Trends in November: Korean Films in Japan

Festivals and Special Screenings In early November, two big names of Korean cinema both classic and current, KIM Ki-young and KIM Ki-duk, were the subjects of special screenings at Cinemavera Shibuya. The event took place from November 1st until the 11th in To...

KIM Ki-duk Feted in Yerevan

Retro and Honorary Award for Korena Auteur Korean auteur KIM Ki-duk is currently in Armenia for the 11th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, which is staging a retrospective of his works. KIM was presented with the Parajanov Thaler Award durin...

Toronto Korean Film Festival Wraps 2nd Edition

Old and New Korean Films Shine in Canada Not to be confused with the new Korean Film Festival Canada, taking place in five cities this summer, the Toronto Korean Film Festival recently completed its 2nd edition, which took place on June 1st and then over Jun...

New KIM Ki-duk Scores Advance Sales

MOEBIUS Leads Finecut Slate Following the breakout success of KIM Ki-duk’s Pieta following its Golden Lion win at last year’s Venice International Film Festival, the indie auteur’s latest work is proving a strong seller for distributor Finecut. Moebius, whic...

Venice choses KIM Ki-duk

Pieta wins the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice Film Festival Venice chose KIM Ki-duk after all. At the closing ceremony of 69th Venice Film Festival held at 7 pm on September 8th (CET), KIM’s Pieta won the Golden Lion. The Master, directed by Paul Thomas ANDERS...

Venice gives PIETA a ten-minute standing ovation

Pieta heats up Venice The official press conference of Pieta which was invited to the competion of the 69th Venice International Film Festival, wrapped up amid heated interest for the film, director and its actors. The film is set to be released in Italy on 14...

PIETA, THE WEIGHT land in Venice line-up

<The Weight> starring Cho Jae Hyun is set to be screened as part of the ‘Venice Days’ section during the 69 th Venice Film Festival, firstever in Korean Film history. Tree Film, the producer of the film, officially made an announce mention July 24th tha...