The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Holding a Special Exhibition for Korean Horrors and Thrillers

The U.S. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will hold a special exhibition, 'Monstrous: The Dark Side of New Korean Cinema,’ from October 1 to 29, showcasing 8 Korean horrors and thrillers released in the 2000s. Starting with Director Park Chanwook’s Oldboy...

24th BIFAN to Open with WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6

The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will return next month and opening this year’s 24th edition on July 9 will be Whispering Corridors: The Humming, the sixth entry in the long-running Korean horror franchise. This summer’s BIFAN will be ...

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...

SEO Young-hee Confirmed to Star in WOMAN’S WAIL

Actress SEO Young-hee is set to star in the remake of LEE Hyeok-soo’s 1986 period horror film Woman’s Wail. “SEO Young-hee has been confirmed to appear as the heroine of Woman’s Wail.” her agency Huayi Brothers announced. In the original film, a vindictive spi...

SEO Young-hee Returns for THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2

Bedevilled (2010) star SEO Young-hee has confirmed that she will team up with KWON Sang-woo and SUNG Dong-il once again in the upcoming sequel to the 2015 Chuseok hit THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE. E.oni of MISSING (2016) is handling the director’s reigns while TV ...

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 Expands through 20th Anniversary Lineup

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC and SEOUL STATION to Bookend Korean Genre Jubilee For its 20th anniversary edition, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) is pulling out all the stops for a large event, with 302 films from 49 countries, that will both lo...

Jeonju Attracted 59 Films for Shooting Locations Last Year

Jeonju Studio Complex in Operation for 689 Days, a National Record In 2015, Jeonju attracted 59 films for providing shooting locations, which is an all time record. In addition, Jeonju Studio Complex was in operation for 689 days last year, which is a nationa...

YOO Ho-jeong, PARK Sung-woong Lead YOUR NAME IS ROSE

Drama Marks Debut for Director JO Seok-hyeon Returning to the big screen for the first time since 2011’s Sunny, popular TV actress YOO Ho-jeong has been tapped to star in the upcoming drama Your Name Is Rose (literal title). She will play HONG Jang-mi (also t...

Four Korean Films Taking Part in Third Eye Asian Film Festival

Mumbai Fest Takes to Korean Thrillers, Horror, Romance The Third Eye Asia Film Festival kicked off its 13th edition on New Year’s Day in Mumbai. Featuring 36 films from eight Asian countries, as well as a trio of French retro screenings, the festival has inclu...