- Korean Film News
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- Hong Yeji to Debut in Mo Hongjin’s GIRL
- Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin Eunjung Join New Social Issues DramaDebut actress Hong Yeji has been tapped to lead Girl (translated title), the new film by director Mo Hongjin. Also, cast in the project are veteran actresses Jeon Somin, Kim Jiyoung and Shin Eunjung.Written by Mo and Yoo Dayoung, G...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 08, 2021
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- KONG Hyo-jin Wraps Up DOOR LOCK
- Upcoming Korean thriller Door Lock with KONG Hyo-jin wrapped up three months of production on March 14. Directed by LEE Kwon, the film is now in post-production and preparing for a release in the second half of the year. KONG features in Door Lock as a woman living by herself in a one-room apartment...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2018
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- BIFFF Welcomes 11 from Korea
- PARK Chan-wook Honored in Brussels Fantastic Fest On the 4th of April, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will return for its 35th edition, screening 170 films, including 118 features, from 39 countries until it closes on the 16th. It’ll be a bumper year for Korean films, with 11 fil...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 04, 2017
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- 31st Fribourg Welcomes 9 from Korea
- Always a supporter of Korean cinema, the Fribourg International Film Festival is once again rolling out the red carpet for Korean films this year, this time welcoming nine titles for its 31st edition, which kicked off on March 31st and will conclude on April 8th. The festival’s International Competi...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 03, 2017
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Filming Ends, Release Pushed to December
- Two-Part Fantasy Epic Assembles Enormous Cast Lotte Entertainment’s two-part fantasy epic Along with the Gods brought its simultaneous production to an end after a marathon 10 month filming schedule, which included 175 shooting days, on March 22nd. Despite an earlier commitment to a summer release d...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 2017
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- E Som and AHN Jae-hong Team Up for A LITTLE PRINCESS
- Actress E Som has selected her next film project, which will be A Little Princess, the fourth feature from the filmmaker collective KwangHwaMoon Cinema. As with other KwangHwaMoon films, actor AHN Jae-hong will also appear in the film. E will be the lead in the story, which features a young woman wh...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 06, 2017
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- RYU Seung-ryong and SHIM Eun-kyoung Pair Up for PSYCHOKINESIS
- YEON Sang-ho Preps New Supernatural Thriller Not one to rest on his laurels, hitmaker YEON Sang-ho is getting right back to work even as his latest film TRAIN TO BUSAN continues to burn a trail at the global box office. For his new work, he will team up with actors RYU Seung-ryong and SHIM Eun-kyou...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 05, 2016
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- THE TIGER Roars at Golden Film Festival
- Best Film, Director and Special Jury Prize for Hunting Epic PARK Hoon-jung’s Colonial Era hunting epic The Tiger was the big winner at the 36th edition of theGolden Film Festival, which took place at the Lotte Hotel on Jeju Island on May 29th. The film won Best Picture, Best Director and a Special ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 07, 2016
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- Contents Panda Showcase THE TIGER, A MELODY TO REMEMBER
- EFM Films Include NO TOMORROW, MISSING YOU Period hunting drama The Tiger has been gaining attention from European buyers and festivals at the European Film Market in Berlin for its attractive pairing of Old Boy (2003) star CHOI Min-shik and New World (2013) director PARK Hoon-jung. Featuring CHOI ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 17, 2016
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- SHIM Eun-kyoung Joins SPECIAL CITIZEN
- Election Drama Features CHOI Min-shik, KWAK Do-won On January 22nd, SHIM Eun-kyoung’s management company revealed that the young star officially joined the upcoming political drama Special Citizen (translated title). The project already made headlines when it was announced that CHOI Min-shik would ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 03, 2016