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- A New Path for Korean Cinema: The Korean-Led Hollywood Remake Bugonia
- “Cinema is not dead. It's just transforming into different forms.” – Martin Scorsese At 82 years old, legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese reiterated this message when he received the Honorary Golden Bear at last year’s Berlin International Film Festival. At a time when the rise of OTT platforms and advances in artificial intelligence have sparked concern over the future of cinema, his words carried particular weight — likely because they are grounded in countless experiences and examples from his own long career.
- by KOFIC / Nov 21, 2025
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- Daejong Film Awards finds a new organizer and is set to normalize operations… Scheduled to be held in April next year
- The Daejong Film Awards, whose operations had been suspended for two years following the bankruptcy of the Federation of Korean Movie Workers’ Unions, is set to return to normal after securing a new organizer. On the 12th, the Korea Film Artists Association (Chairman Kim Dae-geun) announced that it ...
- by Kobiz / Nov 19, 2025
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- Comedy reigns at box office: Why Korean audiences are laughing again
- Comedy is dominating Korean theaters this year, signaling a shift in audience taste. From “My Daughter Is a Zombie,” the year’s biggest box-office hit, to “The First Ride,” which recently broke the winning streak of Japanese anime films, moviegoers are turning to laughter as the genre leading the po...
- by The Korea Times / Nov 14, 2025
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- A colorful showcase of Korean films opens in the UK with the London Korean Film Festival.
- The Korean Cultural Centre UK held the opening ceremony of the 20th London Korean Film Festival on the 5th (local time) at the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank Main Theatre. Over the next two weeks, until the 18th, a total of 13 Korean films will be screened at BFI Southbank, ICA, and Ciné Lum...
- by Yonhap / Nov 12, 2025
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- 'The Final Semester' wins Best Picture at Film Critics Awards, with Park Jung-min wins Best Actor
- The Korean Association of Film Critics has awarded this year’s Best Picture honor to director Lee Ran-hee’s ‘The Final Semester.’ The association announced the winners of the 45th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards on the 6th.
- by Yonhap / Nov 10, 2025
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- Director Lee Hwan’s ‘Project Y’ Wins Best Picture at the London East Asia Film Festival
- ‘Project Y’, directed by Lee Hwan and starring Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo, has won the Best Picture Award in the competition section of the 10th London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF). According to the festival’s organizing committee on Nov. 3, the film — which follows two women who, in an effort ...
- by Yonhap / Nov 07, 2025
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- The 10th London East Asia Film Festival Opens… Ha Jung-woo Receives Achievement Award for 'The People Upstairs'
- The 10th London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) opened on the 23rd (local time) at the Odeon Leicester Square theater in London, the festival committee announced on the 27th. This year's festival theme is 'Faces of Asia', celebrating the diversity and creativity shown by Asian cinema ove...
- by Yonhap / Nov 05, 2025
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- AI filmmakers set sights on global stage as Seoul festival connects to Cannes
- The World AI Film Festival is bringing its celebration of artificial intelligence and cinema to Seoul, with WAIFF Seoul 2026 set to unfold March 6-7, 2026, at Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu. The event is organized by Vision Culture, a content strategy agency, and sponsored by Lotte.
- by The Korea Herald / Nov 03, 2025
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- ‘Your Letter’ shines on global stage with pre-sales in 166 countries
- The Korean animated film, "Your Letter," achieved a milestone by securing overseas distribution and pre-sales in 166 countries, its distributor Lotte Entertainment said Monday. Among the countries where the film has been pre-sold are Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, ...
- by The Korea Times / Oct 31, 2025
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- 'No Other Choice,' 'The Ugly' lead Blue Dragon Film Awards nominations
- Park Chan-wook's satirical thriller "No Other Choice" swept up 12 nominations to lead the field for the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards, with Yeon Sang-ho's experimental microbudget whodunit "The Ugly" close behind with 10 nods, as South Korea's premier film awards announced...
- by The Korea Herald / Oct 29, 2025
