KOFIC-CNC, Agreed to Set Up ‘Korea-France Film Academy’

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and the Centre National Cinmatographie in France (CNC) agreed to establish the Korea-France Film Academy. Park Kiyong, chairperson of KOFIC, and Dominique Boutannat, chairperson of CNC, discussed the need for cooperation in the ...

The Other Child, Invited to the 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Other Child, a mystery horror starring Park Hyoju, Kim Minjae, and Cha Sunwoo, has been officially invited to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the largest genre film festival in Northern Europe. The Other Child has been invited to the ‘First Feature...

Broker, Won ARRI Award, the Top Prize at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN

The film Broker has won the ARRI Award at the FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. The film festival said, “This film is a journey. One filled with longings, with decisions, with detours. Sometimes it is precisely these detours that we must take in life to find ourselves and eac...

Heo Moonyoung, Chairperson of the BIFF Executive Committee, Appointed to a Jury for Cannes Critics’ Week.

Heo Moonyoung, the chairperson of the BIFF Executive Committee, the best film festival in Asia, has been appointed as a jury for Cannes Critics’ Week.Marking its 61st anniversary this year, Cannes Critics’ Week is a side section of the Cannes International Fil...

The Korean Film Council Hosted ‘K-Movie Night JEONJU 2022’ at Endemic Film Festival Successfully

At 8 p.m. on April 29, the Jeonju Daesaseup Festival Center was filled with more than 200 cineastes who visited the ‘K-Movie Night JEONJU 2022’ hosted by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Park Kiyong). The event was designed to form a close network b...

‘Jeonju is a Film!’ With the Audience, the 23rd Jeonju IFF Kicked Off

“Jeonju is…?” “A film!” More than 2,300 audiences filled Jeonju Dome responded enthusiastically to the lead of Kim Seungsoo, the chairperson of the organizing committee at the Jeonju International Film Festival. It was the opening declaration announcing the fu...

Jeonju IFF, a Special Presentation for Director Lee Changdong

Burning (2018)The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival showcases a special presentation for Director Lee Changdong, a master of Korean cinema, under the title ‘Lee Changdong: The Truth of the Invisible.’ Particularly, in the special presentation, you can se...

The Global Project between Korea & France, Vanishing Released

Vanishing was released in Korea on March 30. The film became the talk of the town due to the meeting between Korean actor Yoo Yeonseok and Hollywood star Olga Kurylenko.Vanishing is a mystery thriller that explores the murder of a woman found dead in Korea. Ol...

Erick Oh’s NAMOO Shortlisted for Academy Awards

Korean animator Erick Oh has been shortlisted for an Academy Award for the second year running with his latest short animated film Namoo. The film was one of 15 titles shortlisted for the Best Animated Short category of next year’s 94th Academy Awards.Last yea...

Hwang Jungmin and Jeon Doyeon reunite in Kill Boksoon

17 years after You Are My Sunshine (2005), HWANG Jungmin and JEON Doyeon are set to reunite in the film KILL Boksoon (literal title), a Netflix original. From The Merciless (2017) director BYUN Sunghyun, the project will also feature SUL Kyunggu, KOO Kyohwan a...