Directors JK Youn & Min Kyudong, Coming Forward for Fair Compensation for Korean Cineastes

On May 16, a conversation was held under the title ‘Bold Movie Directors: Tell the Basic Rights of Video Authors Across the Border’ at Cinematheque Korean Film Archive (KOFA). As part of the regular general meeting of the AVACI (Audiovisual Authors Internation...

The 25th Asian Project Market, Recruiting New Projects for 2022

Asian Project Market (APM), the biggest film market in Asia, will recruit new projects for 2022 by June 15, 2022. APM discovers original and novel projects for feature films produced in Korea and Asia, from commercial to low-budget independent films. It also a...

Shin Chul, the Chairperson of BIFAN Organizing Committee, Attending the 75th Cannes Conference

Shin Chul, the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), will be the speaker at the ‘Festival Hub Conference’ at the 75th Cannes Film Festival Film Market. The theme of this year is ‘The New Era of Fe...

The Roundup Held Global Press Conference

On May 11, the press distribution premier & global press conference for The Roundup was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Don Lee, Choi Gwihwa, Park Jihwan and Director Lee Sangyong attended the event. Actor Son Sukku, the new villain of th...

Chun Tae-il, Invited to the 26th Fantasia Int’l Film Festival Animation Competition

Chun Tae-il, the animation that tells the story of the late Chun Tae-il, an activist for workers’ rights, has been invited to the Competition of the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival. On May 3, the film was invited to the Competition for feature films ...

K-Horror Targets MZ Generation, Urban Myths Pre-sold to 13 Asian Countries

The film Urban Myths, which contains 10 ‘ghost stories’ that may occur in reality around cities, has been pre-sold to 13 Asian countries. Megabox Plus M, the overseas sales company of the film, said, "Urban Myths has been pre-sold to 13 countries, includin...

Kang Sooyoun, the First Korean ‘World Star,’ Passed Away at 55 on May 7

Actor Kang Sooyoun, the eternal ‘World Star’ and the first Korean actor who won the Best Actress at an international film festival, passed away on May 7 at the age of 55. The Korean film world and fans expressed deep condolences for the sudden sad news. Direct...

Chun Tae-il, Invited to the 46th Annecy International Animated Film Festival Feature Competition

The feature animation Chun Tae-il has been officially invited to the Contrechamp, the Feature Competition section at the 46th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which is called the Cannes International Film Festival in the animation world. Chun Tae-...

The 39th Busan International Short Film Festival, Held with the Audience in 3 Years, Closed Successfully on May 2

Adjustment (2022)The Busan International Short Film Festival (BISFF), the short film festival that has the longest history in Korea, closed on May 2. The 39th BISFF, which opened on April 27 under the theme of ‘Expanding Cinema,’ screened 154 short films from ...

THE ROUNDUP, Pre-sold to 132 Countries around the World

THE ROUNDUP confirmed the pre-sale to 132 countries around the world ahead of its release in Korea on May 18, proving its keen interest overseas. The film is a sequel to the hit THE OUTLAWS, which was released in 2017 and attracted about 6.9 million viewers in...