ALONG WITH THE GODS Turns Its Attention to South America

As Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days lays waste to box office charts at home and across Asia, the fantasy epic and its predecessor Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) are now looking to add to their list of international conquests, as the pair of fi...

Merry Christmas Becomes First Investor and Distributor Backed by Chinese Capital

Merry Christmas, the first Korean film investor, and distributor to be backed by Chinese capital, will kick off operations this month. Headed by former Showbox CEO YOU Jeong-hoon, the outfit is financed by the Chinese entertainment giant Huayi Brothers. YOU Je...

Neuchâtel IFFF Invites Trio of Works from Korea

This year’s 18th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) has invited a trio of works from Korea spanning an array of different mediums. JUNG Bum-shik’s horror hit Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, LEE Kyoung-mi’s short film The Lady from 406 and the Dex...

ALONG WITH THE GODS Makers Announced 3rd & 4th Installments

Just over a month before its second installment is due to hit theaters, the makers behind the Along with the Gods fantasy epic franchise have announced that they are planning to make the third and fourth installments. The new titles will go build out new stori...

KIM Yong-hwa Travels to THE MOON for ALONG WITH THE GODS Follow-Up

Currently, in between the two installments of his wildly successful Along with the Gods franchise, director KIM Yong-hwa is already setting the wheels in motion for his next film, which has been confirmed to be a sci-fi drama entitled The Moon (transliterated ...

ALONG WITH THE GODS to Be Remade as A VR Ride Film

Web comic Along With The God will have its VR version, following its film and TV series adaptations. Based on the second-most-viewed movie in Korea, with a total of 14.41 million admissions in the local box office, Along With The Gods VR will be a film made sp...

Dexter Studios Signs a Contract with China’s Evergrande Group

Korea’s VFX company Dexter Studios will make another step forward in the Chinese theme park industry. “We have signed a contract with China’s Evergrande Group to provide USD 5.8 million worth of content to a theme park located on the southern Chinese island of...

KIM Yong-hwa Teams up with Stan Lee for Superhero Film

Korean filmmaker KIM Yong-hwa is looking to partner with POW! Entertainment, the production company co-founded by Marvel Universe mastermind Stan Lee, for Prodigal, a superhero tale focused on paternal love that will mark his first Hollywood foray. If final di...

Dexter Studios Signs MOU with Digic Pictures

Giants of the film industry and the computer gaming industry are teaming up. Korean VFX house Dexter Studios has signed an MOU with global game cinematic studios Digic Pictures, global game cinematic to establish a joint venture. Dexter Studios has reinforced ...

Dexter Studios Wins Best VFX Award at Hong Kong Film Awards

Korean VFX house Dexter Studios won the award for Best Visual Effects at the 36th edition of the Hong Kong Film Awards on April 9th. The award, which went to VFX supervisors Luke JUNG, KIM Sung-hoon, KIM Chan-soo and KIM Chul-min was given for the company’s wo...