SIFF Will Screen Nine Features and Three Shorts for the First Time in Korea The 41st Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) for nine days from November 26th announced its lineup except International Invitation programs. SIFF 2015 announced 21 films in New Choice section and 33 films in Special Invitation section including 46 films in Competition section, with its pleasant slogan, True Color of I...
The 39th Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) kicks off tonight (November 28th) in Central Seoul with the world premiere of the omnibus film Romance in Seoul. 117 films, many of them documentaries of films focusing on social themes, will screen during the festival, which until December 6th. This year, the festival received 810 submissions. Korea’s premier showcase of independent cinema, SIFF ai...
Korean Film Council(KOFIC) has completed its structural adjustment, with a newly established executive branch. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (minister DO Jong-hwan) has been building a new executive department, beginning with the appointment of non-standing commissioners on October 23rd last year, with the additional appointment of non-standing commissioners on December 13th, and th...
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Acting Manager LEE Joon-dong) has completed its recruitment of 8 board members. On December 15th, KOFIC issued a press release stating, “As of December 13, KIM Sang-yoon, the CEO of CINE LUX, has been appointed as the newest non-standing commissioner.” Board member KIM Sang-yoon was born in 1963 and was previously the CEO of film magazine Cine 21 until he became the...