ALONERS Competing for Cyclo d’Or at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema

Hong Sungeun’s debut film Aloners is competing for the Cyclo d’Or at this year’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in their Narrative Competition. It is the first Korean film to be invited to Vesoul’s main competition since Sub-zero Wind (2018...

SUB-ZERO WIND Competes for Vesoul’s Cyclo d’Or

The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicked off its 25th edition on February 5 and is featuring four films from Korea this year. KIM Yuri’s debut work Sub-Zero Wind (2017) is screening in competition while three classics spanning from the 19...

Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award

Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, the co-founders of the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas), will receive this year’s Korean Cinema Award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), awarded for ...

A TAXI DRIVER Drives Off with Audience and Jury Prizes in Florence

The 16th edition of the Florence Korean Film Fest bestowed both its top audience award and jury prize to last year’s smash hit political drama A Taxi Driver. Taking the runner-up and third place audience prizes were the investigative thriller Ordinary Person a...

Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass

The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will...

MOTHERS Picks Up NETPAC Prize in Vesoul

LEE Dong-eun’s sophomore drama Mothers picked up the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. Featuring A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and The Table (2017) star LIM Soo-jung, Mothers (2017) tells of a y...

MOTHERS and A TIGER IN WINTER to Compete in Vesoul

CLAIRE’S CAMERA also Books Screenings in France The Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema will be back for its 24th edition on January 30. Three Korean films, LEE Dong-eun’s Mothers, LEE Kwang-kuk’s A Tiger in Winter and HONG Sangsoo’s Claire’s Ca...

Lotte Goes ALONG WITH THE GODS at Asian Film Market

Along With The Gods – The Two Worlds, the first installment in an ambitious two-part fantasy series, was launched by distributor Lotte Entertainment at the Asian Film Market, that took place during this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival. From hit d...

Christoph Terhechte, head of Berlinale’s Forum Section, Receives Korean Cinema Award

The 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) announced the recipient of its Korean Cinema Award. “BIFF has selected Christoph Terhechte, the head of the Berlin International Film Festival’s Forum section, as the recipient of this year’s Korean Cinema Awar...

10 MINUTES Director Wraps ROOM No.7 with SHIN Ha-kyun and DOH Kyung-soo

Upcoming thriller Room No.7 completed its production on February 23rd. It was the first major shoot of 2017, having started production on January 2nd. SHIN Ha-kyun and DOH Kyung-soo lead the cast of the commercial film debut of LEE Yong-seung, whose debut 10 M...