CONTENTS PANDA Invade Cannes Market with THE GREAT BATTLE, BELIEVER

Korean sales outfit Contents Panda, which participated in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival over the past two years with Train to Busan (2016) and The Villainess (2017), have brought a diverse lineup to the Marché this year, led by LEE Hae-you...

War Blockbuster Starring ZO In-sung, ANSI FORTRESS Finished Filming

The upcoming war blockbuster Ansi Fortress, which stars ZO In-sung, finished filming and is now in post-production. “It began shooting on August 23rd last year and completed five-months of filming at the end of January.” its distributor NEW said. Ansi Fortress...

ANSI FORTRESS Begins 5-Month Shoot

Period blockbuster Ansi Fortress, the first feature film project by Next Entertainment World’s new production arm Studio & NEW, began filming on August 23rd. ZO In-sung stars in the latest from director KIM Kwang-sik and production is expected to carry on ...

AOA’s Seol-hyun Enters ANSI CITY

Actress Seol-hyun, a member of the Kpop group AOA, has signed on for a role in the upcoming period war film Ansi City alongside leading man ZO In-sung. The film is the latest work from My Dear Desperado (2010) and Tabloid Truth (2014) Director KIM Kwang-sik. P...

ZO In-sung Leads ANSI CITY into Battle

Following on the heels of the hit Lunar New Year prosecutor drama The King, ZO In-sung is stepping into his next project, the period battle film Ansi City. The film is KIM Kwang-sik’s follow-up to his gangster romcom My Dear Desperado (2010) and the media thri...

NEW Ventures into Film Production with Period War Film AHN-SI-SEONG

Korean film investor and distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has set its first internally produced feature film project with its subsidiary Studio & NEW. The period battle film Ahn-si-seong (working title) will be helmed by KIM Kwang-sik, who previo...

TABLOID TRUTH Spreads to US

CJ Thriller to Hit North American Screens CJ Entertainment’s new thriller Tabloid Truth, which is currently on release in Korea, will hit North American screens on March 7th. The film will first be seen in CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles before expanding its run t...

Press Conference Held for TABLOID TRUTH

Tabloid Truth, directed by KIM Kwang-sik, behind 2010’s My Dear Desperado, and starring KIM Gang-woo of The Taste of Money (2012), JUNG Jin-young of S.I.U. (2011) and GO Chang-seok of The Front Line (2011), had a press conferenceat CGV Apgujung. Tabloid Truth...

14 Korean films to screen in Udine

A total of 14 Korean features are to screen this month in Italy at the 13th annual Udine Far East Film Festival. Running April 29 – May 7, the fest will open with China’s The Lost Bladesman, the latest from Infernal Affairs directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong...