Shin Suwon’s HOMMAGE to Compete at Tokyo International Film Festival

PARASITE’s Lee Jungeun Leads Story About Struggles of Women in Film IndustryMadonna (2015) director Shin Suwon is back with her latest film Hommage, which will premiere in competition at this year’s 34th Tokyo International Film Festival.Starring Parasite (201...

HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Picks Up Grand Prix for Best Film from the International Jury in Berlin

KIM Bora’s debut film House of Hummingbird has been awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film from the International Jury in the Generation 14plus section at this year’s 69th Berlin International Film Festival. The film initially premiered in the New Currents compe...

Korean Films Invited to Fantasporto

JO Seon-ho’s mystery thriller A Day, SHIN Su-won’s mystery drama Glass Garden and KIM Jin-muk’s mystery thriller TRUE FICTION were invited to the 38th Fantasporto – Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) in Portugal. Fantasporto is regarded as one of...

KIM Kkob-bi Leads THE MARCH FOR THE LOST

Indie star KIM Kkob-bi is currently filming the drama The March for the Lost (translated title) with director PARK Ki-bok and actors KIM Boo-soen and JEON Su-hyeon. The story centers around a family affected by the Gwangju Democratization Movement of May 1980,...

FINECUT Unveils New Mysteries in Berlin

Korean film distributor FINECUT, which is presenting HONG Sangsoo’s new film On the Beach Alone at Night in the International Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival this year, has added new films to its lineup for the currently underway ...

KIM Ok-vin Takes Center Stage as VILLAINESS

Filming kicks off this month for Villainess, the sophomore narrative thriller from Confession of Murder (2012) director JUNG Byung-gil. Along for the ride are his leads KIM Ok-vin, SHIN Ha-kyun and SUNG June. Production will continue for four months on the Nex...

Significant Productions Snags MADONNA Remake Rights

FRUITVALE STATION Producers Entranced by SHIN Su-won’s Cannes Title American remake rights for SHIN Su-won’s dark indie drama Madonna, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last year, have been picked up by Significant Productions. Significant Productions...

MOON Geun-young Climbs into SHIN Su-won’s THE CHRONICLE OF A BOOK

New Mystery-Drama from Little Big Pictures Actress MOON Geun-young is set to appear in the leading role of The Chronicle of a book , the latest film from indie darling SHIN Su-won, director of PLUTO (2013) and Madonna (2015). The mystery film will be produced...

Shooting Begins for New YOO Ji-tae Film

Bowling Drama Co-Stars LEE Da-wit, LEE Jung-hyun Old Boy (2003) star YOO Ji-tae started shooting his latest project Split on April 2nd in an abandoned factory in Incheon. The film co-stars LEE Jung-hyun, LEE Da-wit and CHUNG Sung-hwa. YOO stars as Cheol-jong...

Grand Prizes for MADONNA, STEEL FLOWER in Florence

16th Florence Korea Film Fest Winds to a Close The Florence Korea Film Fest unspooled its 16th edition earlier this month in Italy, screening 29 features and 8 shorts over March 11th to 18th. The Best Film prizes in the Horizons and Independent section were w...