Yoon Daewon Film Invited to CannesThe Korean short film Cicada, from student filmmaker Yoon Daewon, has been invited to the Cinéfondation section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The short joins two other Korean features already invited to the prestigious film event, Hong Sangsoo’s In Front of Your Face and Han Jaerim’s Emergency Declaration.The 17-minute short film, which was selected from am...
The Toronto Korean Film Festival returns on July 12th for its 6th edition. The festival will open with the documentary WEEKENDS (2016) before closing with ZHANG Lu’s latest indie drama A Quiet Dream (2016) on July 16th. A total of eight features and eight shorts will be screened at this year’s TKFF. A look at the prejudices experienced by G-Force, the first all-gay choir in Korea, WEEKENDS, the di...
The Korean Film Council (Chairman - KIM Sae-hoon) held its annual Cannes Film Festival event, the Korean Film Night on Sunday the 15th, at the Plage Royale on the Croisette. With five films at the Cannes Film Festival this year, including three high-profile features in official selection, Korean cinema has been drawing a lot of buzz on the Croisette this year, and the KOFIC night became a hot even...
Awards and Invitation
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (2017) - Asiana International Short Film Festival (AISFF) Program from Korea
Frankfurt Korean Film Festival (2017) - K'ARTS/KNUA Short Films
Toronto Korean Film Festival (2017) - Korean Shorts Competition
Cannes Film Festival (2016) - THE CINÉFONDATION SELECTION