PARASITE Leads Asian Film Awards with 10 Nominations

The Asian Film Awards are returning for their 14th edition this year, which will take place for the first time in Busan, South Korea, after the previous 13 editions took place in either Hong Kong or Macao. Leading the nominations scorecard is BONG Joon-ho’s gl...

AMPAS Invites 14 New Korean Members

Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) welcomed its new members for 2018, which included a record 14 professionals from the Korean film industry, including an array of directors, actors, and below-the-line talents. Among the most p...

THE HANDMAIDEN Earns 4 Prizes from 11th Asian Film Awards

Best Director for THE WAILING’s NA Hong-jin Korean films were the big winners at the 11th Asian Film Awards, held in Hong Kong on Tuesday March 21st after three years in Macau to celebrate the 20th anniversary of territory’s handover from the UK to China. The ...

THE HANDMAIDEN and TRAIN TO BUSAN Lead Asian Film Awards Nominees

Returning to Hong Kong after three editions held in Macau, the Asian Film Awards have announced the nominations for their 11th edition, to be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on March 21st. Leading the list of nominees is PARK Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden w...

ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards

Best Director for VETERAN’s RYOO Seung-wan The Blue Dragon Film Awards held their 36th edition on Thursday evening, handing out their Grand Prize to CHOI Dong-hoon’s Colonial Era action film Assassination while Lee Joon-ik’s Joseon Era drama The Throne came a...