Kang Sooyoun, the First Korean ‘World Star,’ Passed Away at 55 on May 7

Actor Kang Sooyoun, the eternal ‘World Star’ and the first Korean actor who won the Best Actress at an international film festival, passed away on May 7 at the age of 55. The Korean film world and fans expressed deep condolences for the sudden sad news. Direct...

MIN Kyu-dong Named Representative Committee Chair for MSFF

Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival Opens Late June The Mise-en-scene Short Film Festival (MSFF), which will be having its 14th year, has announced that director MIN Kyu-dong will act as the representative committee chair this year. MSFF is one of the most well ...

London’s KCC enters second half of “The Year of the 12 Directors”

The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), located in London, debuted a “Year of the 12 Directors” program in January 2012 which each month features the public screening of four films from a single Korean director. The final screening of the month also includes a ...

Berlinale Culinary Cinema has Hindsight

The 62nd Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale) has announced its Culinary Cinema 2012 program comprised of 15 films about food to include <Hindsight>from Korea. The 6th Culinary Cinema’s motto this year is “Trust in Taste”. Directed by LEE...