MIDNIGHT Picks Up Best Feature Award at Grimmfest in the UK

Acclaimed Korean Horror Continues Hot Festival RunThe Korean horror-thriller Midnight has picked up another award on the festival circuit. The acclaimed film earned the Best Feature Award from Grimmfest in Manchester in the UK.From debut filmmaker Kwon Ohseung...

Korean Films on Show at 20th Anniversary of New York Asian Film Festival

BOOK OF FISH and SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS Lead 20th NYAFF SlateThe New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) is preparing to celebrate its 20th edition this summer and joining the festivities as usual will be a healthy selection of new indie and commercial film...

MIDNIGHT Invited to NYAFF and Fantasia

Korean Horror Title with Jin Kijoo Scores International SalesMidnight, the new Korean horror film which launched simultaneously online and in theaters in Korea on June 30, has lined up a raft of festival invitations and sales to 11 international territories.Fr...

BONG Joon-ho Wins Best Director at Chunsa Film Art Awards

BONG Joon-ho’s latest film PARASITE, fresh from its Palme d’Or win at the Cannes Film Festival, was the top prize-winner at this year’s 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards, which took place in Seoul on July 18. The film, which crossed the ten million viewers threshold...

Korean Quintet to Screen at BFI London Film Festival

The BFI London Film Festival will feature five Korean films in its program this year. LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING is joined by LEE Hae-young’s Believer, YIM Soon-rye’s Little Forest, SHIN Dong-seok’s Last Child and YOON Jong-bin’s The Spy Gone North at the UK fes...

M-Line Adds ZOMBIE ON SALE and FENG SHUI to Cannes Slate

Sales Agent Scores Multiple Deals for Youth Drama LITTLE FOREST Going into this year’s Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival, M-Line Distribution announced a slew of sales for their youth drama Little Forest from director YIM Soon-rye (Forever the Moment,...

LITTLE FOREST to Bloom in the US

YIM Soon-rye’s well-received new youth drama Little Forest has confirmed theatrical releases overseas, after finding distributors in Japan and the United States. Featuring KIM Tae-ri, RYU Jun-yeol, JIN Ji-joo and screen veteran MOON So-ri, the film is an adapt...

M-Line Brings Commercial Drama, Acclaimed Indies and VR Content to EFM

M-Line Distributionpresented a wealth of titles at this year’s European Film Market (EFM), which include several upcoming commercial titles, an array of acclaimed independent films as well as their first VR content acquisitions. Leading their slate is the upco...