cold Eyes. Joining th...

Third Window to Bring Korean Cinema to the UK

Acquires HOW TO USE GUYS WITH SECRET TIPS and BOOMERANG FAMILYFollowing a hiatus since their acquisition of LEE Chang-dong’s Peppermint Candy (1999) in 2010, the UK-based Asian film distributor Third Window Films is getting back into the realm of Korean film a...

Korea Will Be Frozen with Fear in June

Preview of Korean Horror Movies for Coming Summer Over the recent several years, Korean horror films failed to be commercially successful. This is partly because horror movies are a genre that cannot easily approach audiences. Under these circumstances, four...