San Sebastián to Stage ‘Flowers in Hell’ Classic Korean Film Retrospective

Indie Breakout ALONERS Invited to New Directors Section in SpainThe San Sebastián International Film Festival is taking a trip back to Korea’s golden age of cinema this year after revealing that their upcoming 69th edition will feature a seven-title retrospect...

Legendary Actor SHIN Seong-il Passes Away, Aged 81

SHIN Seong-il, the towering figure of Korean cinema who appeared in well over 500 films during his 50-year career, passed away on Sunday, November 4 following his battle with lung cancer. The actor was 81 years old and is survived by his wife, fellow actress U...

Classic Film Director KIM Kee-duk Passes Away at 83

KIM Kee-duk, one of the most important Korean filmmakers of the 1960s and 70s, has died at the age of 83. The director of The Barefooted Young (1964) and Yongary: Monster from the Deep (1967) succumbed to lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with five months ag...

Classic Korean films to go on Youtube

The Korean Film Archive (KOFA) has announced that it is partnering with Google to put 70 classic Korean films on Youtube this May. The free video-on-demand films with English subtitles will be available for streaming at www.youtube.com/koreanfilm. The line-...

Korean Film Archive showcases Radio Days

For the entire month of October, the Korean Film Archive (KOFA) is holding a free VOD retrospective called “Radio Days”, screening ten films from the golden era of films in the 60s that were originally based on popular radio programs. In Korea, the 1950s an...

Kim Kee-duk retrospective at Busan

The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) is set to hold a retrospective of the 1960s hit director KIM Kee-duk. The retrospective, titled “Kim Kee-duk, On the Front Line of Korean Genre Films” will screen eight of the master’s films, allowing audiences...

Busan International Film Festival unveils this year’s plans

The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced their full lineup of 135 premieres in 307 films from 70 countries, with the Opening Film to be director Song Il-gon’s Always, starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo.Set to run Oct. 6 – 14, the festiva...