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- TIME TO HUNT Netflix Launch Back on Track as Parties Resolve Legal Dispute
- The release plan for the Korean youth sci-fi thriller Time to Hunt from distributor Little Big Pictures has taken several twists and turns since it premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, with the last few weeks being particularly turbulent owing to ongoing legal issues. A p...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 21, 2020
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- TIME TO HUNT Scraps Theatrical Plans for Netflix Bow, Faces Legal Repercussions
- In the midst of a film landscape that is quickly adapting in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Berlinale-premiered sci-fi thriller Time to Hunt has forgone its theatrical plans in favor of a global Netflix launch. Originally scheduled to open theatrically in Korea on February 22, the sophomore ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 2020
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- Hong Sangsoo and KIM Min-Hee Return to Berlin Competition with THE WOMAN WHO RAN
- The 70 Berlin International Film Festival has been steadily revealing its program over the last few weeks and among its many sections will be three Korean projects, including Hong Sangsoo’s new film with KIM Min-hee, The Woman Who Ran, which will feature in the festival’s competition section. The sc...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2020
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- KIM Sung-kyun Suits Up for JOSEON FIREFIGHTER
- Character actor KIM Sung-kyun has confirmed his appearance in the upcoming period comedy-drama Joseon Firefighter (translated title). Star KIM Nam-gil is also reported to be considering an offer to appear in the latest film from director MOON Hyun-sung, known for As One (2012) and The King’s Case No...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2019
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- Korean Sci-fi HUNTING TIME Wraps 6-Month Shoot
- Featuring actors LEE Je-hoon, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Jung-min and AHN Jae-hong, the youth sci-fi thriller Hunting Time (working title) wrapped filming in Incheon on July 15th. Production took approximately six months and concluded with a large-scale protest scene. The film is the long-awaited sophomore...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 07, 2018
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- MICROHABITAT Earns Tiger Uncaged Award at NYAFF
- JEON Go-woon’s acclaimed debut feature Microhabitat has picked up the Tiger Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). Director JEON and actor AHN Jae-hong were on hand to receive the prize at the festival’s award ceremony. Another prizewinner on the nig...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2018
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- PARK Hae-soo Studies Up for QUANTUM PHYSICS
- Artist agency BH Entertainment has revealed that PARK Hae-soo has been cast in the upcoming film Quantum Physics (working title). The project will mark the second directorial feature of Derailed (2016) helmer LEE Seong-tae. In the project, PARK will take on the role of LEE Chan-woo, a character desc...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 19, 2018
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- LEE Sung-kyoung Confirmed to Star in GIRL COPS
- LEE to Play Novice Detective Assigned to Public Service Center LEE Sung-kyoung has confirmed that she is going to play opposite veteran actress LA Mi-ran in upcoming Girl Cops (working title). In this detective comedy, Mi-young (LA Mi-ran), who used to be the top agent of her police squad until she ...
- by KIM Su-bin / May 17, 2018
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- Critics Embrace Hong’s Intimate 22nd Work GRASS in Berlin
- KIM Min-hee Draws Plaudits after Forum Premiere HONG Sangsoo’s 22nd film Grass had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16. As with his other work, critics have embraced his latest introspective and dialogue-heavy comedy-drama. Drawing pa...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 26, 2018
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- YOON Sung-hyun’s HUNTING TIME Locks Down Cast
- Actors Actors LEE Jae-hoon, PARK Jung-min, AHN Jae-hong, and CHOI Woo-shik have signed on to star in YOON Sung-hyun's upcoming film Hunting Time (translated title). Hunting Time depicts a near future where young people, living in slums, are forced to commit crimes to survive in a Korea that has ...
- by Christopher Weatherspoon / Nov 23, 2017
