Florence Korean Film Fest to Stage HA Jung-woo Retrospective and Masterclass

The 16th Florence Korean Film Fest will open its doors on March 22 and screen 25 features and several shorts until it concludes on March 30. This year’s edition will also include a retrospective on films featuring popular star HA Jung-woo. HWANG Dong-hyuk will...

Macao Takes A DAY and THE OUTLAWS for Flying Daggers

The International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM), which kicks off its second edition on December 8th, will feature three films from Korea. JO Seon-ho’s A Day and KANG Yun-sung’s The OUTLAWS, both debut films, will screen in IFFAM’s ‘Flying Daggers’ sec...

UHM Tae-woong Returns in KIM Ki-duk Produced FORK LANE

Actor UHM Tae-woong recently began shooting the indie film Fork Lane, the new production from KIM Ki-duk’s production house, a KIM KI-DUK film. Directing the project is LEE Ju-hyoung, whose debut, the 2013 North Korean spy drama Red Family, was also produced b...

YOON Kye-sang Readies for GOLDEN SLUMBER

Golden Slumber, the Korean adaptation of the Japanese novel by ISAKA Kotaro of the same name, has added YOON Kye-sang to its cast. The actor joins previously announced leads GANG Dong-won and HAN Hyo-joo in the NOH Dong-seok-directed thriller. Also joining the...

FINECUT Finds Buyers for THE WORLD OF US and FATAL INTUITION

Market Premieres for ONE STEP and MISBEHAVIOR Korean distributor FINECUT has been busy selling its wares during the Cannes Film Market and has reported new deals for its titles The World of Us, FATAL INTUITION and LOVE GUIDE FOR DUMPEES. The World of Us, a c...

2NE1’s Dara Boards Music Drama ECHO

JUHN Jai-hong Lines Up 4th Feature 2NE1’s Dara (aka Sandara PARK) will team up with actors HAN Jae-seok and CHO Dong-in on incoming music drama Echo (working title) which kicks off production this month and is expected to be released within the year. The proje...

Shooting Began for IM Kwon-taek’s 102nd Film

At the end of December, IM Kwon-taek begins shooting of his 102nd movie, Cremation (literal translation) with Myung Films as the producer. AHN Sung-ki, KIM Gyu-ri and KIM Ho-jong have decided to take the lead roles in his new film. Cremation is based on a sho...

RYU Seung-ryong Confirms He Will Appear in Remake of POINT BLANK

To be directed by JUHN Jai-hong of POONGSAN Actor RYO Seung-ryong has confirmed he will appear in the remake the French film, Point Blank and is currently arranging finer details. Point Blank is a French film about an average guy who gets involved in a chase ...

KIM Jee-woon, to Direct Second Way to Nature Film Project

YOON Kye-sang and PARK Shin-hye, in ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS OF LOVE Day Trip directed by PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-kyong, the first batch of ‘Way to Nature Film Project’ released last December will be followed by Rock-Paper-Scissors Of Love (working title). ‘W...

KIM Ki-duk Produced ROUGH PLAY Heading for Theaters

Principal Photography Wraps on ROUGH CUT Follow-up Aside from his own illustrious career as a director, KIM Ki-duk has launched the careers of many protégés, including JANG Cheol-soo (Bedevilled), JUHN Jai-hong (Poongsan) and, most famously, CHANG Hun (Secre...