Jeonju IFF, a Special Presentation for Director Lee Changdong

Burning (2018)The 23rd Jeonju International Film Festival showcases a special presentation for Director Lee Changdong, a master of Korean cinema, under the title ‘Lee Changdong: The Truth of the Invisible.’ Particularly, in the special presentation, you can se...

JOSEE and VOICE OF SILENCE to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival

Midnight Screenings for THE ODD FAMILY and NIGHT OF THE UNDEAD in SwitzerlandKorean cinema returns to the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF), which will stage its 35th edition this summer from July 16 to 25. A total of five Korean features have been i...

LA Film Critics Crown YOUN Yuh-jung Best Supporting Actress

Korean screen legend YOUN Yuh-jun continues to be recognized in America for her scene stealing performance in Lee Isaac CHUNG’s acclaim drama Minari. The star picked up the Best Supporting Actress prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards. YOUN is the fou...

Four Korean Nominees at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Four nominees from Korea have found themselves on the nominations list for the upcoming 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs), to be held in Brisbane, Australia on November 21. Featuring in the Best Feature Film category will be BONG Joon-ho’s acclaimed new ...

Sewol-Themed BIRTHDAY Selected as Udine Far East Film Festival Opener

The new drama Birthday, featuring veteran stars JEON Do-yeon and SUL Kyung-gu, has been selected as the opening film of this year’s 21st Far East Film Festival (FEFF), which will take place from April 26 to May 4 in Udine, Italy. From debut director LEE Jong-u...

LEE Chang-dong Wins Best Director Prize at Asian Film Awards

Acclaimed filmmaker LEE Chang-dong picked up the Best Director Award for his latest critical hit BURNING (2018) at the 13th Asian Film Awards ceremony in Hong Kong on March 17. The prize was in addition to the Lifetime Achievement Award that he was already sch...

SWING KIDS to Compete at Fribourg International Film Festival

The Fribourg International Film Festival, long a champion of Korean cinema, is staging an especially Korea-centric edition this year, which will include KANG Hyoung-chul’s Swing Kids in international competition. Director BONG Joon-ho was also invited to curat...

LEE Chang-dong to Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Hong Kong

Director LEE Chang-dong is set to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s 13th Asian Film Awards, which will take place in Hong Kong, coinciding with the Hong Kong International Film Festival, on March 17. A novelist who turned his hand t...

BURNING Takes Jury Grand Prize at ASPAs

LEE Chang-dong’s critically acclaimed sixth film BURNING has added another prize to its trophy chest after winning the Jury Grand Prize from this year’s 12th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). The Cannes-premiered film took the second place awar...

BURNING Nominated for Best International Film at Film Independent Spirit Awards

LEE Chang-dong’s acclaimed new feature BURNING has been earning accolades since it debuted in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May and now it has begun its North American awards campaign in style, after securing a nomination for Best International Fi...