CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol Sign Up for THE OWL

CHOI Min-shik and RYU Jun-yeol are set to join forces in the upcoming period drama The Owl (translated title). It is the second collaboration between the actors, following JUNG Ji-woo’s Heart Blackened in 2017.The film will take place during the Joseon Era and...

MISS BAEK to Open NYAFF Winter Showcase

The New York Asian Film Festival is launching its first ‘Winter Showcase’ next month and the film that has been selected to open the event is LEE Ji-won’s indie drama Miss Baek(2018). The film’s star HAN Ji-min will visit the American metropolis on the occasio...

YOON Jong-bin and HAN Jae-duk to Form New Investment and Production Company

The Spy Gone North director YOON Jong-bin is setting up shop with SANAI Pictures head HAN Jae-duk. The director and the producer who have worked on a number of successful projects together will establish an as-yet-unnamed investment and production company. Dir...

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum Get Head-to-Head for TAZZA 3

PARK Jung-min and RYOO Seung-bum are set to team up in the third installment of the hit crime series Tazza, which will be helmed by KWON Oh-kwang and produced by Sidus FNH. The Tazza series was launched with Tazza: The High Rollers by director CHOI Dong-hoon i...

RYOO Seung-bum Retrospective at NYAFF

4 Film Program for Versatile Performer Following last year’s special Korean actor showcase, where Korean star CHOI Min-shik traveled to the US for the first time, greeting fans and presenting such films as Failan (2001), Oldboy (2003), Crying Fist (2005) and...

Judges for the International Competition Section Confirmed for the 14th JIFF

The judges for the International Competition section of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival have been confirmed. The jury, composed of master directors, a star actor, and a noted scholar, is set to review this year's entries that will open the doo...

11th New York Asian Film Festival announces Korean selections, special guests

On the heels of last week’s news that the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) would honor legendary Korean filmmaker CHUNG Chang-wha and popular actor CHOI Min-sik, the fest has now announced its full schedule, which includes over a dozen Korean films. ...

2012 New York Asian Film Festival to honor CHUNG Chang-wha and CHOI Min-sik

Co-presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Japan Society, the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival will run from June 29 to July 15, 2012. The event is the largest film festival in North America dedicated solely to popular Asian cinema. This year’...

Michelle SON, Managing Director of M-Line Distribution

Heading up international sales company M-Line Distribution as Managing Director, Michelle SONhas in a few short years positioned the company to handle a bulk of deals including foreign remake deals for major local titles. She spoke with KoBiz over the phone ab...