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 ...

Archaeology of Love, Competing at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival

Archaeology of Love (dir. Lee Wanmin) has been invited to the Competition at the Singapore International Film Festival. The film shows the contradiction and overcoming of close relationships through the story of Youngsil, an archaeological researcher, and her ...

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...

Kim Youngsung & Kim Geumsoon, Awarded ‘Actors of the Year’ at the 27th BIFF

At the 27th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) settlement press conference held on the morning of October 14, the winners of the Actors of the Year award were announced by Actors Lee Youngae and Kim Sangkyung, the jury members of the year. Kim Youngsung ...

Song Kangho & Ye Jiwon Won ‘Etoile du Cinéma’ for Contributing to Cinematic Exchanges between Korea and France

‘French Night,’ the event hosted by the French Embassy and UniFrance, was held at the Paradise Hotel Busan in Haeundae on October 8. At the event, Actors Song Kangho and Ye Jiwon received the Étoile du Cinéma awards from the French Embassy. This award, given b...

Back to Normal in 3 Years, the 27th BIFF Opened Splendidly

On October 5th (Wed), the 27th Busan International Film Festival was held at the outdoor theater of the Busan Cinema Center. This year, the festival declared returning to the pre-pandemic scale in 3 years after COVID-19, and 100% of its seats will be provided ...

Actors Kwon Yul & Han Sunhwa, Hosting the Closing Ceremony of the 27th BIFF

The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held from October 5 (Wed) around Busan Cinema Center, has announced actors Kwon Yul and Han Sunhwa as hosts for its closing ceremony, which will take place on October 14 (Fri).올해 폐막식 사회자로 관객들과 마주할 배우 권율...

Actors Lee Youngae & Kim Sangkyung, Appointed as Jury Members for the Actor & Actress of the Year Award at the 27th Busan International Film Festival

The 27th Busan International Film Festival, which will be held for 10 days from October 5 to 14, has appointed actor Lee Youngae and actor Kim Sangkyung as jury members for the ‘Actor & Actress of the Year Award.’ The Actor & Actress of the Year Award ...