Project Wolf Hunting, Pre-sold to 41 Countries Globally

Project Wolf Hunting has been pre-sold to 41 countries around the world, including Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, India, the United States, and Japan. It is also attracting attention from Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina, and the United Kingdom. Especially...

SEOBOK Books July Release in Japan

Star-Driven Korean Sci-fi Seeks Global AudienceSEOBOK, the new action-drama starring GONG Yoo and PARK Bo-bum, is set to bow in Japan, where it will open theatrically on this summer on July 16.The third feature film from director LEE Yong-ju, who previously ma...

KWAK Do-won, JOO Won and YU Jae-myeong Dress Up for FIREMAN

Veteran filmmaker KWAK Kyung-taek, known for Friend (2001), one of the original Korean blockbusters, is deep in preparations for his 15th film, titled Fireman (translated title). KWAK has assembled a top-drawer cast, which will be headlined by KWAK Do-won, JOO...

Kakao M Enters the Korean Entertainment Market

Plans to Enter Global Content Market by Securing Korean Wave Stars A subsidiary of KakaoTalk (www.kakaocorp.com), company that evolved from being an instant messenger application to a complete IT firm, Kakao M (www.kakao-m.com) has seen its influence grow by c...

CONTENTS PANDA Presents THE VANISHED at EFM

Thriller, comedies, horrors and indie dramas make up the sales lineup for CONTENTS PANDA in Berlin this year. Having recently sold its titles The Chase (2017), Steel Rain (2017) and Psychokinesis to Netflix, the busy distributor launched sales on an array of n...

LOVE, LIES Seals Asian Sales Trio at FilMart

HAN Hyo-joo Period Drama Set for Japan, Taiwan, Philippines Period drama LOVE, LIES, starring HAN Hyo-joo, has secured distribution to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines ahead of its April 13th theatrical bow in Korea. Lotte Entertainment launched sales for th...

Hyun-bin Kicks Off COOPERATION Shoot

JK Film Aiming Once More for Box Office Gold Superstar Hyun-bin’s new film Cooperation (translated title) kicked off production on March 10th. Directed by KIM Sung-hoon, the action-thriller is the new title from blockbuster production company JK Film, followi...

KWAK Kyung-taek’s Thriller RESURRECTION Has Begun Production

A Vengeful Story Featuring KIM Rae-won, KIM Hae-sook and SUNG Dong-il KWAK Kyung-taek of Friend (2001) and The Classified File (2015) has begun production of a new film. Resurrection (working title), a mystery thriller where CHOI Myung-sook, a woman who died 7...

HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee Wrap Period Music Drama

PARK Heung-sik’s LOVE, LIES Eyes 2016 Release PARK Heung-sik’s new colonial era picture LOVE, LIES (transliterated title), with HAN Hyo-joo, YOO Yeon-seok and CHUN Woo-hee, all of whom appeared in this year’s high concept melodrama The Beauty Inside, wrapped ...

MA Dong-seok to Star in KIM Ki-duk’s Latest

ONE ON ONE Will Be Submitted to CannesMaverick auteur KIM Ki-duk is prepping his 20th film and joining him for his latest project is actor MA Dong-seok. MA will feature as a strong man filled with rage in One on One (literal translation). Little is known abou...