Megabox Scores Sales for THE POINT MEN

The Point Men, an upcoming hostage action-drama from director YIM Soon-rye featuring stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, has been sold to 14 territories by Megabox Plus M.The film is based on a real event in Afghanistan that took place in 2007, when 23 South Ko...

Following COVID Delay, BARGAINING Starts Location Shooting in Jordan

The upcoming Korean thriller Bargaining (translated title) from director YIM Soon-rye, featuring top stars HWANG Jung-min and HYUN Bin, is set to start production in Jordan this month. Production was originally scheduled to kick off in the Middle East earlier ...

SHINING MOMENT with KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-woo Wraps Production

Shining Moment (translated title), the latest film from veteran production outfit Myung Films, wrapped production on Jeju Island on June 15, which began in early May. The film, which focuses on the island’s famed Haenyeo divers, stars KO Doo-shim and JI Hyun-w...

Inaugural Edition of Gangneung International Film Festival Opens

The inaugural edition of the Gangneung International Film Festival (GIFF) kicked off on the northeastern coast of South Korea on November 8. The new event, which is run by Festival Chairman KIM Dong-ho, a former chairman of the Busan International Film Festiva...

YIM Soon-rye and HONG Kyeong-pyo Join Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has swelled its ranks by adding 842 new members this year. Among the new roster of film industry professionals, who are now eligible to vote in the Academy Awards, are nine people from the Korean film i...

YIM Soon-rye’s Little Forest Finishes Shooting

Renowned Korean female director YIM Soon-rye is said to have finished shooting her latest film, Little Forest. Little Forest’s distributor MEGABOXissued a press release stating “the shooting of the highly anticipated film Little Forest by the renowned director...

Mirovision Teams with YIM Soon-rye for LEE Jung-seob Biopic

Korean Painter Drama to Be Delivered in 2018 Korean distributor Mirovision will partner with director YIM Soon-rye on a forthcoming biopic of the acclaimed Korean painter LEE Jung-seob. Mirovision president Jason Chae is on board to produce the drama. He prev...

Myung Films Reminisces about 20 Years' Glory

Retrospective Invites Key Korean Film Figures Established by husband and wife partners Jamie SHIM and LEE Eun twenty years ago, production house Myung Films has represented the Korean cinema by discovering and producing key directors and their features. In ce...

11 Korean Films Bound for NYAFF

Myung Films Sidebar in New York The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) revealed an eclectic lineup for its forthcoming 2015 edition late last week, which this year will feature 11 films from South Korea. A large chunk of that number will be devoted to past ...

New Korean Films Span Different Gneres

Great Love Story of a Challenged PersonSEA OF BUTTERFLYby JI Yong-jin informationDirector PARK Bae-il | Starring Jae-nyeon, Woo-yeong | Genre Documentary | Running Time 89 min | Rating 12+ | Release Date: Jan 24 synopsisJae-nyeon and Woo-yeong, having a brain ...