HOUSE OF HUMMINGBRID Tops 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards

KIM Bora’s sensational debut film, the indie drama House of Hummingbird (2018), has come away with the top prize, the Best Film Award, from this year’s 6th Korean Film Producers Association Awards. BONG Joon-ho was awarded Best Director for his comedy-drama sa...

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Returns for 15th Edition Next Month

The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is returning for its 15th edition next month, which will run from August 8 to 13 in North Chungcheong Province. During a press conference this week in Seoul, JIMFF revealed this year’s program, which ...

Legendary Actor SHIN Seong-il Passes Away, Aged 81

SHIN Seong-il, the towering figure of Korean cinema who appeared in well over 500 films during his 50-year career, passed away on Sunday, November 4 following his battle with lung cancer. The actor was 81 years old and is survived by his wife, fellow actress U...

BEAUTIFUL DAYS Selected to Open 23rd BIFF

Popular star LEE Na-young’s return to the screen, the North Korea-themed indie drama Beautiful Days, has been set as the opening film of next month’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival. During press conferences held in Busan and Seoul on September 5th, LEE...

Busan Film Festival’s Retrospective to Shine on Legendary Star SHIN Seong-il

Next month’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has set the Korean Cinema Retrospective for its 22nd edition, which will focus on legendary actor SHIN Seong-il. Over the course of over 40 years and an extraordinary 500 films, the actor has featured in ma...

Golden Bear Winner to Open 18th Jeonju Film Festival

The Jeonju International Film Festival recently held its press conference to announce the lineup of its 18th edition, which will take place from April 27th to May 6th. The arthouse and independent cinema focused festival will open this year with On Body and So...

Gangwon Film Commission Launches

Gangwon Film Commission (GFC) was launched at the Benikea Hotel Chuncheon Bears on March 16th. PANG Eun-jin has been appointed to the first president of GFC, who won the Best Actress Award at the Blue Dragon Awards and has vitally directed films like Way Back ...

Harvard Film Archive Stages HA Gil-jong Retrospective

Classic Korean Cinema on Show in MA The Harvard Film Archive is currently staging a showcase of the work of filmmaker HA Gil-jong, one of the most important Korean filmmakers of the 1970s which began on February 3rd and will run until the 27th. Though not as w...

THE WAILING Scores Top Honors in BiFan

20th Edition Winds Down to a Close NA Hong-jin’s critically-acclaimed THE WAILING won both the Best of Bucheon and NH Audience Award at the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which held its closing ceremony on Friday, July 29th. Due t...

BiFan Opens 20th Edition in Style

Stars Grace the Red Carpet at Bucheon City Hall The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) put on a big show for the opening of its 20th edition on Thursday, July 21st. After using the Bucheon Gymnasium for many years, this summer’s BiFan moved...