The New York Asian Film Festival 2022, Holding ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ Screening 14 Films in Total

The New York Asian Film Festival 2022,’ which opened on July 15, will hold a ‘Korean Movie Special Exhibition,’ where you can meet 14 Korean films. This special exhibition, co-hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in New York with the New York Asian Film Founda...

THE KILLER _ A GIRL WHO DESERVES TO DIE, an Action Starring Jang Hyuk, Released in North America Simultaneously on July 13

Actor Jang Hyuk's action movie, THE KILLER _ A GIRL WHO DESERVES TO DIE, will be released simultaneously in Korea and North America on July 13. Prior to its release, the film was pre-sold to 48 countries, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Japan,...

THE KILLER with Jang Hyuk Pre-Sells to 23 Countries

The Killer, a new action thriller from director Choi Jaehun and stars Jang Hyuk, who previously collaborated on The Swordsman (2020), has locked a raft of pre-sales after being launched in the M-Line Distribution sales lineup of the recent European Film Market...

Action Noir GANGNEUNG with JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong Wraps Production

Starring JANG Hyuk and YU Oh-seong, the upcoming gangster thriller Gangneung (working title) completed production on December 6. The action noir will mark the directorial debut of YOON Young-bin. As suggested by the title, the film is set in Gangneung, a coast...

2013 Korean Pandemic Thriller FLU Scores Taiwanese Theatrical Release

Past influenza-themed films have returned to the public eye in a big way in the midst of the Covid-19 public health crisis and Korea’s most notable addition to the subgenre, KIM Sung-su’s 2013 summer release Flu, has also found a new lease of life online, and ...

JANG Hyuk Sharpens Up for SWORDSMAN

Korean star JANG Hyuk is back before cameras for the upcoming period action film Swordsman (translated title), which began production on June 15th. Also on board are JUNG Man-sik, Indonesian action star Joe Taslim, in his Korean film debut, and Kpop idol LEE M...

ORDINARY PERSON Invited to New York, Moscow and Fukuoka

The SON Hyun-ju-led thriller ORDINARY PERSON has received a raft of festival invitations which will see it travel the globe over three continents in the next few months. Coming up in its festival itinerary will be stops at the New York Asian Film Festival, the...

Stars Celebrate Opening of 18th Jeonju Film Festival

The 18th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) kicked off on April 27th on a beautiful spring evening in the historical city of Jeonju in the heartland of Korea. The nation’s foremost bastion of arthouse cinema, JIFF began its 2017 festiviti...

SON Hyun-ju, JANG Hyuk Cast as ORDINARY PEOPLE

KIM Bong-han Helms 80s Cop Drama Actor SON Hyun-ju must protect his family once again for his new role in the upcoming cop drama Ordinary People. Directed by KIM Bong-han, the film will co-star JANG Hyuk as the antagonist. SON will play a police officer who ...

WITNESS Tops China Box Office

Chinese Viewers Get a Good Look at BLIND Remake The new Chinese thriller Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean title Blind, topped the Chinese box office during its opening last week. Directed by the original’s filmmaker AHN Sang-hoon, Witness drew 3.78 millio...