South Korea’s Oscar Entry ‘12.12: The Day’ Director Kim Sung Soo on Military Coup Drama

815 Pictures/Echelon StudiosDirector Kim Sung Soo‘s historical drama “12.12: The Day,” South Korea‘s entry for the 2024 international feature Oscar race, chronicles a pivotal moment in the country’s history. The film depicts the military coup of Dec. 12, 1979,...

Hellbound Season 2 - An Interview with Actor Kim Sung-cheol

After three years, a new chapter of the Netflix seriesHellboundhas opened. Released on October 25, Season 2 brings the return of Director Yeon Sang-ho, who co-wrote the script with Choi Gyu-seok, the creator of the original webtoon. The unsettling premise rema...

Suspense thriller 'The Hidden Face' explores depths of complex human nature

The upcoming film "The Hidden Face" seeks to explore the morally ambiguous aspects of human nature by placing its characters in extreme situations."There is no absolute good or evil in a person. Only spontaneous decisions driven by intentions and d...

Cappu Films Launches Busan Prize-Winner ‘Waterdrop’ and Competition Title ‘So It Goes’ at Tokyo Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Tantan Films, courtesy of Cappu Films  Hong Kong-based sales firm Cappu Films will use TIFFCOM, the rights market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival, to launch world sales activities on two films that were recently at the Busan festiva...

[Herald Interview] Park Sang-young aims to break taboos through his works

“Love in the Big City” playwright and novelist Park Sang-young (Merry Christmas) Novelist Park Sang-young is now a screenwriter, following the release of the television adaptation of his 2019 novel, “Love in the Big City.“Park wrote the script for all ei...

Philippines Remake of ‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ Unveils First Footage, Heads for Metro Manila Film Festival

Reality MM Studios“Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital,” an adaptation of the South Korean box office hit “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” is headed for a world premiere in December at the Metro Manila Film Festival.The 2018 Korean original was a found foota...

‘The Killers’: Fantasia Review

SOURCE: FANTASIA'THE KILLERS'Dirs. Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deaok, Chang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-Se. South Korea. 2024. 119minsErnest Hemingway’s much-reprinted 1927 short story ‘The Killers’ begins with a pair of hitmen walking into a restaurant to kill an ex-b...

Case Study: How Hong Kong measures up to Korea's ticketing woes

South Korea's ongoing conversation about domestic ticket pricing spilled into the global arena at this year's 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),ﾠan event where, traditionally, the film world arrives armed with questions about what's hot...

“To Widen the Network Assets of ACFM”

The 2024 Asian Content & Film Market (ACFM), the film market of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), was held from the 5th to the 8th of October at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) Exhibition Center 2. On top of the record...

Kim Soo-mi, Korean Star of ‘Late Blossom,’ ‘Barefoot Kibong’ Dies at 73

 Getty Imagese Kim Soo-mi, a veteran female actor who had been active in the South Korean film and TV industries for over 50 years, died on Friday. Korean media reported that Kim was found unconscious at her home in Seoul and was transported to ...