KIM Jee-woon’s THE AGE OF SHADOWS Books September Release Date

Period Action-Thriller with SONG Kang-ho Out in Time for Chuseok KIM Jee-woon’s latest project The Age of Shadows, which wrapped on March 31st, completed post-production earlier this month and has now been scheduled for release in September, which will coinci...

Finecut Founds Writers Agency

First Service of Its Kind in Korea Citing the noticeable lack of representation for screenwriters in one of the world’s most developed film industries, international sales outfit Finest has announced its plans to launch a management agency for writers in Kore...

MOEBIUS Hits US and UK Home Markets

Controversial KIM Ki-duk Film to Bow on DVD/Blu-Ray/VOD KIM Ki-duk’s controversial 19th film Moebius, which found itself in trouble with Korean censors ahead of its domestic release, has been well received in English language territories and is set to hit th...

KIM Ki-duk’s MOEBIUS Adds Festivals Dates

The latest film from maverick filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, the controversial Moebius, has added a pair of dates to its festival calendar. Following its premiere out of competition at last year’s Venice International Film Festival, the film is now set to screen at the...

Korean Trio Gets Early Start on Festival Circuit

Korean cinema is getting an early start on the 2014 international festival circuit as a trio of local films have been selected for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Han Gong-ju, Juvenile Offender and Montage were invited to the event, which takes p...

7 Nominations for SNOWPIERCER at Asia Pacific Film Festival

COLD EYES and JUVENILE OFFENDER Also In the Running BONG Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer received nominations in seven categories for the upcoming 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival, which will take place in Macau on December 15th. The Korean sci-fi blockbuster, which acc...

RED FAMILY Triumphs in Tokyo Int. Film Fest

Wins Audience Award in TIFF Competition LEE Joo-hyung’s Red Family was the audience favorite during the recently wrapped Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which ran from October 17th to 25th. The family spy drama picked up the Audience Award from this...

RED FAMILY to Compete in Tokyo International Film Festival

TINKER TICKER and Juror MOON So-ri Also Invited The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is gearing up to kick off its 26th edition next month which will run from October 17th to 25th. As with previous years, a few Korean films have made it into the lineu...

JUVENILE OFFENDER Added to Hawaii Lineup

Late Addition Brings Korean Lineup to 10 Hot off its selection as the official representative for South Korea in the foreign language section of next year’s Academy Awards, Juvenile Offender can add another festival stop to its growing list of invitations. Th...

TIFF Taps HONG Sangsoo and KIM Ki-duk

OUR SUNHI and MOEBIUS Going to Toronto The 38th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has released its final wave of selections for next month’s event and the new lineup features an additional pair of new films from two of Korea’s most renowned auteurs. ...