BEASTS CLAWING AT STRAWS Invited to IFFR Tiger Competition

The new Korean thriller Beast Clawing at Straws from debut director KIM Yong-hoon will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition. Centering around a Louis Vuitton bag filled with cash, the film stars JEON Do-...

THE AGE OF SHADOWS Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

KIM Jee-woon’s The Age of Shadows received the Best Film award and Best Music award (Mowg) at the 26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (KAFC). KAFC from the Korean Association of Film Critics announced the winners before its awards presentation on No...

Asian Cinema Fund Selects 22 Projects

New Documentaries from PARK Kyoung-tae, Jero YUN Ahead of the 21st edition of the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Cinema Fund has announced 22 projects, including seven from Korea, that will receive support through the Post-Production Fund, Asian...

Busan Opens Indie Film Exclusive Theater in March

Indieplus Cinema Center with 36 Seats Indieplus Cinema Center is opening in the underground of Busan Cinema Center located in Haeundae, Busan, in March. It will be in the film projection room of Busan Cinema Center after remodeling. It will have 36 seats tota...

Pair of Korean Docs Invited to Yamagata IDFF

GLITTERING HANDS and MY NO-MERCY HOME to Screen in Japan The Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (YIDFF) has invited the Korean non-fiction works Glittering Hands and My No-Mercy Home to screen during its 2015 edition, which will take place next m...

Berlinale’s Wieland Speck to Receive BIFF Korean Cinema Award

Wide Angle Juries Announced For its 20th edition, the Busan International Film Festival will bestow its Korean Cinema Award to Wieland Speck, the curator of the Berlin International Film Festival’s Panorama section. The prize is given annually to figures who ...

Hot Docs Picks MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER

Documentary Festival Invites Elderly Love Story North America’s largest documentary film festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival is coming around the corner. Founded in 1993, the festival has shown over 180 documentaries every year, selected f...

3 Korean Docs Picked for Hot Docs

The Hotdocs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, which will include a trio of Korean non-fiction works. My Place and The Basement Satellite will both have their international premieres at the event, while Tour of Duty...

TOUR OF DUTY Gaining Traction on Festival Circuit

Military Brothels Doc Earns Special Prize from Yamagata   KIM Dong-ryeong and PARK Kyoung-tae’s documentary on ‘military brothels’ Tour of Duty is raising considerable attention at international documentary film festivals. Set in the military brothel...

2nd Korean Cinema Today Showcase to Be Held in Berlin

Busan Intl. Film Fest, Korea Foundation and Haus der Kulturen der Welt Team Up For the second time, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the Korea Foundation and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) will cooperate to present ten Korean films in Berlin. ...