CHOI Woo-shik Partners with A24 for PAST LIVES

Parasite (2019) star CHOI Woo-shik has been offered a role in the romance drama Past Lives, from acclaimed American distributor A24, according to his representatives at Soop Management. Film news site Collider revealed that the project will mark the feature di...

JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul to Host BIFF Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony of this year’s 22nd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be hosted by actors JANG Dong-gun and KIM Ha-neul. The ceremony will take place at the Busan Cinema Center on October 12th and will be followed by a presentation of this yea...

Florence Korean Film Fest Pulls Out All the Stops for 15th Edition

Later this month, the world’s longest running celebration of Korean film, the Florence Korea Film Fest, will return with a program boasting 44 feature-length and short Korean films. For its 15th edition, the festival will open on March 23rd with KIM Jee-woon’s...

FINECUT Unveils New Mysteries in Berlin

Korean film distributor FINECUT, which is presenting HONG Sangsoo’s new film On the Beach Alone at Night in the International Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival this year, has added new films to its lineup for the currently underway ...

More AGE OF SHADOWS and WAILING Deals at AFM

Strong Business for FINECUT in Los Angeles Korean film distributor FINECUT scored more sales at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California for its hottest films during what has already been a strong year for the company. Titles included KIM Jee-woon’...

Hawaii IFF to Open with THE LAST PRINCESS

The 36th Hawaii International Film Festival is set to open with The Last Princess, a hit Colonial Era drama that sees April Snow (2005) director HUR Jin-ho and actress SON Ye-jin reunite for the first time in 11 years. The film was a smash hit in Korea during ...

FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION

Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a c...

Strong Pre-Sales for OPERATION CHROMITE with Liam Neeson at EFM

FINECUT Offers Up Diverse Slate in Berlin Korean sales company FINECUT is generating plenty of buzz at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin for their hot new title Operation Chromite. FINECUT gave buyers a taste of the Korean War film, which only started ...

ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards

Best Director for VETERAN’s RYOO Seung-wan The Blue Dragon Film Awards held their 36th edition on Thursday evening, handing out their Grand Prize to CHOI Dong-hoon’s Colonial Era action film Assassination while Lee Joon-ik’s Joseon Era drama The Throne came a...

THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

Hit Period Drama Takes Home 3 KAFC Prizes LEE Joon-ik’s hit period film The Throne , starring SONG Kang-ho and YOO Ah-in, came up tops at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (KAFC), where it picked up the Best Film prize, in addition to honors ...