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- SUL Kyung-gu and CHO Jin-woong Line Up for Bromance PERFECT MAN
- SUL Kyung-gu looks set to join the human drama Perfect Man. From director YONG Soo, the film is also reported to feature CHO Jin-woong. The film chronicles the bromance between a high-powered lawyer who does everything to make money and a man who works as a volunteer at a nursing home. Top star SUL ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award
- Martine and Jean-Marc Thérouanne, the co-founders of the Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie (Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas), will receive this year’s Korean Cinema Award at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), awarded for their contribution to the promotion of K...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- BEAUTIFUL DAYS Selected to Open 23rd BIFF
- Popular star LEE Na-young’s return to the screen, the North Korea-themed indie drama Beautiful Days, has been set as the opening film of next month’s 23rd Busan International Film Festival. During press conferences held in Busan and Seoul on September 5th, LEE Yong-kwan and Jay JEON, the recently re...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- 6 Korean Indies to Screen at Vancouver International Film Festival
- The 37th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival is set to feature six works from Korea this year, five features and one short. Leading the way in the ‘Gateway’ lineup are two of the biggest films from Korea’s indie realm this year: LEE Chang-dong’s BURNING and Hong Sangsoo's Grass....
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 17, 2018
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- Girl Group TWICE to Release World Tour in ScreenX
- Korean wave girl group TWICE’s world tour will hit the big screens as their agency JYP Entertainment and CJ CGV plan to launch the film version of TWICE’s world tour, TWICELAND ZONE 2: Fantasy Park. TWICELAND ZONE 2: Fantasy Park, the group’s second world tour, was sold out with a total of 18,000 ti...
- by SONG Soon-jin / Sep 13, 2018
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Turns Its Attention to South America
- As Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days lays waste to box office charts at home and across Asia, the fantasy epic and its predecessor Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) are now looking to add to their list of international conquests, as the pair of films have confirmed theatrical releases i...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 13, 2018
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Series Become Best-Selling Korean Films in Taiwan
- Mirroring its smash success at home in Korea, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days has met with great success in Taiwan. The fantasy sequel is now the second most successful Korean film of all time in the market, trailing only the performance of its predecessor Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 13, 2018
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- Jenne KANG Earns Best Actress from BronzeLens Film Festival
- The BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta, which unspooled its 9th edition from August 22 to 26 this year, awarded a Best Actress Award this year to Jenne KANG, for her performance in the short film BlacKorea. From filmmaker Christine Swanson, BlacKorea focuses on two children in 1980s Chicago who are...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 13, 2018
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- Megan Fox to Play Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter in JANGSARI 9.15
- Megan Fox will become the latest Hollywood star to be involved in a Korean project after signing on to appear in a major role of KWAK Kyung-taek’s upcoming Korean War epic Jangsari 9.15. The period war film will also feature KIM Myung-min and is being produced by TAEWON ENTERTAINMENT, which delivere...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 11, 2018
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- MONSTRUM Takes a Bite Out of Sitges
- Period creature feature Monstrum is set to have its international premiere at the upcoming 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. From director HUH Jong-ho and featuring KIM Myung-min, KIM In-kwon, and Girls’ Day kpop star LEE Hye-ri, the monster film debuts in Korea on Sept...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 11, 2018
