Chae Kyoungsun Triumphs at 26th Art Directors Guild Awards

Production designer Chae Kyoungsun triumphed in the One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series category at this year’s 26th Art Directors Guild Awards for her work on the global smash Squid Game.Chae beat out nominees for major American series such as Successi...

LEE Won-suk to Direct WOMAN IN CRISIS Series on Netflix

Director LEE Won-suk has partnered with Netflix for the upcoming fantasy drama series Woman in Crisis. Penning the project will be writer KIM Su-a. The project is currently in development, while Director LEE is also working on post-production for his new film ...

Voice Phishing Film CITIZEN DEOKHEE with RA Mi-ran to Shoot This Year

The main cast for the voice phishing-themed film Citizen Deokhee (working title) has been finalized ahead of a shoot that will kick off later this year. As previously announced, RA Mi-ran will lead the cast of the Showbox project, with YEOM Hye-ran co-starring...

SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam Consider GHOST

The agencies of actors SUL Kyung-gu, LEE Ha-nee and PARK So-dam have confirmed that the stars have all received offers to appear in Ghost (translated title), a new spy action-drama set during the Japanese Colonial Era from Believer (2018) director LEE Hae-youn...

LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung Considering Reunion for KILLER ROMANCE

According to their agency Saram Entertainment, actors LEE Ha-nee and GONG Myoung are reportedly eyeing leading roles in the comedy Killer Romance (translated title), the new film from How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013) director LEE Won-suk. If they sign o...

KIM Jee-yong Earns Top Camerimage Prize for THE FORTRESS

This past weekend, KIM Jee-yong earned the Golden Frog Award from the 26th edition of EnergaCamerimage, the world’s top cinematography event which takes place in Bydgoszcz, Poland every year, for his work on HWANG Dong-hyuk’s austere siege drama The Fortress (...

18th Far East Film Festival to Open with THE TIGER

Udine Takes 15 from Korea The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF), which takes place in Udine in Northeast Italy, is set to open with a screening of PARK Hoon-jung’s Colonial Era hunting drama The Tiger. The film, which stars CHOI Min-shik, will ...

Korean Quintet among Early Sitges Announcements

THE ROYAL TAILOR to Close New Visions Section The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has unveiled part of its lineup for next month’s 48th edition, and among the announcements were five Korean films hailing from the country’s commercial...

11 Korean Films Invited to Vancouver

Old & New Compete in Dragons & Tigers The 34th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announced its full lineup last week, which will include 11 Korean films, 10 of which will screen in the ‘Dragons & Tigers’ sidebar, curated by Asian film c...

11 Korean Films Bound for NYAFF

Myung Films Sidebar in New York The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) revealed an eclectic lineup for its forthcoming 2015 edition late last week, which this year will feature 11 films from South Korea. A large chunk of that number will be devoted to past ...