‘Jeonju is a Film!’ With the Audience, the 23rd Jeonju IFF Kicked Off

“Jeonju is…?” “A film!” More than 2,300 audiences filled Jeonju Dome responded enthusiastically to the lead of Kim Seungsoo, the chairperson of the organizing committee at the Jeonju International Film Festival. It was the opening declaration announcing the fu...

The Global Project between Korea & France, Vanishing Released

Vanishing was released in Korea on March 30. The film became the talk of the town due to the meeting between Korean actor Yoo Yeonseok and Hollywood star Olga Kurylenko.Vanishing is a mystery thriller that explores the murder of a woman found dead in Korea. Ol...

Stars Return to Busan Film Festival for Opening Ceremony of 26th Edition

BIFF Honors Im Kwontaek, Hosts World Premiere of Im Sangsoo’sHEAVEN: TO THE LAND OF HAPPINESSThis year’s 26th Busan International Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded opening ceremony on a warm night at the Korean Cinema Center on Wednesday, October 6,...

THE HORSE THIEVES and MOONLIT WINTER to Bookend 24th Busan Film Festival

The Busan International Film Festival will descend on Korea’s second largest city once more next month for its 24th edition, which will open with the film The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time, co-directed by Kazhakstan’s Yerlan NURMUKHAMBETOV and Japan’s Lisa TAKE...

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Returns for 15th Edition Next Month

The Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (JIMFF) is returning for its 15th edition next month, which will run from August 8 to 13 in North Chungcheong Province. During a press conference this week in Seoul, JIMFF revealed this year’s program, which ...

IM Kwon-taek Honored at International Film Festival of India

IM Kwon-taek, often called the godfather of Korean cinema, has been honoured at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, where he was bestowed their Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the prize during the opening festivities of this year’s 47th ed...

Best Foreign Film for THE CABINET OF FRANCIS in Maryland

Student Films Triumphs in the States The Cabinet of Francis, a film produced by students and graduates of Busan’s Dongseo University, earned the Best Foreign Film Award at the Fifth Maryland International Film Festival earlier this month. The film follows Ji...

THE MAGICIAN Sells to 4 Foreign Territories

Period Drama Casts Spell during AFM Lotte Entertainment has reported a clutch of sales for its upcoming period drama The Magician during the recent American Film Market that took place in Santa Monica, CA. Directed by KIM Dai-seung, the film was picked up by ...

Berlinale’s Wieland Speck to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award

Wide Angle Juries Announced For its 20th edition, the Busan International Film Festival will bestow its Korean Cinema Award to Wieland Speck, the curator of the Berlin International Film Festival’s Panorama section. The prize is given annually to figures who ...

IM Kwon-taek to Be Honored at 9th Asian Film Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award for Korean Cinema Legend in Macau Revered Korean director IM Kwon-taek will be handed a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th edition of the Asian Film Awards, due to be staged next Wednesday (March 25th) at the Venetian in Macau. G...