Yubari to Showcase Six Works from Korea in March

Six Korean productions and co-productions will invade Northern Japan next month after being invited to take part in this year’s edition of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. LIM Jin-seung’s Puzzle and KWAK Jae-yong’s Spirit Catcher will be featu...

HAN Suk-kyu & BAEK Sung-hyun Play Father & Son in FATHER’S WAR

HAN Suk-kyu and BAEK Sung-hyun will play father and son in the upcoming Korean thriller Father’s War. The film is the commercial debut of indie filmmaker LIM Sung-chan, who previously made A Light Sleep (2008).. The film takes its cue from a real life event in...

Mirovision Showcases Korean Indie Cinema at EFM

Indie film distributor Mirovision is presenting a collection a festival hits at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin. The newest title in their lineup is the horror-thriller Collision, from directors LEE Yun-ho and HEO Seo-hyung, which is having a market...

BORN TO BE BLUE and Remastered DIE BAD to Bookend Jeonju Film Festival

JIFF Presents Program for 17th Edition The 17th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival will open with Robert Burdreau’s Chet Baker biopic Born to Be Blue with Ethan Hawke on April 28th. A digitally remastered version of RYOO Seung-wan’s debut film ...

DEEP TRAP Earns Best Asian Film at Fantasporto

Indie Thriller Recognized in Portugal Indie Korean thriller Deep Trap has won the Best Film Award in the Orient Express section, reserved for Asian films, at this year’s Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal, one of the world’s foremost...

COIN LOCKER GIRL Picks Up Award in Giffoni

3rd Korean Film to Earn Gryphon Award Following LEE Sang-woo’s Barbie in 2012 and LEE Joon-ik’s Hope last year, HAN Jun-hee’s Coin Locker Girl became the third Korean film in just four years to pick up the top Gryphon Award in the Generator +18 section of th...

OFFICE and SPEED Invited to Fantastic Fest

LEE Sang-woo Returns to Austin Going into its 11th year, Fantastic Fest may field a large-than-usual group from Korea this year, as two Korean films have already been announced as part of the festival’s first wave. Those are HONG Won-chan’s horror-thriller Off...

Ariel Kleiman’s PARTISAN to Open 16th Jeonju International Film Festival

JIFF Grows with New Slogan ‘Expansion of Space’ On Tuesday March 31st, in the Yeouido Island CGV in the heart of Seoul, the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) held an event to announce the contents of it upcoming 16th edition, which will kick off on Ap...

Sitges Invites Big Korean Lineup

16 Films at Europe’s Top Genre Film Festival The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is no stranger to Korean film and their upcoming 47th edition proves no exception as Europe toil destination for genre cinema has invited a 16-strong de...

LEE Sang-woo’s I AM TRASH to World Premiere at Fantastic Fest

Texas Fest Gets US Premiere of Bong Joon Ho-Produced HAEMOO Austin, Texas’Fantastic Fest is gearing up for its 10th anniversary, which will take place next week at the recently reopened Alama Drafthouse. Two Korean films will take part in this year’s festivit...