HOTEL BY THE RIVER Scores New Sales for Finecut

Just as the American Film Market being held Santa Monica, CA got underway, Korean sales boutique Finecut announced a number of deals for films in its current lineup, including Hong Sangsoo’s Hotel By the River, the period creature feature Monstrum and the come...

MONSTRUM Gobbles Up Audience Award in Sitges

Korea’s first ever period creature feature Monstrum has picked up the Audience Award from the Panorama Fantàstic section of this year’s 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Also on the prize winners list was KIM Sang-joon’s The Wheel...

MONSTRUM Takes a Bite Out of Sitges

Period creature feature Monstrum is set to have its international premiere at the upcoming 51st Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. From director HUH Jong-ho and featuring KIM Myung-min, KIM In-kwon, and Girls’ Day kpop star LEE Hye-ri, ...

Monstrum, sales to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam

Korean sales boutique Finecut is on the ground at the Marché du Film in Cannes with a broad lineup of titles, which includes LEE Chang-dong’s highly-anticipated new work BURNING, screening in the official competition of the Cannes Film Festival this year. Eigh...

AFTER MY DEATH to Compete at Fribourg Film Festival

The Fribourg International Film Festival returns for its 32nd edition on March 16 and throughout its eight days the festival will once again feature several Korean films, including After My Death in competition and the big budget commercial titles A Taxi Drive...

Finecut Scores Presales on Berlinale Trio

Korean sales outfit Finecut is in the midst of a busy European Film Market (EFM). The company represents three of the Korean films screening at the Berlin International Film Festival this year and has three major upcoming titles on its docket, in addition to a...

Finecut to Launch Sales on MONSTRUM at EFM

Finecut will launch sales on the period creature feature Monstrum (translated title) at the European Film Market (EFM) during the Berlin International Film Festival later this month. The big-budget title is the third work of Countdown (2011) director HEO Jong-...

KIM Myung-min and PARK Hee-Soon Wrap Period Monster Film MULGOE

The upcoming period thriller Mulgoe (a Korean title which can be translated as Water Monster) has wrapped filming after three months of production. The picture stars KIM Myung-min, PARK Hee-soon, LEE Gyoung-young, CHOI Woo-shik, PARK Sung-woong, KIM In-kwon an...

Girl’s Day’s Hyeri to Debut in Period Feature MONSTER

K-pop star Hyeri from the band Girl’s Day is set to make her big screen debut in the Joseon Era period thriller Monster (working title), from director HEO Jong-ho. Joining her on screen will be veteran actor KIM Myung-min, new TV star KIM Min-suk and character...

KIM In-kwon and LEE Chae-eun Sign on for SUNI

A new thriller-horror is on the way with actors KIM In-kwon and LEE Chae-eun already signed up to head the cast. Suni, which is expected to hit screen at some point next summer, will also feature CHOI Ri, JEONG Kyeo-woon, JI Soo-won, LEE Mi-do and LEE Min-youn...