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- Breakout Stars of 2019
- Each year brings with it a new crop of Korean films, but along with all the returning directors and stars we also get a number of new names – or faces that we weren’t quite familiar with before – that really grab our attention. As we look back over 2019, we can find a number of impressive young new ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 06, 2020
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- A Decade in Korean Film
- 10 Landmark Korean Works from the 2010s With just a few days left in the year, it’s time to look back over what has been a landmark decade for Korean cinema. Though some yearn for the halcyon years of the early 2000s, when the industry was coming into its own and taking bold risks on the innovative...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 24, 2019
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- Korean Blockbusters Seek New Thrills Overseas
- As the Korean film industry continues to grow, so too does the geographical scope of its productions. While Korean filmmakers have long sought out overseas locations for their films, of late a number of large-scale productions have been looking to foreign lands for new vistas and sensations to entic...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 16, 2019
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- New Blockbusters Look to Heat Up Theaters During Winter Season
- An eventful year for Korean cinema, which marked the industry’s centenary celebrations and produced the most successful and globally acclaimed Korean film of all time, is preparing to wind down but not before it unleashes its final wave of box office hopefuls during the busy end of year theatrical w...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 19, 2019
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- PARASITE Marks New Milestone for Korean Films in America
- Months after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it became the first ever Korean film to walk away with the coveted Palme d’Or prize, BONG Joon-ho’s PARASITE continues to gain traction overseas as it begins its theatrical releases in several western markets, after already conquering Asia...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 05, 2019
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- Forward-Facing Busan International Film Festival Wraps 24th Edition
- Following 10 days packed with 300 films from 85 countries, a parade of stars, a busy industry market and a wide-arranging selection of special events, this year’s 24th Busan International Film Festival closed its doors on October 12. 189,115 attendees were counted for this year’s edition, which kick...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 22, 2019
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- From Stage to Screen, K-pop Stars on the Move
- One of Korean cinema’s chief assets has long been its formidable stable of screen performers. Many of the industry’s leading lights have come from the stage (such as SONG Kang-ho), while many others got their start working on the small screen (including JEON Do-yeon). Yet over the last few years, a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 08, 2019
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- Film Directors Migrate to the Small Screen
- Much like we’ve witnessed in several western markets over the past decade, the lines between the film and TV worlds are also beginning to blur in Korea. Major Hallyu stars have frequently crossed this line, but the content creators have largely remained in their own trenches, until now. With the exp...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 23, 2019
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- The Spirits Are Strong as Occult Films Invade Local Screens
- Last month, just shy of the two thirds mark of the year, the Korean box office welcomed its third mainstream occult film. Metamorphosis became the second of these to top the charts (after SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER) as the genre becomes an increasingly common fixture in Korean cinemas. Much as is the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 09, 2019
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- Female Characters: At the Forefront of the Film Industry
- Disney’s Aladdin has taken the third spot of the Korean box office of 2019 releases and is now 13th in the all-time charts, having brought in 12.23 million audiences in Korea. What could explain that Aladdin, which represents the biggest leap for female characters in a live-adaption update of a Disn...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Aug 26, 2019
