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- Jo Jung-suk returns to summer big screen with ‘My Daughter Is a Zombie’
- What if your daughter turned into a zombie and you still couldn't stop being her dad? Actor Jo Jung-suk returns to the big screen this summer with "My Daughter is a Zombie," a quirky, heartwarming twist on the zombie genre that blends dark comedy with the story of a devoted father who wi...
- by The Korea Times / Jul 07, 2025
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- BIFF Champions 14 Standout Projects for 2025 Asian Cinema Fund
- The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced the 14 projects selected for support through its 2025 Asian Cinema Fund (ACF), a key initiative designed to nurture emerging Asian voices and strengthen independent film production in the region.
- by Yonhap / Jul 04, 2025
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- From a “Film-Friendly Country” to a “Premier Filming Destination”: Reimagining K-Locations for Global Appeal
- Coming across Korean locations in mainstream films is no longer a novelty. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), was the first film in the franchise to use Korea as a filming location. The story features Dr. Helen Cho, a Korean scientist closely associated with...
- by Korean Film Council / Jul 02, 2025
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- K-pop Girl Group Battles Demons and Captivates the World – Netflix Hit 'KPop Demon Hunters'
- K-pop Demon Hunters, an American animated film co-directed by Korean-American filmmakers, is taking the world by storm. Since its release on Netflix on June 20, the film has soared to No. 1 globally and ranked in the Top 10 in 93 countries.
- by Yonhap / Jun 30, 2025
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- Why Hollywood Is Going Global: The Rise of International Co-Productions
- The film industry is a global business. It’s only natural for producers to try to better engage local audiences and stimulate local economies through international co-productions that also create jobs in the industry. Hollywood studios aiming for global markets have increasingly turned to internatio...
- by Korean Film Council / Jun 27, 2025
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- From Zombies to Superheroes: Will Summer Films Resurrect Korea’s Box Office?
- As the summer movie season approaches, Korea’s film industry is bracing for a pivotal period, with both domestic and Hollywood studios unveiling a slate of big-budget blockbusters in hopes of reversing a disappointing first half of the year at the box office.
- by The Korea Times / Jun 25, 2025
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- Lee Min-ho and Ahn Hyo-seop Turn Viewers into Heroes in ‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophet’
- The action fantasy "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" is designed to make audiences feel like active participants rather than mere viewers, director Kim Byung-soo said Tuesday. One of the film's biggest appeals lies in its ability to make viewers ask themselves, "What would I have done...
- by Yonhap / Jun 23, 2025
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- Lee Byung-hun to headline Korean dub cast for 'The King of Kings'
- Actor Lee Byung-hun will lend his voice to Charles Dickens in the Korean dubbing of "The King of Kings," joining a star-studded cast for the animated film that has become the highest-grossing Korean production in US box office history.
- by The Korea Herald / Jun 20, 2025
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- From the Ghibli Museum to the Marvel Campus: How IP Movies Are Evolving into Spatial Contents
- Can Disney exist without Disneyland? The opening sequence of the Disney animations I first watched on TV as a child featured a panoramic view of Disneyland. I believed I could meet all the characters from the animations — Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh — at Disney.
- by Korean Film Council / Jun 18, 2025
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- BIFAN 2025: Korea’s Top Genre Film Festival Returns with 220 Films and AI Innovations
- The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) will kick off next month, showcasing nearly 220 genre movies. The annual film fest, a celebration of genre films from around the world, will screen 217 shorts and features from 41 countries in Bucheon, about 19 kilometers west of Seoul, durin...
- by Yonhap / Jun 16, 2025
