REAL CULPRIT with SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun Enters Production

Upcoming thriller Real Culprit (translated title), directed by KO Jeong-wook and featuring SONG Sae-byeok and YOO Sun, is now in production. Distributor Little Big Pictures revealed that a table reading took place May 11, while filming began on May 18. The pro...

Korean Film Community Mourns the Death of KIM Joo-hyuk

On the afternoon of Monday, October 30th at around 4:30pm, Korean actor KIM Joo-hyuk was involved in a fatal car crash when his Mercedes-Benz SUV overturned after colliding with the wall of an apartment complex. The star of My Wife Got Married (2008), Yourself...

BORN TO BE BLUE and Remastered DIE BAD to Bookend Jeonju Film Festival

JIFF Presents Program for 17th Edition The 17th edition of the Jeonju International Film Festival will open with Robert Burdreau’s Chet Baker biopic Born to Be Blue with Ethan Hawke on April 28th. A digitally remastered version of RYOO Seung-wan’s debut film ...

KANG Full’s Web Cartoon THE WITCH to Get Screen Adaptations in Korea and China

The First Project That Is Simultaneously Adapted in Two Countries Korean web cartoonist KANG Full’s The Witch will get film adaptations in Korea and China. Directed by KIM Dae-woo, whose previous titles include period dramas such as the Vietnam-set Obsessed,...

KIM Joo-hyuk and LEE Yoo-young Tapped for New HONG Sang-soo Film

Top Korean arthouse helmer HONG Sang-soo is known to have started a new production. Called to lead the upcoming title of the festival’s favorite filmmaker are KIM Joo-hyuk and LEE Yoo-young. It is the first HONG film for both LEE and KIM.

Buyers OBSESSED with Finecut’s Cannes Lineup

Korean sales outfit Finecut Inc. is having a busy Cannes Film Market after reporting a slew of sales on its diverse lineup. Current domestic chart-topped Obsessed, the KIM Dae-woo erotic drama that eclipsed both Godzilla and Transcendence’s debuts over the wee...

CJ films to stream on Netflix

Major Korean entertainment company CJ E&M has announced a deal to stream 20 of its films on Netflix, leading internet subscription service for films and TV shows. Netflix members in the US will be able to watch these CJ films on multiple platforms includ...