Beijing Film Festival Welcomes 5 from Korea

Five Korean films have been invited to screen at the 9th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival, which kicked off on April 13 with the opening film The Composer by Xirzat YAHUP, a co-production between China and Kazakhstan. This year’s Korean selec...

INNOCENT WITNESS Gets Summons from 9 Foreign Countries

According to distributor Lotte Entertainment, the legal drama Innocent Witness has sold distribution rights to nine overseas territories. From Punch (2011) director LEE Han, the film stars JUNG Woo-sung and KIM Hyang-gi. Lotte revealed that among the countries...

HKIFF to Celebrate Centenary of Korean Cinema with 10-Film Program

The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) has partnered with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC - Chairman, OH Seok Geun) to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Korean films this year with a special "Centenary of Korean Cinema" program, whic...

LEE Kyu-hyung Swears in for WITNESS

Already set to star in the upcoming SHIN Min-a vehicle Diva, actor LEE Kyu-hyung is doubling down by taking another role in the Witness (translated title) with JUNG Woo-sung andKIM Hyang-gi. The pair of roles will be his first film projects since the 2016 peri...

WITNESS Subpoenas JUNG Woo-sung and KIM Hyang-gi

Leading man JUNG Woo-sung and new star KIM Hyang-gi are set to team up for the upcoming court thriller Witness (translated title), the latest film from Punch (2011) director LEE Han. In the film, JUNG will feature as Soon-ho, an unsuccessful attorney who is re...

KIM Yun-seok Eyes Directing Debut with Stage Adaptation

Top actor KIM Yun-seok is set to make the transition to the director’s chair with the upcoming project Miseongnyeon (Korean title). KIM will both direct and star in the project, while actress YUM Jung-ah is in negotiations to appear alongside him. One of the m...

LUCK-KEY Surpassed 5 Million Viewers

Starring YOO Hae-jin, director LEE Gae-byok’s LUCK-KEY (Produced by Yong Film and distributed by Showbox) released on October 13th, surpassed 5 million audiences as of October 28th within 16 days of release. It already exceeded Punch (2011)’s 5,311,307 admissi...

A MELODY TO REMEMBER Sings Its way to Udine Golden Mulberry

2nd Place Prize for SORI: VOICE FROM THE HEART at Far East Film Festival The 18th edition of the Far East Film Festival in Udine wound to a close on April 29th. This year, two of the festival’s audience awards prizes went to Korean films. Korean War melodrama...

Contents Panda Showcase THE TIGER, A MELODY TO REMEMBER

EFM Films Include NO TOMORROW, MISSING YOU Period hunting drama The Tiger has been gaining attention from European buyers and festivals at the European Film Market in Berlin for its attractive pairing of Old Boy (2003) star CHOI Min-shik and New World (2013) ...

THINKING OF MY OLDER BROTHER featuring IM Si-wan and KO Asung Completed Shooting

To Be Released in the Lunar New Year's Day Season, 2016 Thinking of My Older Brother (translated title) featuring IM Si-wan and KO Asung (to be distributed by N.E.W., produced by Joy Rabbit) has completed shooting and is now ready for post production. Th...