PARK Hoon-jung and NEW to Partner on THE WITCH

Next Entertainment World (NEW) has confirmed that they have come on board as investor and distributor for The Witch 2, a sequel to the 2018 hit The Witch : Part 1. The Subversion, starring KIM Da-mi, CHO Min-soo and CHOI Woo-shik. The first film was financed a...

KIM Da-mi Picks Up Rising Star Award at LEAFF

KIM Da-mi, the breakout star from this year’s mystery-action-drama The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, has received the Rising Star Award from this year’s recently concluded London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF). The new star was in London to receive her priz...

THE WITCH Receives Overseas Praise ahead of Domestic Launch

Rising Star KIM Da-mi Shines in Summer Mystery-Action PARK Hoon-jung’s new mystery-action film The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion has been receiving some positive comments from overseas ahead of its domestic release on June 27. Featuring rising star KIM Da-mi a...

PARK Hoon-jung’s Upcoming WITCH Cranks Up

On December 18th, PARK Hoon-jung’s upcoming film Witch (translated title) finished filming on Jeju Island. The action noir depicts a girl who is raised as a killer by an elderly couple after losing her memory and suddenly one day finds herself having to fight ...

BIFF New Currents Prizes Go to KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER and THE DONOR

The 21st edition of the Busan International Film Festival took place this October. The festival showed 299 films this year, a similar figure to previous years. The festival’s New Currents competition, a signature section which welcomes first or second works by...

PiFan Juries Feature CHO Min-soo, Erik MATTI

HYUN Bin, SON Ye-jin and More to Receive Awards The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) is only a few days away and preparations are almost complete as juries have been finalized and awardees have been selected for the opening night festivitie...

16th IWFFIS Recognizes Comfort Women

The 16th International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul raised its curtains on Thursday May 29th and will continue to highlight women’s films until June 5th. The Opening Night Film was For Those Who Can Tell No Tales by Jamila Žbanić which premiered at the Toron...

Press Conference for KWON Chil-in’s VENUS TALK

The press conference for Venus Talk was held on the 14th of this month. Venus Talk, a story about the love and sex lives of three women in their 40s, was made by KWON Chil-in, who has depicted various stories about women in his previous movies Singles (2003) a...

Three Korean Films Nominated at Asia Screen Pacific Awards

JUVENILE OFFENDER, THE FAKE and MASQUERADE Compete   The Asia Screen Pacific Awards have announced their nominees for its 7th edition and among them, a trio of Korean films has been selected. 39 films from 21 countries were nominated in various categories...

PLAN MAN and THE LAWS OF PLEASURE Wrap

Comedies Eying Early 2014 Releases Two Korean films, Plan Man and The Laws of Pleasure, recently wrapped up production and are awaiting their public release early next year. Plan Manis a romantic comedy starring JUNG Jae-young of Our Sun-hi and HAN Ji-min of...