In the New Year, K-Movies Invited to the Major Overseas Film Festivals

Several Korean films have been invited to major overseas film festivals in the new year. Director Son Minzun's CUT, Director Jeon Jinkyu's The House of Loss, and Director Kang Hongju's Little by Little were listed in the Compétition Internationale ...

The Year-end Independent Film Festival, the Seoul Independent Film Festival 2022 Kicked Off Successfully

The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) 2022 kicked off at CGV Art House Apgujeong in Seoul on the 1st of November (Thursday). The opening ceremony, hosted by Actor Kwon Haehyo, who has been with SIFF for 22 years, opened with a trailer based on the slogan ...

The Korean Film Council Held the Vietnam-Korea Film Exchange Event to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Vietnam-Korea Diplomatic Ties

In cooperation with the UNESCO Bureau of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Film Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC, Chairperson Park Kiyong) will hold a Vietnam-Korea film exchange event at CGV...

KOFIC-CNC, Agreed to Set Up ‘Korea-France Film Academy’

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) and the Centre National Cinmatographie in France (CNC) agreed to establish the Korea-France Film Academy. Park Kiyong, chairperson of KOFIC, and Dominique Boutannat, chairperson of CNC, discussed the need for cooperation in the ...

Actors Oh Gwangrok · Park Jimin of Return to Seoul, Selected to Represent Cambodia at Oscar

Return to Seoul, directed by Davy Chou, a Cambodian-French film director, and starring Korean actors Park Jimin and Oh Gwangrok, has been selected to represent Cambodia in the International Feature Film Award at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony that will be he...

Project Wolf Hunting Confirmed Its Release Starting from Taiwan to North America, Australia, and New Zealand

Project Wolf Hunting will meet global audiences, confirming its release sequentially to Taiwan, North America, and Australia. Starting with Taiwan on September 30, it was confirmed to be released on October 7 in North America, and Australia and New Zealand on ...

Korean Film Council Launched the Online Media ‘Web Magazine K-Movies’

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) launched the online film media ‘Web Magazine K-Movies.’ Web Magazine K-Movies is an online magazine published to provide in-depth up-to-date information, reading materials, and visual attractions to Korean film lovers and worker...

Director Park Chanwook's Decision to Leave, Aiming for the Oscar Nomination

Director Park Chanwook's Decision to Leave has been selected as the representative entry for Korean films at the 95th Academy International Feature Film Awards next year. On Aug. 11, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said it selected Director Park's Deci...

Director Kim Hanmin’s HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, Pre-sold to 99 Countries around the World

The film, HANSAN: RISING DRAGON, was pre-sold to 99 countries, including North America and France, along with major Asian countries such as Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam. It is encouraging that the historical drama genre films about Korea's ...

KOFIC Held 2022 Screenplay Contest Award Ceremony for Korean Films

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) held the ‘2022 Screenplay Contest’ Awards for Korean Films ceremony on July 22. The winner of the Grand Prize of the contest this year is Lim Eun's ‘Cham Jalhaneun Jisida.’ The jury said, "The screenplay unraveled the st...