A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA Scoops Best Korean Indie Prize

The Association of Korean Independent Film & Video Reveals 2015 Winners On New Year’s Eve, the Association of Korean Independent Film & Video issued a press release revealing its award winners for 2015. Taking home the top prize for Best Independent F...

Best Film for A MIDSUMMER’S FANTASIA at Asiatica Film Mediale

My Love, Don't Cross That River Also Awarded at Italian Film Festival JANG Kun-jae’s third feature A Midsummer’s Fantasia won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the 16th Asiatica Film Mediale - Encounters with Asian Cinema Festival in Rome, Italy. The critic...

Triumph of Young and New Films

Korean Indie Filmmakers Find Success at Film Fests 2015 was a fruitful year for Korean cinema for fledging talents. Up-and-coming feature directors - many of them are from the independent filmmaking scene - saw great leaps in their careers. Considering the m...

11 Korean Films Invited to Vancouver

Old & New Compete in Dragons & Tigers The 34th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announced its full lineup last week, which will include 11 Korean films, 10 of which will screen in the ‘Dragons & Tigers’ sidebar, curated by Asian film c...

Vancouver Invites 10–Strong Delegation of Korean Films

Commerce and Art Mingle in Dragons and Tigers Curated by noted Asian film critic Tony Rayns, the Vancouver International Film Festival’s Dragons and Tigers revealed its 2014 slate last week, with five features and five shorts from Korea among this year’s prog...

SLEEPLESS NIGHT Picks up Award at Nantes’ Festival of Three Continents

Successful End to Busy Month on Festival Circuit JANG Kun-jae’s Sleepless Night has steadily gained momentum on the festival circuit since it began its journey at the Jeonju International Film Festival last April. After winning the JJ-Star Prize (for Best Ko...

<Sleepless Night> takes Student Critics Award in Edinburgh

JANG Kun-jae’s drama <Sleepless Night> won the inaugural Student Critics Award at the recently concluded 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) in Scotland. The jury praised JANG as a “young filmmaker with a refined talent. He has created a s...