Daejong Film Awards finds a new organizer and is set to normalize operations… Scheduled to be held in April next year

The Daejong Film Awards, whose operations had been suspended for two years following the bankruptcy of the Federation of Korean Movie Workers’ Unions, is set to return to normal after securing a new organizer. On the 12th, the Korea Film Artists Association (C...

Director Yoon Ga-eun’s ‘The World of Love’ Wins the FIPRESCI Award at the 2025 Warsaw International Film Festival

The 41st Warsaw International Film Festival (WARSZAWSKI FESTIWAL FILMOWY 2025) was held from October 10 to 19 in Warsaw, Poland. Under this year’s slogan, “More Than Cinema,” the festival showcased carefully selected films from around the world, highlighting t...

Comedy reigns at box office: Why Korean audiences are laughing again

Comedy is dominating Korean theaters this year, signaling a shift in audience taste. From “My Daughter Is a Zombie,” the year’s biggest box-office hit, to “The First Ride,” which recently broke the winning streak of Japanese anime films, moviegoers are turning...

A colorful showcase of Korean films opens in the UK with the London Korean Film Festival.

The Korean Cultural Centre UK held the opening ceremony of the 20th London Korean Film Festival on the 5th (local time) at the British Film Institute (BFI) Southbank Main Theatre. Over the next two weeks, until the 18th, a total of 13 Korean films will be scre...

'The Final Semester' wins Best Picture at Film Critics Awards, with Park Jung-min wins Best Actor

The Korean Association of Film Critics has awarded this year’s Best Picture honor to director Lee Ran-hee’s ‘The Final Semester.’ The association announced the winners of the 45th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards on the 6th.

Director Lee Hwan’s ‘Project Y’ Wins Best Picture at the London East Asia Film Festival

‘Project Y’, directed by Lee Hwan and starring Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo, has won the Best Picture Award in the competition section of the 10th London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF). According to the festival’s organizing committee on Nov. 3, the film — wh...

The 10th London East Asia Film Festival Opens… Ha Jung-woo Receives Achievement Award for 'The People Upstairs'

The 10th London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) opened on the 23rd (local time) at the Odeon Leicester Square theater in London, the festival committee announced on the 27th. This year's festival theme is 'Faces of Asia', celebrating the diversity ...

AI filmmakers set sights on global stage as Seoul festival connects to Cannes

The World AI Film Festival is bringing its celebration of artificial intelligence and cinema to Seoul, with WAIFF Seoul 2026 set to unfold March 6-7, 2026, at Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu. The event is organized by Vision Culture, a content strategy agency, ...

‘Your Letter’ shines on global stage with pre-sales in 166 countries

The Korean animated film, "Your Letter," achieved a milestone by securing overseas distribution and pre-sales in 166 countries, its distributor Lotte Entertainment said Monday. Among the countries where the film has been pre-sold are Japan, Singapore, ...

'No Other Choice,' 'The Ugly' lead Blue Dragon Film Awards nominations

Park Chan-wook's satirical thriller "No Other Choice" swept up 12 nominations to lead the field for the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards, with Yeon Sang-ho's experimental microbudget whodunit "The Ugly" close behind with 10 nods, as South K...