Global Cineastes, Appointed Juries for the 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival

The 23rd Jeonju IFF appointed 14 jury members for the NETPAC Award and the competition sections, consisting of leading domestic and foreign cineastes, including directors, actors, and programmers of various nationalities.First, the judges of the International ...

New Korean Sales Company Picks Up THE OUTLAWS 2 and More

K-Movie Entertainment, a brand new Korean sales outfit that was established in August and launched at the Asian Film Market in Busan last month, has revealed a trio of major pickups to add to its burgeoning slate. All currently in pre-production, the titles in...

Udine Audiences Favor SPLIT and CANOLA

The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival came to a close on April 29th after welcoming 60,000 viewers. While this year’s First Place Golden Mulberry Audience Award and Black Dragon Award went to the Japanese film Close Knit by OGIGAMI Naoko, it was...

19th Far East Film Festival Invites 14 from Korea

The 19th edition of the Udine Far East Film Festival returns in Italy from April 21st this year. As usual a broad selection of titles from Korea will be screened for local audiences with a total of 14 Korean films featuring in the program until the festival’s ...

Mirovision Adds Animation Trilogy to Slate

Locks Deal with Animation Studio Meditation With a Pencil Korean sales company Mirovision has added a trilogy of animated films to its lineup in the Cannes Film Market after sealing a deal with animation production company Meditation With a Pencil. Called th...

Chinese Co-Production Casts Sistar’s Da-som

New Film from Director of NO MERCY Da-som, a member of the K-pop supergroup Sistar, has been cast in the leading role of a new Korean-Chinese co-produced romantic comedy. The Strange Cohabitation (translated title) will be directed by Korean filmmaker KIM Hye...

CHANG’s CANOLA to Get Chinese Remake

YOUN Yuh-jung, KIM Go-eun Jeju Drama Bows in May Ahead of its domestic release in Korea this May, Director CHANG’s latest film, the drama Canola, has sold Chinese remake rights to Huace Union Pictures. The film stars veteran actress YOUN Yuh-jung and new face...

CHANG Wraps Sci-Fi FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET

Korea-China Collaboration Produced by Jackie CHAN Director CHANG recently completed production on Fatal Countdown: Reset in Busan. A Korea-China co-production, the film is a science fiction tale of which executive producer is Jackie CHAN. After three months, ...

Jackie CHAN Co-Production Kicks Off in Busan

CHANG at the Helm of FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET Global superstar Jackie CHAN, the second-highest paid actor in the world in 2015 according to Forbes, has taken a supervisory executive role on the new Korean-Chinese co-production Fatal Countdown: Reset, which rece...

THE SHAMELESS Added to Shanghai Competition

SIFF Project Features 3 China/Korea Pitches The Shanghai International Film Festival has announced the full lineup of contestants for its signature Golden Goblet competition, which will now see recent Cannes entry The Shameless vie for the prize alongside pre...